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Braga
Conference League
19:00
UTC, Thursday 22 October 2026
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KAA Gent

Braga vs KAA Gent: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Braga host KAA Gent at Estádio Municipal de Braga on Thursday 22 October 2026, kick-off 19:00 UTC, in the Conference League (round 2). Prediction markets make Braga the favourite at 52%, with the draw at 27% (Polymarket). Braga have had 2 days of rest since playing Gil Vicente (Liga Portugal); KAA Gent have had 7 after facing AGF and travel about 1,403 km. Braga are without 1 player (Sikou Niakaté); KAA Gent are missing 2 (Mouhamed Ngom, Josué Vergara). Andris Treimanis is the referee, averaging 4.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.4. The forecast at kick-off is 15°C with rain.

Win chances

Braga 52%Draw 27%KAA Gent 22%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Braga 3-4-1-2

Coach: Franclim Carvalho

  1. 31 Bernardo Fontes GK
  2. 14 Gustaf Lagerbielke DEF
  3. 22 Sergio Barcia DEF
  4. 26 Bright Arrey-Mbi DEF
  5. 7 Diogo Travassos FWD
  6. 8 João Moutinho MID
  7. 29 Jean-Baptiste Gorby MID
  8. 21 Ricardo Horta FWD
  9. 34 Demir Tıknaz MID
  10. 23 Denis Huseinbašić MID
  11. 19 Jonas Wind FWD

Bench

  • 12 Tiago Sá GK
  • 44 Adrian Bajrami DEF
  • 37 Adrian Barišić DEF
  • 6 Carvalho DEF
  • 50 Diego Rodrigues MID
  • 20 Mario Dorgeles MID
  • 16 Tomás Marqués MID
  • 2 Víctor Gómez MID
  • 9 Fran Navarro FWD
  • 11 Gabriel Silva FWD
  • 17 Jovan Milošević FWD
  • 10 Pau Víctor FWD

KAA Gent 3-1-4-2

Coach: Rik De Mil

  1. 33 Davy Roef GK
  2. 16 Christian Burgess DEF
  3. 44 Siebe van der Heyden DEF
  4. 3 Maksim Paskotši DEF
  5. 27 Tibe De Vlieger MID
  6. 7 Michel-Ange Balikwisha MID
  7. 57 Matties Volckaert DEF
  8. 17 Mathias Delorge MID
  9. 20 Tiago Araújo MID
  10. 75 Ibrahima Cisse FWD
  11. 11 Momodou Sonko MID

Bench

  • 30 Kjell Peersman GK
  • 39 Abdoul Ayindé DEF
  • 56 Mamadou Diallo DEF
  • 18 Matisse Samoise DEF
  • 37 Abdelkahar Kadri MID
  • 10 Aimé Omgba MID
  • 8 Lászlo Bénes MID
  • 22 Leonardo Lopes MID
  • 28 Mohammed El Âdfaoui MID
  • 59 El Hadji Seck FWD
  • 45 Hyllarion Goore FWD
  • 14 Kyrell Wilson FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Braga

  • Sikou Niakaté injury, back Day to day

KAA Gent

  • Mouhamed Ngom injury, back Early June 2027
  • Josué Vergara injury, back About a week
Previous meetings
  • Thursday 24 November 2016: KAA Gent 2-2 Braga
  • Thursday 15 September 2016: Braga 1-1 KAA Gent