Union Berlin vs Braga Match Preview

Union Berlin hosts Braga in the fifth matchday of the fourth group of the UEFA Europa League.

The hosts are coming off a 2-1 away defeat against the bottom-of-the-standings Bochum, an outcome that could be the start of a period of decline for the German league's surprising leaders. In the European group, they are third-placed with one point less than Braga, so they will need to attack to get the victory, something that is not their strongest point.

The visitors, on the other hand, are coming from a 0-2 away win over the quite reliable Estoril which brought them level on the standings with Porto and -4 behind the leader in Portugal, Benfica. In addition, in their two travels away from the Iberian Peninsula this season, they managed a win and a draw showing that they are comfortable playing on the counterattack.

Taking into account all the above, I expect these two teams to be very careful so as not to diminish their hopes for qualification in the event of a defeat. I think that Union Berlin's run will stop somewhere and I expect unsuccessful results to come, so I will stake 5 points on double chance X2 at 2.07 odds which I expected much lower.