Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sporting Clube de Braga vs SC Freiburg, Europe 2025-26 SEMI FINALS

UEFA Europa League · 2025-26
Sporting Clube de Braga
2 – 1
Full Time
SC Freiburg
Thu 30 Apr 2026 · 19:00 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45'
Demir Tiknaz 8' 1–0
1–1 16' Vincenzo Grifo
Vitor Carvalho 16' Y
Y 18' Vincenzo Grifo

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Braga vs SC Freiburg — Europe at Estadio Municipal de Braga.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
  • Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
19 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 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

1
1
Sporting Clube de Braga 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals SC Freiburg
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 SC Freiburg

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
33% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 6th (17 pts). SC Freiburg are 7th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SC Freiburg
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
4/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga
Ricardo Horta 4 G 4 A
Fran Navarro 3 G
Gabriel Martinez 3 G
SC Freiburg
Vincenzo Grifo 5 G 4 A
Yuito Suzuki 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Sporting Clube de Braga get us underway at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
  • 5' Paulo Oliveira has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 241 appearances.
  • 8' GOAL! Demir Tiknaz scores on 8.
  • 13' SC Freiburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
  • 16' Vincenzo Grifo does the damage! The net is bulging and SC Freiburg surge ahead!
  • 16' That is a card for Sporting Clube de Braga. Vitor Carvalho will be fuming at that decision.
  • 18' Vincenzo Grifo is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
  • 23' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Clube de Braga must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 28' A quiet spell here at Estadio Municipal de Braga. SC Freiburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' Brazil international Vitor Carvalho has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and SC Freiburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 48' SC Freiburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 53' Sporting Clube de Braga are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 58' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Braga does not make any changes. Matthias Ginter has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' Sporting Clube de Braga have won 575 goals from 428 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and SC Freiburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Igor Matanovic made 273 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 78' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SC Freiburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 88' SC Freiburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • The points are shared — Sporting Clube de Braga 2-1 SC Freiburg. Honours even.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Vicens

SC Freiburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Schuster

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lukas Kubler 2
Demir Tiknaz 1
Johan Manzambi 1
Pau Victor Delgado 1
Vincenzo Grifo 1

Head to Head

2026-04-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 SC Freiburg

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

2026-04-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 SC Freiburg L 2026-04-26 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 SC Freiburg L 2026-04-23 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 SC Freiburg L 2026-04-19 SC Freiburg 2–1 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 W 2026-04-16 RC Celta de Vigo 1–3 SC Freiburg W 2026-04-12 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 SC Freiburg W

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

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga49% Draw29% SC Freiburg22%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes42% 0% No58%
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

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga31% Draw52% SC Freiburg17%
Actual: 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.