SC Braga v Leicester Betting Tips [26 November 2020]

It’s a top-of-the-table clash in Group ‘G’ of the UEFA Europa League as Sporting Braga welcome Leicester City to their Estadio Municipal de Braga in Braga on Thursday. Braga are second in the group standings with six points after three matches with AEK Athens only three points behind. Leicester are top of the standings with a perfect win record and nine points.

Braga won 2-1 in the Taca de Portugal third round over the weekend making it eight wins in their last nine competitive matches. Incidentally, the only loss during this sequence came against Leicester City in the Europa League. Otherwise, they have won both their remaining Europa League matches of the campaign – a 3-0 win over AEK Athens followed by a 2-1 win at Zorya. Playing at home, Braga have lost only once in their last ten Europa League matches – winning six and drawing three.

Leicester lost 3-0 to Liverpool over the weekend in the English Premier League, but have otherwise been solid in their results. They have won six of their last seven competitive matches with four wins coming with a clean sheet in tow. In the Europa League, the Foxes have won all their three matches in the campaign. They started with a 3-0 win over Zorya and then travelled to AEK Athens for a 2-1 win. The 4-0 win at home over Braga consolidated their lead at the top of the table. With a tight fixture schedule ahead, Brendan Rodgers’ side will be looking for a win that more or less guarantees a spot in the knockouts.

Leicester City will hope to continue their good Europa League form and take a giant stride towards knockouts with a win here. Braga will be looking at their home record in the competition to be their saviour, although it is the visitors who have all the aces. Our pick is in the goals market where we expect at least three goals from this match. A small wager can be had on Iheanacho finding the net for Leicester.