Dinamo Minsk vs Braga - prediction, team news, lineups

Dinamo Minsk indispensable reverse an unwanted inclination astatine their nominal location of Stadion Beroe if they are to overturn a constrictive shortage against Braga, arsenic some sides conscionable for the 2nd limb of their Conference League 3rd qualifying circular necktie connected Thursday.

The Belarusian outfit suffered a 1-0 decision successful past week's archetypal leg successful Portugal, leaving qualification a daunting task for a broadside that has struggled astatine the Beroe ground, wherever they person been forced to signifier their location matches owed to ongoing UEFA restrictions connected clubs from Belarus.

Match preview

Dinamo Minsk were underdogs heading into past week's archetypal limb astatine Braga, but fans of the Belarusian outfit would person held immoderate content successful their side, having prevailed successful their past 2 continental outings connected the road.

However, the gulf successful prime was reflected successful the underlying statistics, with Alyaksandr Shahoyka's broadside managing conscionable 27% possession and 3 attempts (one connected target) compared to their opponent’s 12 (three astatine goal).

The decisive infinitesimal came connected the cusp of fractional clip erstwhile Ricardo Horta converted from the spot, meaning Dinamo Minsk continued their inclination of losing astatine slightest 1 crippled successful each of their 3 rounds successful the Conference League qualifying this year.  

The information that each 3 losses person ended successful 1-0 scorelines, including defeats successful the erstwhile phases to Sileks and Neftchi Baku, is peculiarly striking, but much concerning is that some of those defeats occurred astatine Stadion Beroe, meaning they person their enactment chopped retired for Thursday's comeback task.

Failure to overturn their shortage this midweek volition spot Dinamo Minsk miss retired connected the main signifier of a European contention successful back-to-back seasons pursuing their league signifier elimination successful 2024-25, an result the Belarusian hosts volition beryllium looking to avoid.

Meanwhile, Braga are much regular connected the continental front, and portion the Minho nine had to settee for the Conference League qualifiers aft 7 consecutive appearances successful either the Champions League oregon Europa League, their prime has been prevalent successful Europe's third-tier nine competition.

Last week's first-leg triumph means Carlos Vicens's broadside person won each of their 3 continental outings with cleanable sheets, pursuing a 5-0 aggregate thrashing of Zeleznicar Pancevo crossed some legs of the erstwhile round.  

However, Braga's build-up was disrupted astatine the play erstwhile they were held to a 2-2 gully by Moreirense successful their Primeira Liga opener, with Vicens' rotated broadside surrendering one-goal leads connected 2 occasions pursuing strikes from Fran Navarro and Pau Victor.

A akin effect this Thursday would inactive beryllium capable to spot Braga advancement to the Conference League playoff round, wherever they volition look either Beitar Jerusalem oregon Austria Vienna, and the Minho nine volition beryllium assured fixed they person not mislaid immoderate of their past six competitory outings.

There will, however, beryllium immoderate caution to beryllium taken, fixed the Archbishops' astir caller decision came connected the continental front, wherever they were beaten 3-1 connected their travel to Freiburg successful the instrumentality limb of past season's Europa League semi-final.

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Team News

Dinamo Minsk finished the archetypal limb against Braga seemingly without immoderate caller injuries, though the Belarusian hosts volition erstwhile again beryllium without winger Ivan Bakhar, who has not featured since March due to the fact that of a hamstring problem.

Karen Vardanyan could instrumentality to pb the enactment here, having been introduced aft the interruption past week, meaning Leonard Gweth is apt to springiness mode aft failing to marque the astir of his archetypal commencement connected the continental beforehand this season.

Braga caput manager Vicens made important changes and deployed a three-man backline successful past weekend's league fixture from the broadside that started successful past week's archetypal limb against Dinamo Minsk, but we should spot the likes of Joao Moutinho and Pau Victor instrumentality to the lineup.

Bright Arrey-Mbi picked up an wounded successful that gully astatine Moreirense, making him a uncertainty for this encounter, portion chap defenders Sikou Niakhate and Adrian Barisic stay sidelined with Achilles and abductor issues, respectively.

Dinamo Minsk imaginable starting lineup:

Shimakovich; Gurban, Ivanov, Kalinin, Vakulich; Selyava, Zhechko, Abdullahi; Djimet, Vardanyan, Malashevich

Braga imaginable starting lineup:

Fontes; V Gomez,  Barcia, V Carvalho, Bajrami; Moutinho, Gorby, Huseinbasic; G Silva, Horta, Victor

We say: Dinamo Minsk 0-1 Braga (Braga triumph 2-0 aggregate) 

Dinamo Minsk are expected to effort to overturn their deficit, but Braga person the amended prime and could instrumentality vantage of the hosts' vulnerability astatine the backmost erstwhile committing men forward.

However, we expect a controlled crippled that volition not nutrient galore goals, adjacent if the Portuguese visitors are expected to borderline the encounter.
 

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