Season so far

UEFA Europa League

Key, Braga v Genk
League position, Sporting Braga 2nd, Genk 19thTotal points, Sporting Braga 9, Genk 4

Goals scored

Sporting Braga 5Genk 1

Form guide

All competitions

Sporting Braga lose
v Porto
2
1
Primeira Liga
Genk won
v Westerlo
0
1
First Division A
Sporting Braga won
v Santa Clara
5
0
Taça da Liga
Genk won
v RWDM Brussels
3
0
Cup
Sporting Braga won
v Casa Pia
4
0
Primeira Liga
Genk draw
v RAAL La Louvière
1
1
First Division A
Sporting Braga won
v Red Star Belgrade
2
0
UEFA Europa League
Genk draw
v Real Betis
0
0
UEFA Europa League
Sporting Braga won
v Bragança
0
1
Taça de Portugal
Genk draw
v Cercle Brugge
2
2
First Division A

Match Facts

  • Sporting Braga are winless in their last eight major European matches against Belgian sides (D5 L3) since a 3-0 win over Standard Liège in February 2009 in the UEFA Cup.

  • Genk have never faced Sporting Braga before, with their only previous major European encounter with a Portuguese side coming in the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League group stage, winning 2-1 at home and drawing 1-1 away at Sporting CP.

  • Including qualifiers, Sporting Braga have won their last eight European matches, scoring 19 goals and conceding only twice. A win in this game would see them equal the longest winning European streak by a Portuguese side, with Vitória Guimarães winning nine consecutively last season.

  • Genk have failed to score in each of their last two UEFA Europa League matches, having 18 shots without success. They last went three major European matches without scoring in the same season in the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League.

  • Ricardo Horta has been involved in five goals in his last seven UEFA Europa League appearances for Sporting Braga (2 goals, 3 assists). Horta has 27 goal involvements for Braga (15 goals, 12 assists), the third most for a single club in the competition, behind Aritz Aduriz for Athletic Club (26 goals, 5 assists) and Bruno Fernandes for Man Utd (16 goals, 12 assists).