FC Copenhagen host SC Braga in the UEFA Europa Conference League. Both sides have been winning fairly regularly through the late summer and into September.
This preview sits a few weeks out from kickoff, so what we've got is a broad form picture rather than fresh matchday detail. Goals have flowed for both sides all year, which is worth keeping in mind as we go through it.
Analysis updated .
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Recent form: two sides scoring freely
Copenhagen's sample of 20 matches shows 16 wins, 3 draws and just 1 loss, with 54 goals scored and 21 conceded. That covers Superliga, cup and Conference League games plus some pre-season friendlies, so it's a wide snapshot rather than a pure league read, but the direction is obvious: they've barely stopped winning.
FC Copenhagen: 20 completed matches; SC Braga: 20 completed matches.
FC Copenhagen
- Win
- 80% 16 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 5% 1 / 20
- Scored
- 54
- Conceded
- 21
- Difference
- +33
SC Braga
- Win
- 55% 11 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 10% 2 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 15
- Difference
- +17
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superliga | Brondby | FC Copenhagen | 20.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| DBU Pokalen | Skovshoved | FC Copenhagen | 15.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Superliga | FC Copenhagen | AC Horsens | 11.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Superliga | Odense | FC Copenhagen | 06.09.2026 | 0-5 |
| Superliga | FC Copenhagen | FC Nordsjaelland | 03.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Superliga | FC Copenhagen | Sonderjyske | 31.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | FC Copenhagen | Inter Turku | 27.08.2026 | 4-1 |
| Superliga | Viborg | FC Copenhagen | 23.08.2026 | 4-0 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Inter Turku | FC Copenhagen | 20.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Superliga | Randers FC | FC Copenhagen | 16.08.2026 | 0-4 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primeira Liga | Santa Clara | SC Braga | 20.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Primeira Liga | SC Braga | Estoril | 14.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Primeira Liga | Estrela | SC Braga | 10.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Primeira Liga | Alverca | SC Braga | 05.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Primeira Liga | SC Braga | Vitória SC | 31.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Austria Vienna | SC Braga | 27.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | SC Braga | Austria Vienna | 20.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Dinamo Minsk | SC Braga | 13.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Primeira Liga | Moreirense | SC Braga | 09.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | SC Braga | Dinamo Minsk | 06.08.2026 | 1-0 |
Braga's record over a similar length of sample reads 11 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses, with 32 goals for and 15 against. They've drawn more often than Copenhagen but lost less often relative to matches played, and their form across this mix of league and European fixtures has been steady without being spectacular.
Copenhagen's scoring rate is the standout number from this sample.
Comparative Team Statistics: FC Copenhagen vs SC Braga

Key men and cards to watch
Robert leads Copenhagen's scoring with 4 goals in 6 matches, with Cornelius and Elyounoussi also among the goals and Elyounoussi topping the assist chart. For Braga, Ricardo Horta has been central to everything going forward, with 3 goals and 2 assists in just 4 matches.
On discipline, Fran Navarro has picked up 3 yellow cards in 6 games for Braga, while Copenhagen's Suzuki has a yellow and a red in 5 matches. Neither entry confirms anyone's actually missing for this fixture, but both are names worth tracking as matchday nears.

How this one could unfold
Copenhagen have been scoring at a healthy clip in their sample and Braga aren't far behind, so there's little in the underlying numbers to suggest a cagey game. Braga's defence has actually been tighter proportionally, conceding fewer goals across their matches, so they might not be as open as some might assume.
Both sides are still active in this competition and have shown they can win without needing to be at their very best, given how many wins sit in both samples. That points to a game where either team creating and taking chances feels plausible, even without any head-to-head history to lean on.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Delaney | Denmark | 35 | Midfielder | 182 | 79 |
| D. Kotarski | Croatia | 26 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 75 |
| B. Meling | Norway | 31 | Defender | 173 | 64 |
| A. Král | Czechia | 28 | Midfielder | 187 | 80 |
| A. Cornelius | Denmark | 33 | Attacker | 193 | 91 |
| M. López | Peru | 26 | Defender | 176 | 68 |
| R. Rúnarsson | Iceland | 31 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 78 |
| M. Emil Madsen | Denmark | 28 | Midfielder | 189 | 84 |
| M. Elyounoussi | Norway | 32 | Midfielder | 178 | 70 |
| D. Ramaj | Germany | 25 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 81 |
| A. Sørensen | Denmark | 30 | Defender | 191 | 88 |
| F. Beijmo | Sweden | 28 | Defender | 185 | 77 |
| J. Larsson | Sweden | 29 | Attacker | 175 | 69 |
| Gabriel Pereira | Brazil | 26 | Defender | 188 | 80 |
| Y. Moukoko | Germany | 21 | Attacker | 179 | 72 |
| W. Clem | Denmark | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | 70 |
| J. Suzuki | Japan | 23 | Defender | 180 | 76 |
| M. Garananga | Zimbabwe | 25 | Defender | 186 | 80 |
| T. Maseko | South Africa | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. West | Norway | 18 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Navarro | Spain | 28 | Attacker | 179 | 74 |
| J. Wind | Denmark | 27 | Attacker | 190 | 82 |
| João Moutinho | Portugal | 40 | Midfielder | 170 | 61 |
| Vitor Carvalho | Brazil | 29 | Defender | 186 | 74 |
| Tiago Sá | Portugal | 31 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 82 |
| Ricardo Horta | Portugal | 32 | Forward | 173 | 66 |
| A. Barišić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 | Defender | 192 | 86 |
| G. Lagerbielke | Sweden | 26 | Defender | 191 | 80 |
| Leonardo Lelo | Portugal | 26 | Defender | 175 | 69 |
| Víctor Gómez | Spain | 26 | Midfielder | 166 | 69 |
| B. Arrey-Mbi | Germany | 23 | Defender | 187 | 90 |
| A. Bajrami | Albania | 24 | Defender | 188 | 81 |
| Sergio Barcia | Spain | 25 | Defender | 186 cm | 82 kg |
| D. Huseinbašić | Germany | 25 | Attacker | 184 | 76 |
| Pau Victor | Spain | 24 | Attacker | 184 | 77 |
| Gabriel Silva | Brazil | 24 | Midfielder | 175 | 71 |
| L. Horníček | Czechia | 24 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 90 |
| Gabri Martínez | Spain | 23 | Attacker | 185 | 79 |
| J. Gorby | France | 24 | Midfielder | 183 | 66 |
| E. Tıknaz | Türkiye | 22 | Midfielder | 193 | 78 |
There's enough here to suggest an entertaining game, with both teams scoring freely and neither side short on confidence. But without a market to weigh against that picture, we're not able to turn it into a genuine pick.
This one's worth revisiting closer to kickoff, when team news and pricing will actually be available to test against what we've seen from both sides so far.
