Sporting Clube de Braga vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2023-24

Sporting Clube de Braga

1 – 1

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1. FC Union Berlin

Wed 29 Nov 2023 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 42' Robin Gosens

Alvaro Djalo 51' 1–1

Y 3' Robin Knoche

Sikou Niakate 31' R

Victor Gomez 33' Y

Y 39' Lucas Tousart

Rodrigo Zalazar 45' Y

Y 45' Leonardo Bonucci

Y 54' Rani Khedira

Artur Jorge 90' Y

Overview

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Sporting Clube de Braga vs 1. FC Union Berlin — Champions League at Estadio Municipal de Braga.

Sporting Clube de Braga 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
1. FC Union Berlin 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Clement Turpin
Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
Assistant 2 Erwan Finjean

11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern München	8	21
3	Liverpool FC	8	18
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	8	17
5	FC Barcelona	8	16
6	Chelsea FC	8	16
7	Sporting Clube de Portugal	8	16
8	Manchester City FC	8	16
9	Real Madrid CF	8	15
10	FC Internazionale Milano	8	15
11	Paris Saint-Germain FC	8	14
12	Newcastle United FC	8	14
13	Juventus FC	8	13
14	Club Atlético de Madrid	8	13
15	Atalanta BC	8	13
16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	8	12
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	11
18	PAE Olympiakos SFP	8	11
19	Club Brugge KV	8	10
20	Galatasaray SK	8	10
21	AS Monaco FC	8	10
22	Qarabag Agdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodø/Glimt	8	9
24	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	8	9
25	Olympique de Marseille	8	9
26	Paphos FC	8	9
27	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	8	9
28	PSV	8	8
29	Athletic Club	8	8
30	SSC Napoli	8	8
31	FC København	8	8
32	AFC Ajax	8	6
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	4
34	SK Slavia Praha	8	3
35	Villarreal CF	8	1
36	FK Kairat	8	1

Head-to-Head

Sporting Clube de Braga 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals 1. FC Union Berlin

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin 2023-10-03 1. FC Union Berlin 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-10-27 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2022-09-15 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Nov	1. FC Union Berlin	H	1–1	D
12 Nov	FC Arouca	A	1–0	W
08 Nov	Real Madrid CF	A	0–3	L
04 Nov	Portimonense SC	H	6–1	W
28 Oct	Gil Vicente FC	A	3–3	D
24 Oct	Real Madrid CF	H	1–2	L

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Nov	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	1–1	D
25 Nov	FC Augsburg	H	1–1	D
12 Nov	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–4	L
08 Nov	SSC Napoli	A	1–1	D
04 Nov	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	0–3	L
31 Oct	VfB Stuttgart	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. 1. FC Union Berlin get us underway at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
3' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Robin Knoche.
8' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
13' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Clube de Braga side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
18' Rodrigo Zalazar, a Uruguay midfielder, has 14 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
23' Sporting Clube de Braga are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined 1. FC Union Berlin backline.
28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' Poor challenge from Sikou Niakate. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
33' Poor challenge from Victor Gomez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
36' A change in the Sporting Clube de Braga ranks — Vitor Carvalho exits the field as Serdar Saatci enters on 36.
39' Lucas Tousart catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
42' What a strike from Robin Gosens! The score is 0-1.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Rodrigo Zalazar is booked for Sporting Clube de Braga — Yellow card on 45.
50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matheus Magalhaes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for 1. FC Union Berlin.
51' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alvaro Djalo makes no mistake. 1-1!
54' A moment of madness from Rani Khedira on 54 minutes earns him a Yellow card. 1. FC Union Berlin will be frustrated.
59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nenad Bjelica might look to freshen things up shortly.
62' 1. FC Union Berlin make a change. Lucas Tousart trudges off to be replaced by Janik Haberer on 62 minutes.
67' Diogo Leite has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
68' Abel Ruiz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Simon Banza on 68 minute.
73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Clube de Braga needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
78' It looks like no one’s ball. 1. FC Union Berlin is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
79' The crowd applauds Aissa Laidouni as he leaves the pitch. Alex Kral steps in for 1. FC Union Berlin.
81' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Rodrigo Zalazar has done his job and it is now time for Andre Horta to step up.
86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Artur Jorge is booked for Sporting Clube de Braga — Yellow card on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

20
Rony Lopes
19
Adrian Gomez
15
Paulo Oliveira
9
Abel Ruiz ↑ 68'
10
Andre Horta ↑ 81'
22
Pizzi
12
Tiago Sa
91
Lukas Hornicek
88
Andre Castro
5
Serdar Saatci ↑ 36'
11
Roger Fernandes ↑ 81'
17
Joe Mendes ↑ 81'

Coach Artur Jorge

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nenad Bjelica

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sheraldo Becker	2
Sikou Niakate	1
Bruma	1
Andre Castro	1
Robin Gosens	1
Alvaro Djalo	1
Vitor Oliveira	1
Robin Knoche	1

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2023-11-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2023-11-12 FC Arouca 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-11-08 Real Madrid CF 3–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-11-04 Sporting Clube de Braga 6–1 Portimonense SC W 2023-10-28 Gil Vicente FC 3–3 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2023-10-24 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Real Madrid CF L

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2023-11-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2023-11-25 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 FC Augsburg D 2023-11-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 1. FC Union Berlin L 2023-11-08 SSC Napoli 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2023-11-04 1. FC Union Berlin 0–3 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2023-10-31 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.58 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.02 1. FC Union Berlin xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga50% Draw27% 1. FC Union Berlin23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

77%

Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin

50%

Sporting Clube de Braga or 1. FC Union Berlin

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga35% Draw47% 1. FC Union Berlin18%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10.8%

0 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 1

6.5%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.7%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	1. FC Union Berlin covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	23%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.