Braga vs Hoffenheim Prediction & Betting Tips (28 November)

Accustomed to highlighting themselves on the continental scene historically, Braga is in difficulty in this Europa League and today occupies 26th place in the ranking. Everything started well for Carlos Carvalhal's men who beat Maccabi Tel Aviv on the first day 2-1. Subsequently, they lost to Olympiakos 3-0 and Bodö/Glimt 1-2 before taking a point at Elfsborg 1-1 . In the championship, the Portuguese are as usual ahead of the big names Sporting, Porto and Benfica and hope to find a place just behind. After having had two successes, they were stopped by Sporting just before the international break 2-4. Last weekend, Braga traveled to Leixoes as part of the upcoming Portuguese Cup. Logically ambitious in this Europa League, Hoffenheim is currently 19th with 5 points gleaned from 4 matches.

Andrej Kramaric's teammates conceded a logical setback on the Porto pitch 2-0. Otherwise, they got the better of Dynamo kyiv 2-0 and drew Midtjylland 1-1 and Lyon 2-2. On the national scene, Hoffenheim greatly disappoints and is positioned just above the red zone . The poor results led to the departure of technician Pellegrino Matarazzo, replaced by Christian Ilzer during the international break. Last weekend, Hoffe hosted Leipzig.

Braga must do without the influential Uruguayan midfielder Zalazar (2 goals and 3 assists in the league), injured. On the other hand, senior defender Niakaté is back from suspension. In the offensive sector, El Ouazzani (4 goals in the league), Bruma (3 goals and 4 assists in the league, 2 goals in C3) and Ricardo Horta (3 goals in the league) are the most influential elements. The first two mentioned started on the bench during the last Europa League match. Trained at PSG, midfielder Gharbi (2 goals in the league) is available as is veteran Joao Moutinho (38 years old, ex-Monaco).

For this meeting, the Hoffenheim coach deplores the withdrawals of starting midfielder Promel and those absent from long-time Kabak (defender), Bebou and Ole Becker (midfielders). Scorer on the last day of the Europa League, French piston Gendrey should start this Thursday. Attackers Kramaric (5 goals and 2 assists in the Bundesliga) and Bulter (4 goals in the Bundesliga) are in good shape at the start of the season. The Czech Hlozek scored 2 goals in this C3.