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Wolves vs Braga Prediction & Betting tips
Wolves and Braga face each other in Group K of the Europa League. Wolves played in the League One in 2013 and promoted to the Premier League last season. Still, the emerging top team managed to qualify. They meet Braga, a poorly running team in the NOS League.
Wolverhampton Wanderers:
Two seasons ago, Wolves still played in the Championship, but the club has made enormous leaps and even managed to qualify for the Europa League in the first season. They finished seventh and as a result received a ticket for the Europa League qualification. Here they first met the Crusaders from Northern Ireland, but Wolves turned out to be a size too big. The Armenian FC Pyunik Erewan was also beaten and in the last qualifying round Torino was beaten in two matches in the first real test. It is the first season for Wolves that they play European since the elimination in the UEFA Cup against PSV in 1981.
Nevertheless, the Premier League season did not start well for Nuno Espírito’s team. After five rounds of play they are still looking for their first victory and for the fans that is a big disappointment. Especially because in the past two seasons no less than 200 million has been spent on players. Wolves does have one of the better teams from the Europa League on paper. Players like Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Rui Patricio and Patrick Cutrone are big names in the football world and can make a difference.
Braga:
SC Braga had a short – but powerful – qualification series. By achieving fourth place in the Portuguese league, the losing final of the EL in 2011 entered the third qualifying round. In this Braga defeated Danish Bröndby IK and in the final they defeated Spartak Moscow. Both at home and away, both clubs won.
But just like the upcoming opponent, SC Braga also started the competition weakly. The Liga NOS is now playing five games and only the opening game was won. Logically, Sporting CP and Benfica lost, but also points were lost against Gil Vicente. The dress rehearsal also ended in a deception. In the away match against the small-scale Vitoria Setubal, 1-0 was lost and Braga is in 16th place. It doesn’t go defensively at Braga and they get a lot of goals against. Against Wolves, it must stand more defensively, because otherwise coach Ricardo Sa Pinto can count on many goals.