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A struggling Sion team will look to repeat their early season Europa League success, as they take on a red hot Braga side at the small but beautiful Stade de Tourbillon.
Sion’s qualification from a group with Liverpool, Rubin Kazan and Bordeaux was a fantastic achievement for the Swiss club, particularly as they claimed two draws against Liverpool. Draws were actually what got them trough, as Sion won just 2 games.
However, despite the solid Europa League campaign, Sion has struggled in Switzerland. Just 6th place out of 10 for Sion, though they do have a game in hand which could move them up to 4th. They on their first game in 2016 against Zurich, 1-0 and had the next game postponed, so they had time to prepare for this Braga fixture.
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The visitors are pumping on all cylinders right now, winning 3 games in a row and losing just once in the last 18 games – a 90 minute 2-3 defeat at league leaders Sporting Lisbon, all the way back on the 10th of January. Braga reached this stage of the Europa League by winning a group with Marseille, Slovan Liberec and Groningen. Coming after a 3-1 road win against Maritimo, Braga will surely be brimming with confidence ahead of this clash with Sion.
The visitors surely feel that the draw has been kind to them and that is accurate. Credit to Sion for performing so well in the group stages, but they did have many things going for them, like the horrific season of Rubin Kazan, Liverpool’s disinterest in the competition or a decisive last second equalizer against Bordeaux. Not once did FC Sion hold the most of possession in the 6 group stage matches.
While I expect the hosts to give it their all in this match and put on a good performance, of which they are surely capable of, I am all over Braga here. The visitors are playing some excellent football, looking virtually unbeatable in the last few months and it really seems that only a top class side could blow their bubble right now. Additionally, there’s the very important fact that Braga is playing competitive football every week since the season began, while Sion had a long Winter break, playing just one match in the last 2 months.
I expect Braga to claim a low scoring victory here and my tip is Braga to win with a +0 asian handicap (draw no bet). Prediction: FC Sion – Sporting Braga 0-1.
Pick: Braga (+0 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 1.98 @ 1xBet
Stake: 7
Possible profit: 6.86
Event date: 18 February
