- Home form: Braga have won 2 and tied 2 of their 4 home matches in all competitions this season, scoring nine goals in their last four at home.
- Away form: Austria Wien have won 2 and lost 1 of their 3 away matches in all competitions this season, with seven goals scored.
- Competition stat: Braga have scored three goals in their four UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 matches.
Disciplined Braga can control the game
Braga's form and approach
SC Braga enter the second leg of their UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 round against FK Austria Wien in good form, having won three and tied two of their last five games in all competitions.
A pair of ties in a row, however, have slightly tempered their momentum ahead of this crucial clash, while they will need to be at their best to defeat an Austria Wien side that are no pushovers.
Carlos Vicens has made a great start to his reign as Braga coach, overseeing a run of ten matches without defeat across all competitions (W5, D5) since taking charge on 1 July 2025.
Braga have an attractive, disciplined style which is built from the back three with wing-backs, giving them control of the rhythm and allowing them to create overloads between the lines.
Ricardo Horta has notched three goals in four UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 games and looks a reliable threat in the final third.
Austria Wien's situation and style
Stephan Helm has made a decent start to his tenure at Austria Wien, overseen 5 wins, 3 ties and 2 defeats across all competitions in a solid, if unspectacular run since taking over on 10 June 2024.
Austria Wien play a vertical, high-tempo style in which they press opponents hard and hit on the break, which could make Thursday's game a chess match of Braga's patient, possession-based approach against Austria Wien's directness.
Austria Wien have the pace to make a game of it
Austria Wien lost 2-0 at home to LASK Linz in the Bundesliga, a result which followed up a 2-2 draw away at Beitar Jerusalem in the UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026.
Austria Wien now have to attack the game to progress, so confidence in the camp may be a little fragile.
Braga are unbeaten in all four home games this term (W2, D2) and have scored nine goals in their last four at their own ground, while Austria Wien have won two and lost one of their three away matches this year, so the visitors have some momentum.
Braga are the clear favorites at 1.4, but Austria Wien's pace on the counter-attack makes them a threat, so we're going with the visitors at 8.5 and the draw at 4.5.
Braga have the quality to edge it
Braga will look to control this game and we think they have the edge in terms of quality, but Austria Wien will make it a tough night for the Portuguese side.
Our main selection should keep it close, but Braga have enough quality in their team to ensure they get the win, so we're backing Under 2.5 goals at 2.27 and Both Teams to Score – No at 1.93.
- Kelvin Boateng has two goals in three UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 appearances this year and looks to be the sharpest forward Austria Wien have going into Thursday's second leg.
