Braga take on the visitors Union Berlin in the round 2 match of UEFA Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, September 15th at Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga).
Braga has its traditional niche in Portuguese football. The "Archbishops" periodically aim for something more in Primeira, and also perform with good results in the Cup. But, as a rule, they are located right behind the top three of the eternal favorites of Portuguese football. This was also the case in the 2021/2022 draw: which is already 4th in a row. Among other things, this meant that the wards of Arthur Jorge will start again in the Europa League, and immediately from the group stage. There, the Portuguese club, which had had a successful start earlier in the domestic arena, started with a 2-0 victory at Malmö, scoring a goal for the Swedes in each half.
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Union Berlin again prioritizes the domestic arena. The Iron Union are curious in that they have progressed stubbornly in recent years. At first, a modest capital project won the right to debut in Bundesliga 1 - and, despite initially skeptical forecasts, they were able to “survive” quite confidently there. And already in 2021, the wards of Urs Fischer rose to the European Cup zone, and a year later they were already 5th in the championship. Moreover, the new start is such that the Union may not stop there! And for the sake of this, perhaps, they are ready to sacrifice performances in the international arena. Last autumn, the Germans took only 7 points in the Conference League group. And in the Europa League, on September 8, Union began with the fact that in own field lost to Union Saint-Gillois. And there are doubts that the representative of Germany wants to spend energy and attention on this arena.
Berlin Union are actually only running its 2nd season internationally. As a rule, they plays with all opponents in European competition for the first time - and there will also be a debut confrontation with Braga. It seems Braga is just more interested in the tournament. Union is no worse in terms of football level, but does not look motivated enough. We bet on the hosts, but with a safety net in the form of a handicap "0".
Prediction for the match: Braga to win with 0.0 handicap.
