International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Ludogorets and Sporting Braga are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
Sporting Braga could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Taça De Portugal game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Moitense, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Sporting Braga.
These teams have little in common geographically as Sporting Braga have to travel 3600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Ludogorets form and stats
Ludogorets was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Europa League.Ludogorets have collected 15 points from their Parva Liga home games so far after 5-0-0. Ludogorets has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Huvepharma Arena. We remember; it was Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
A nice win for Ludogorets last time playing, versus Tsarsko selo. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0 with Alex Santana, Pieros Sotiriou, Kiril Despodov and Josué Sa scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, Ludogorets "killed" Tsarsko selo in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Before that game, the home loss against Crvena Zvezda with the scoreline 0-1.Ludogorets are traveling soon after this match as the Parva Liga match at Botev Plovdiv awaits in four days.
Ludogorets always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Huvepharma Arena with 17 goals in 5 league games. Ludogorets have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Sporting Braga form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the 16th finals, when Roma drew the shortest straw.2-2-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sporting Braga in their Primeira Liga matches away. Visiting Sporting Braga has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Braga play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 5-0 victory visiting Moitense. As mentioned above, Braga was the only team on the pitch versus Moitense in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Boavista.The schedule is very tough for Sporting Braga now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Primeira Liga game at Gil Vicente is waiting in only four days.
Braga has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. It's not easy to score on Braga as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Ludogorets-Sporting Braga H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Ludogorets one win, Sporting Braga zero wins, one draw. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  P. Soteriou 5 goals |  E. Manu 4 goals |  B. Tekpetey 4 goals |
Ludogorets missing players
Sporting Braga missing players
| Ludogorets | Sporting Braga | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 48 | 32 | Scored | S | 23 | 43 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 20% | ||
| 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.9 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.8 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 12.9 | ||
| 5.1 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crvena Zvezda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Ludogorets | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Midtjylland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ludogorets | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 24 |
| 2 | CSKA Sofia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Botev Plovdiv | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Slavia Sofia | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | Cherno More | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Beroe | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Sofia 1929 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 8 | Levski Sofia | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 9 | Arda | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Botev Vratsa | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 10 |
| 11 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 8 |
| 12 | OFK Pirin | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Tsarsko selo | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -11 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 21 |
| 2 | Porto | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Estoril | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Portimonense | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Sporting Braga | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Boavista | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Tondela | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Paços de Ferreira | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Vizela | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Maritimo | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 6 |
| 16 | Arouca | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
| 17 | Belenenses | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Famalicão | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 3 |