Braga v Servette

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Sporting Braga will be brimming with confidence as they head into this 3rd qualifying round tie in the Europa League against Swiss counterparts, Servette, having despatched Israeli outfit, Maccabi Petah Tikva, in no uncertain terms in the previous round of this competition, while Servette now enter the qualifying stage of this season's Europa League on the back of a third place finish in the Championship Round group of the Swiss top flight.

Braga registered a comprehensive 7-0 rout of Maccabi Petah Tikva in the previous qualifying round thanks to a 1st leg 2-0 win at home followed by a rousing 5-0 victory away from home in the 2nd leg in Israel, making it three wins in four games for the Portuguese hosts.

A previous pre-season friendly 2-1 home win against Belgian side Anderlecht will have further boosted Daniel Sousa's side's confidence ahead of this important two-legged affair, while the bigger picture shows Braga have lost just four out of their previous 21 games overall, picking up no fewer than 15 wins in the process.

In addition, Braga have won seven of their last 11 home games in all competitions which also places the hosts in a favourable looking position for this 1st leg tie on home soil at their Estádio Municipal de Braga.

Servette were handed their first loss of the new Swiss top flight season on the weekend when they were dealt a heavy 3-1 defeat away from home at Lugano in the Swiss Super League which ended a previously impressive and promising three-match winning streak.

Previous wins collected against Luzern, Young Boys and Yverdon Sport will still give the Swiss visitors reason to be upbeat about their chances in this 1st leg trip to the Estádio Municipal de Braga especially as Thomas Häberli's side have now won seven of their last nine games in all competitions.

However, results overall away from home have been fairly inconsistent where Servette have been concerned as the visitors have managed to capture just four wins in their last 11 outings on the road which includes wins either side of the end and start of the domestic Super League with victories at Lugano and Luzern but also includes slipping to five defeats as well.

Previous results in the Europa League for Braga have seen the hosts win their last three ties on the trot while Servette have managed to pick up just one win in their previous seven ties overall in this competition.

Braga v Servette Verdict

Braga have produced a reasonable looking string of results on home soil in recent times and the hosts look to hold the edge over their Swiss counterparts in this upcoming 1st leg at their Estádio Municipal de Braga.

Therefore, our main bet will be Braga win @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Braga win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.33

Correct Score: Braga 2-0 @ 8.00