Ace Football previews the Europa League round Semi Finals match between Braga and Freiburg and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Freiburg go up against Braga on Thursday for a Europa League meeting at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
Form: Braga vs Freiburg
Braga Form
Braga went through their last three matches with a 2-2 draw against Famalicao, a 0-1 win against Casa Pia AC and a 2-1 defeat against Santa Clara. Braga won four of their previous six Europa League games at the Estadio Municipal de Braga. They both drew and lost once, as they conceded five and scored 12 goals.
Freiburg Form
Freiburg show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 2-1 win against FC Heidenheim. Then a 1-1 draw with VfB Stuttgart followed before they lost against Borussia Dortmund with a 4-0 scoreline. Freiburg claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Europa League. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting stats for Braga and Freiburg
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Braga and Freiburg played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 10 Braga home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Braga home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Braga matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Braga home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Braga matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Freiburg have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Europa League while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Freiburg have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Europa League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Freiburg have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Europa League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Freiburg matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Freiburg away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Braga vs Freiburg
Braga against Freiburg is also a battle between Ricardo Horta and Yuito Suzuki with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Europa League goals in their last six games respectively.
Popular markets: Braga vs Freiburg
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Estadio Municipal de Braga across all tournaments Braga won six times, drew three and lost one times. Freiburg claimed three wins, one draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Braga scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Freiburg got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing Braga on the scoreboard this coming Thursday with Freiburg managing just a single two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Braga saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Freiburg played across all tournaments. They scored 1.9 times on average in the process. Braga were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches.
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