Sporting Clube de Braga vs SC Freiburg, Europe 2025-26 SEMI FINALS
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Sporting Clube de Braga vs SC Freiburg — Europe at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
- Sporting Clube de Braga 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
- SC Freiburg 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Anthony Taylor
- Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
- Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
9 games this season
🟨 4.8/game
⚽ 11.0 goals/game
🟥 4 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis Balompié | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Porto | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | AS Roma | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | KRC Genk | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | Bologna FC 1909 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 15 |
| 12 | Ferencvárosi TC | 8 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 8 | 14 |
| 14 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 8 | 14 |
| 15 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | RC Celta de Vigo | 8 | 13 |
| 17 | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | 8 | 12 |
| 18 | Lille OSC | 8 | 12 |
| 19 | Fenerbahçe SK | 8 | 12 |
| 20 | Panathinaikos AO | 8 | 12 |
| 21 | Celtic FC | 8 | 11 |
| 22 | PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 10 |
| 24 | SK Brann | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | BSC Young Boys | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | SK Sturm Graz | 8 | 7 |
| 27 | FCSB Bukarest | 8 | 7 |
| 28 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 7 |
| 29 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 8 | 6 |
| 30 | FC Basel 1893 | 8 | 6 |
| 31 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 6 |
| 32 | Rangers FC | 8 | 4 |
| 33 | OGC Nice | 8 | 3 |
| 34 | FC Utrecht | 8 | 1 |
| 35 | Malmo FF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | Maccabi Tel Aviv FC | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr | SC Freiburg | H | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Apr | CD Santa Clara | A | 1–2 | L |
| 23 Apr | Casa Pia AC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Apr | FC Famalicão | H | 2–2 | D |
| 16 Apr | Real Betis Balompié | A | 4–2 | W |
| 12 Apr | FC Arouca | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Apr | Borussia Dortmund | A | 0–4 | L |
| 23 Apr | VfB Stuttgart | A | 1–2 | L |
| 19 Apr | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | H | 2–1 | W |
| 16 Apr | RC Celta de Vigo | A | 3–1 | W |
| 12 Apr | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | A | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Sporting Clube de Braga | SC Freiburg | |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | Position | #7 |
| 17 | Points | 17 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 5 / 2 / 1 | W / D / L | 5 / 2 / 1 |
| 11 | Scored | 10 |
| 5 | Conceded | 4 |
| +6 | GD | +6 |
| 2.13 | PPG | 2.13 |
| 63% | Win % | 63% |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Sporting Clube de Braga are 6th (17 pts). SC Freiburg are 7th (17 pts).
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Estadio Municipal de Braga will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Clube de Braga and SC Freiburg.
- 5' Vitor Carvalho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Freiburg so far.
- 8' Demir Tiknaz has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 8 minutes.
- 13' It’s high time Carlos Vicens made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 16' What composure from Vincenzo Grifo! The Italy international strokes it home. 1-1.
- 16' The referee calls foul for Vitor Carvalho. He receives a card.
- 18' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Vincenzo Grifo on 18 minutes.
- 23' The energy levels are beginning to show. Julian Schuster might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and SC Freiburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 33' Matthias Ginter has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 166 appearances.
- 38' Sporting Clube de Braga are deployed in a 4-3-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against SC Freiburg's 4-2-3-1 shape.
- 43' Maximilian Eggestein has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 48' Ricardo Horta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 31 Yellow cards this season.
- 53' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 63' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 73' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 78' With 2 assists to his name this season, Jordy Makengo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Freiburg.
- 83' It looks surprising SC Freiburg does not make any changes. Igor Matanovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 88' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups
4-3-2-1Starting XI
- 8
- 15
- 21
- 10
- 6
- 18
- 1
- 29
- 34
- 2
- 14
Bench
- 12
- 39
- 36
- 5
- 9
- 20
- 53
- 41
- 90
- 96
- 80
- 70
Coach
Carlos Vicens
SC Freiburg Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 19
- 8
- 32
- 3
- 28
- 14
- 31
- 1
- 33
- 29
- 44
Bench
- 26
- 21
- 24
- 30
- 17
- 27
- 9
- 5
- 7
- 43
- 22
- 69
Coach
Julian Schuster
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Lukas Kubler | 2 |
| Vincenzo Grifo | 1 |
| Demir Tiknaz | 1 |
| Johan Manzambi | 1 |
| Pau Victor Delgado | 1 |
Head to Head
Sporting Clube de Braga Form
2026-04-30
Sporting Clube de Braga
2–1
SC Freiburg
W
2026-04-26
CD Santa Clara
2–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
L
2026-04-23
Casa Pia AC
0–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2026-04-19
Sporting Clube de Braga
2–2
FC Famalicão
D
2026-04-16
Real Betis Balompié
2–4
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2026-04-12
Sporting Clube de Braga
1–0
FC Arouca
W
SC Freiburg Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31
Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82
SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Braga win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 2.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 3.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
78%
Draw or SC Freiburg
51%
Sporting Clube de Braga or SC Freiburg
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.3%
0 – 0
14.2%
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
1.6%
Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga
| Handicap | Sporting Clube de Braga covers | Push | SC Freiburg covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 14% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 24% | 54% |
| -0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 15% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
44%
✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.