Ace Football previews the Champions League round 5 match between Braga and Union Berlin and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Union Berlin go up against Braga this coming Wednesday for an exciting Champions League meeting at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
Braga are number 3 in the Group C table with three points after four matches. Union Berlin rank as number 4 with one point after four matches played.
Form: Braga vs Union Berlin
Braga Form
Braga added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings. They first went empty-handed in a 3-0 defeat against Real Madrid, before bagging a 0-1 win against Arouca and then cruising past Portimonense 1-4. In their last six Champions League home matches, Braga have two wins, while they’ve drawn zero and lost four. They scored nine and conceded ten goals.
Union Berlin Form
In their last three matches, Union Berlin drew 1-1 with SSC Napoli, lost 4-0 against Bayer Leverkusen, and drew 1-1 with Augsburg. In their last six Champions League away matches, Union Berlin failed to win even once. Instead, they’ve drawn one and lost one, scoring one while also conceding two times.
Betting facts for Braga and Union Berlin
Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Braga and Union Berlin played across all tournaments.
- Braga have scored in 25 of the last 26 matches
- In the last 9 home matches in a row Braga played, both teams scored
- In 12 of the last 14 matches Braga played, both teams scored
- Braga have scored in the last 14 home matches in a row
- In 11 of the last 13 Braga matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Union Berlin have not won the last 13 matches in a row
- Union Berlin have conceded in the last 15 matches in a row
- Union Berlin have lost 5 of the last 6 matches without scoring a goal
- Union Berlin have lost 12 of the last 13 matches
- Union Berlin have lost 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
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Full-time result
Braga won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, drawing two and losing three as well. Union Berlin won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost seven in this run.
Both teams to score
Braga scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Union Berlin scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last nine home games Braga played. Braga will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Wednesday, as Union Berlin have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Braga saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Union Berlin’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.6 goals in these matches. Astonishingly, Union Berlin failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 17 matches.
Betting tip: Braga vs Union Berlin
To sum up, the upcoming match between Braga and Union Berlin seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Champions League game.