Thursday , 2 July 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 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 5 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 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 Fenerbahce 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 Balompie 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Clube de Braga is hosting SC Freiburg for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Freiburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 8' What a strike from Demir Tiknaz! The score is 1-0.
  • 13' SC Freiburg looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Lukas Kubler scoring 2 goals.
  • 16' GOAL! Vincenzo Grifo scores on 16.
  • 16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Vitor Carvalho on 16.
  • 18' Vincenzo Grifo is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
  • 23' It’s high time Julian Schuster made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' Sporting Clube de Braga is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with SC Freiburg winning 50% of all matches.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 43' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 48' Ricardo Horta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jean-Baptiste Gorby, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Braga with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 63' 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.
  • 68' Sporting Clube de Braga is showing some good football. However, Sporting Clube de Braga are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pau Victor Delgado made 199 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 78' Sporting Clube de Braga seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 83' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Braga does not make any changes. Noah Atubolu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 88' The travelling SC Freiburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • The final score is 2-1.

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
Pau Victor Delgado 1
Vincenzo Grifo 1
Demir Tiknaz 1
Johan Manzambi 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 Balompie 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.