On Thu Mar 10th, Sporting Braga will host Monaco in a clash of the Europa League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Sporting Braga is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Boavista. Ricardo Horta struck first for Sporting Braga in the 37th minute on a penalty kick, then Yusupha Njie got the equalizer for Boavista in the 53rd minute on a feed from Gustavo Sauer earning Boavista a comeback draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Sporting Braga should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Monaco recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Olympique Marseille. Gelson Martins struck first for Monaco in the 58th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Olympique Marseille couldn’t muster any offence and Monaco ran away with the shutout win. Monaco is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Jean Marcelin and Wissam Ben Yedder are the top scorers for Monaco in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Sporting Braga’s top weapon lately has been Ricardo Horta, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.