Match Report
Sporting Braga went into the game 2nd in the table on 10 points; Ludogorets sat 4th on 2 — an 8-point gap. The last five rounds placed Ludogorets no better than 30th for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Sporting Braga ran at 2 scored and 1.5 conceded, Ludogorets at 0.5 and 1.33.
Defeat had not touched Sporting Braga in 9 games. Sporting Braga had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Ludogorets, 7.
The venue was Estádio Municipal de Braga in Braga, with room for 30,286 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sporting Braga led 3-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-2.