Enjoying a flying start to their competitive action this summer, Braga should be confident of recording a win in front of their home faithful on Thursday night.
Rapid Vienna are also unbeaten so far this season but are set to face a difficult assignment as they travel to the base of the Archbishops for the first leg.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Braga win with a probability of 49.68%. A win for Rapid Vienna had a probability of 27.1% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Braga win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.47%) and 2-0 (7.56%). The likeliest Rapid Vienna win was 1-2 (6.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.69%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Braga in this match.
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