Sheriff vs Braga: Sheriff look to continue their European run when they face Braga at home in the 1st leg of the Europa League knockouts on Wednesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Sheriff vs Rangers
Venue: Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena, Tiraspol, Moldova
Date: Thursday 17th February, 2022
Time: 11:15 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
The hosts come into this after finishing 3rd in Group D of the UEFA Champions League this season behind Real Madrid and Inter.
They managed to pick up 7 points from 6 matches after a positive start to the UCL when they beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
For a maiden appearance in Europe, Sheriff have played out of their skins and aim to continue the positive start.
In their domestic league, they sit on top of the table with 44 points from 17 matches and look to translate that form into Europe.
On the other hand, Braga reached this stage after finishing runners up in Group F of their UEL campaign behind FK Crvena Zvezda with 10 points.
The Portuguese side won 3 of their 6 matches and made a solid impact this season. A knockout challenge is what they look forward to and ensure they are set for the same.
Braga is 4th in the Liga Portugal table with 41 points and shown tremendous growth this season.
Form Guide
Sheriff: WDDWL
Braga: WLWWL
Last Matches of both teams:
Sheriff 4-0 Zimbru
Braga 2-1 Pacos de Ferreira
⚽️ There are only five top-flight clubs across Europe with a goal difference of +40 or more this season:
🇳🇱 Ajax (+56)
🇷🇸 Partizan Belgrade (+51)
🇲🇩 Sheriff Tiraspol (+50)
🇩🇪 Bayern Munich (+46)
🏴 Manchester City (+41) pic.twitter.com/auFBU0ZsWD— The Sweeper (@SweeperPod) January 31, 2022
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Sheriff vs Braga in India?
The live stream is available on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony Sports Network channels.
Team News
Dulanto and Addo are the two players suspended for the hosts due to accumulation of booking. Apart from them, there are no absentees.
Siqueira and Mineiro miss out for the visitors owing to ligament and muscle injuries.
Sheriff possible 11:
Athanasiadis, Costanza, Arboleda, Radeljic, Cristiano, Kolovos, da Silva, Thill, Traore, Cojocari and Yansané
Braga possible 11:
Matheus, Rodrigues, Tormena, Oliveira, Silva, R Horta, Castro, Galeno, Medeiros, A Horta and Ruiz
Prediction: Sheriff 1-1 Braga
Sheriff has shown promise and are capable of getting a positive result in front of home crowd.
However, Braga has been playing well in recent times and have accumulated 3 wins from 5 matches.
We see this as an engaging contest with both sides scoring one each.
Players to watch out for: Thill, Yansané, Ruiz and A Horta.
