SC Braga will look to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League round of 16 as they host Union Berlin in a Group C fixture. Berlin are still without a win in the competition and with Braga's only victory coming against the Germans, they will be confident of completing the double on Wednesday.
It has not been the best Champions League campaign for SC Braga, who have picked up just one win from four matches. They were beaten 3-0 by Real Madrid in their previous fixture and look on course to drop into the Europa League.
The good news ahead of Wednesday’s clash is that Braga’s only win in Group C came against Union Berlin. The Portuguese side fought back from two goals down to claim a 3-2 victory in Germany on match-day two.
Beyond the Champions League, Braga’s overall form has been decent in recent weeks as they have suffered just two defeats in their last 12 matches across all competitions. Artur Jorge’s men have picked up eight wins in that run, including a 4-1 victory at Portimonense in a domestic fixture also weekend.
It has been an overall difficult campaign for Union Berlin, who are struggling to find their best form both domestically and in Europe. They are currently in the relegation zone in the Bundesliga and also winless in the Champions League.
Union Berlin showed some fight last time out in the Champions League as they fought back from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw with Napoli. It was a similar situation in the Bundesliga last weekend as Kevin Volland struck an equaliser two minutes from time to earn a 1-1 draw with Augsburg.
The German side may have shown some fight on both occasions but the reality is that they are winless in their last 15 matches across all competitions. Marco Grote’s men have suffered 13 defeats in that run, including a 4-0 hammering at Bayer Leverkusen in their previous away fixture.
How the bookies view it
SC Braga have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 6/5 by bet365 to claim the win. A victory for Union Berlin is valued at 21/10 by BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 by Paddy Power.
Head to head
SC Braga and Union Berlin met during the group stage of last season’s Europa League with each side claiming a home win. The Portuguese also earned a 3-2 victory in the reverse fixture back in October.
Players to watch
Simon Banza has caught the eye in attack for SC Braga and will be the one to watch on Wednesday. The forward scored a hat-trick in the last home fixture and is priced at 19/10 by Unibet to get on the score sheet.
Kevin Volland often features in attack for Union Berlin and could be worth keeping an eye on. The striker was on target last weekend and is priced at 3/1 by William Hill to find the net on Wednesday.
Anything else catch the eye?
The reverse fixture produced over 3.5 goals and a similar outcome is priced at 41/20 by Unibet, who is also offering odds of 41/50 for over 2.5 goals. There have been goals for both teams in two of Braga’s last three matches and a repeat is priced at 9/5 by BoyleSports.
SC Braga have opened the scoring in their last two matches and could be tipped to grab the first goal on Wednesday at 4/5 with Coral.
This UEFA Champions League match between SC Braga and Union Berlin will be played on Nov 29, 2023 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best SC Braga vs Union Berlin prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
