Braga vs Sc Freiburg : la rencontre qui retient son souffle

Braga vs Sc Freiburg en South Africa fait l'actualité ce jeudi. Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Braga and Freiburg, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Les faits

• Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Braga and Freiburg, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
• Freiburg’s only previous experience in Portugal was back in 2013-14 when they played out a goalless stalemate with Estoril in the Europa League group stage; a similar result against Braga would not be the worst outcome in the world for Schuster’s side before returning to home spoil for next week’s second leg.
• Estadio Municipal de Braga will stage an enticing Europa League first-leg tie between Braga and Freiburg on Thursday night.
• Keen to bounce back from domestic defeats last weekend, both Braga and Freiburg will back themselves to come out on top in what could prove to be a tight first-leg affair.
• By Oliver Thomas | 28 Apr 2026 18:00, Last updated: 28 Apr 2026 19:31.

L'essentiel

Sports Mole indique que Freiburg’s only previous experience in Portugal was back in 2013-14 when they played out a goalless stalemate with Estoril in the Europa League group stage; a similar result against Braga would not be the worst outcome in the world for Schuster’s side before returning to home spoil for next week’s second leg. D'après Sports Mole, Estadio Municipal de Braga will stage an enticing Europa League first-leg tie between Braga and Freiburg on Thursday night. Comme le souligne Sports Mole, Keen to bounce back from domestic defeats last weekend, both Braga and Freiburg will back themselves to come out on top in what could prove to be a tight first-leg affair. Selon Sports Mole, By Oliver Thomas | 28 Apr 2026 18:00, Last updated: 28 Apr 2026 19:31.

Les chiffres

Sports Mole indique que Fifteen years on from losing the Europa League final to Portuguese rivals Porto, Braga are preparing for just their second major European semi-final after beating Real Betis 5-3 on aggregate in the quarter-finals earlier this month. D'après Sports Mole, Indeed, a seventh fourth-placed finish in nine seasons is on the cards for Braga, after a 2-1 defeat to Santa Clara last weekend has left them a whopping 16 points behind Sporting Lisbon in third with only three league games remaining. Comme le souligne Sports Mole, Braga can therefore be forgiven for throwing everything at their Europa League semi-final, and Vicens’s side can take confidence from their four-game unbeaten home run against German opposition (W3 D1). Selon Sports Mole, Freiburg had failed to progress beyond the last 16 of a major European competition prior to the current campaign, but the Bundesliga club now find themselves competing in their first-ever semi-final having gone from strength to strength under 41-year-old head coach Julian Schuster.

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Le contexte

Selon Sports Mole, Breisgau-Brasilianer finished seventh in the 36-team League Phase, level on points with Braga (17), before thrashing Genk (5-2) and Celta Vigo (6-1) in the last 16 and quarter-finals respectively. Sports Mole indique que Freiburg’s domestic form has recently dipped, though, as a 2-1 semi-final defeat to Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal was followed by a heavy 4-0 away loss to Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga last weekend, leaving them eighth in the table and just outside the European qualification spots on goal difference. D'après Sports Mole, Vincenzo Grifo is Freiburg’s top scorer in all competitions (13) and joint-top scorer in the Europa League with Yuito Suzuki (four). Comme le souligne Sports Mole, Managed by Carlos Vicens - formerly Pep Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City - Braga have made a notable impression in the Europa League, keeping a competition-high seven clean sheets.

Recherches associées

Les recherches associées qui dominent la conversation : Braga vs Fribourg – Pronos, Analyse et Cotes le 30/04/2026 • Pronostic Sporting Braga - Fribourg, Ligue Europa • Confirmed Lineups: SC Braga vs. SC Freiburg • Pronostic Braga Fribourg GRATUIT - Ligue Europa 30/04/2026 • Compositions probables : Sporting Braga VS SC Freiburg | 30/04/2026 • SC Braga vs SC Freiburg » Meilleures Cotes et Statistiques.

À retenir

• Braga will be without Diego Rodrigues (ankle), Sikou Niakate (Achilles) and Adrian Leon Barisic (adductor) due to injury, while German midfielder Florian Grillitsch is doubtful with a knock sustained against Santa Clara last weekend.
• As for Freiburg, midfielder Patrick Osterhage has been sidelined since the end of March with a knee injury, while defender Max Rosenfelder is also out as he continues to recover from a hamstring problem.
• Either Nottingham Forest or Aston Villa awaits the victors of this two-legged contest in the final at Besiktas Park in Istanbul on May 20.
• Recherches qui explosent : Braga vs Fribourg – Pronos, Analyse et Cotes le 30/04/2026, Pronostic Sporting Braga - Fribourg, Ligue Europa, Confirmed Lineups: SC Braga vs. SC Freiburg, Pronostic Braga Fribourg GRATUIT - Ligue Europa 30/04/2026.