Sporting Braga and Union Saint-Gilloise get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sporting Braga form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Rangers.The story so far in the Primeira Liga for Sporting Braga at their home stadium (Estádio Municipal de Braga) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
Sporting Braga are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-4 away versus Porto. Midfield player Musrati got a match rating of 7.2 in that game, the max score being 10. Musrati had 50 successful passes (of 58 total).
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Vizela.The match schedule is unforgiving for Sporting Braga as they have a new game in only three days, a Primeira Liga match thankfully also at home. Chaves are visiting.
Goals are plentiful at Estádio Municipal de Braga in the league this season as Sporting Braga has scored 11 goals here in 4 home games. Braga are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Municipal de Braga in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Union Saint-Gilloise form and stats
As the visiting team in Pro League matches, Union Saint-Gilloise have produced an overall stat of 3-1-2 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Union Saint-Gilloise, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus OH Leuven last time out. Burgess, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.4. Burgess scored one goal and won 7 of 9 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus AS Eupen at their stadium, the result 2-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cercle Brugge in just three days.
Saint-Gilloise are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Union Saint-Gilloise have conceded 10 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Banza 5 goals |  R. Horta 4 goals |  V. Carvalho Oliveira 3 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Union Saint-Gilloise missing players
| Sporting Braga | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Won | W | 8 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 50 | 28 | Scored | S | 23 | 36 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 5.1 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 11.9 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | ||
| 13.2 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 8.9 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting Braga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | FC Union Berlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Malmö FF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 22 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 19 |
| 3 | Porto | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| 4 | Portimonense | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Boavista | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Casa Pia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Sporting CP | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Estoril | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Chaves | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Vizela | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Arouca | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 8 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Famalicao | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 1 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | -18 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Antwerp | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 27 |
| 2 | Genk | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| 4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | OH Leuven | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Standard Liege | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Westerlo | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Gent | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Anderlecht | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | Sint-Truiden | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Sporting Charleroi | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Mechelen | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | KV Oostende | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | RFC Seraing | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | Kortrijk | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 16 | AS Eupen | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | Cercle Brugge | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -10 | 6 |
| 18 | Zulte-Waregem | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 5 |
