Match Report
Sporting Braga went into the game 3rd in the table on 4 points; FC Union Berlin sat 4th on 2 — a 2-point gap. FC Union Berlin had been under-performing their position — 29th on five-round form against 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1/2 for Sporting Braga and 1/1.67 for FC Union Berlin (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.54.
FC Union Berlin's winless run stood at 15. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Sporting Braga against 2/15 for FC Union Berlin.
The venue was Estádio Municipal de Braga in Braga, with room for 30,286 spectators. FC Union Berlin led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.