• Competition: Europa League
• Date: 08.08.2024
• Kickoff: 20:30 UK/21:30 CEST
• Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga

Braga is, from many angles, one of the best Portuguese clubs, but always worse than the main three Porto, Benfica and Sporting and better than all the others. Sometimes it happens that they finish in 2nd or 3rd place, but it doesn't happen that often. The same case was case in the previous season when they finished in 4th place in the Portuguese League and qualified for the Europa League. Braga is always the favorite to enter the group stage of this competition and they often participate in EL. In 2011 they even reached the final where they lost against Porto

Servette is one of the clubs in Switzerland with a great tradition, but a little more than a decade ago they had big financial problems, so the club had to compete in the lowest ranks. They gradually came back and reached the elite level of the competition, and last season they made a solid success by placing in 3rd place behind Young Boys and Lugano. Servet also entered the new season of the Swiss Championship quite solidly, achieving 3 victories in the first 4 rounds played.

Braga vs Servette pick: BRAGA TO WIN

The Portuguese club crushed Maccabi Haifa in the 2nd round of the qualifiers 7-0 on aggregate. Before that, they experienced only one defeat in the preparatory matches. In the past, this team relied a lot on Brazilians, but today it is a team with players from Portugal and various European and world countries with only 2 Brazilians. They are characterized by excellent technical skill and various attacking set. Servette is a very good team, but does not have the quality and experience to compete with such a powerful rival. We expect Braga to achieve some kind of advantage that would significantly facilitate their rematch in Switzerland. Braga to win is a good bet here.