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CFR Cluj vs Braga Predictions & Match Preview

CFR Cluj host Braga in the UEFA Europa League on 7 August 2025, Thursday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 17:30 UK Time.

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Braga continue their pursuit of a place in the UEFA Europa League group stage as they head to Romania for a first-leg showdown with CFR Cluj in the third qualifying round. Can the Portuguese side take control of the tie early, or will Cluj defend their home turf? Read on for expert analysis, key stats, and betting predictions.

CFR Cluj vs Braga Match Preview

Fran Navarro’s extra-time strike in the second leg was enough to send Braga past Levski Sofia with a 1-0 aggregate win in the previous round. They now head into this clash on the back of a three-game unbeaten run away from home, highlighting their solid form on the road.

CFR Cluj also progressed by the narrowest of margins, edging out Lugano with a 1-0 aggregate win. However, their home form remains shaky, suffering two defeats in their last three home matches, a trend they’ll be desperate to reverse against a technically superior opponent.

Who Will Win the Match between CFR Cluj and Braga?

Braga’s consistent performances away from home, coupled with their superior squad depth, give them the edge heading into this tie. With Cluj struggling to impose themselves at home, Braga have a great opportunity to control the tempo and claim a vital first-leg win that could define the outcome of this qualifying round.

How Many Goals Can Be Expected?

Both teams adopted cautious tactics in the previous round, resulting in low-scoring outcomes. With the stakes even higher here, a similar approach is likely, as neither side will want to take unnecessary risks. Expect a tactical battle, and we’re tipping under 2.5 goals in what could be a tightly contested affair.

CFR Cluj vs Braga Prediction

Braga’s impressive away form gives them a clear edge heading into this clash, having gone unbeaten in their last three matches on the road. With CFR Cluj struggling at home, Braga’s superior quality and European experience make them strong favorites to secure a win in this first-leg encounter.

Both teams have shown limited attacking flair in the qualifiers so far, with narrow one-goal aggregate victories in the previous round. With both sides likely to adopt a cautious strategy once again, we’re backing under 2.5 goals as the standout pick in the goal market.

Samuel- August 5, 2025

CFR Cluj vs Braga Betting Tips

Braga to Win

1.80 Odds

Under 2.5 Goals

1.75 Odds

Team Stats

	CFR Cluj	Braga
Game Played	5	11
Wins	2	8
Draws	2	2
Loss	1	1
Goals For	5	23
Goals Against	2	7

	CFR Cluj	Braga
Game Played	3	5
Wins	2	3
Draws	0	2
Loss	1	0
Goals For	5	9
Goals Against	2	2

_{Current Season stats from UEFA Europa League}

CFR Cluj Form

07.12.25	CS U Craiova CFR Cluj	1-1
04.12.25	Metaloglobus CFR Cluj	2-2
29.11.25	Arges CFR Cluj	3-0
23.11.25	CFR Cluj Rapid Bucuresti	3-0
09.11.25	Unirea Slobozia CFR Cluj	0-1
31.10.25	Dinamo Bucuresti CFR Cluj	2-1
28.10.25	Slatina CFR Cluj	0-4
25.10.25	CFR Cluj Farul Constanta	0-2
20.10.25	Petrolul Ploiesti CFR Cluj	1-0
16.10.25	Csikszereda CFR Cluj	2-2
05.10.25	CFR Cluj Hermannstadt	2-1
29.09.25	Universitatea Cluj CFR Cluj	2-2
21.09.25	CFR Cluj UTA Arad	1-1
13.09.25	Metaloglobus CFR Cluj	1-1
31.08.25	CFR Cluj FCSB	2-2
28.08.25	CFR Cluj Hacken	1-0
24.08.25	Otelul CFR Cluj	4-1
21.08.25	Hacken CFR Cluj	7-2
17.08.25	CFR Cluj Botosani	3-3
14.08.25	Braga CFR Cluj	2-0
07.08.25	CFR Cluj Braga	1-2
03.08.25	CFR Cluj CS U Craiova	2-3
31.07.25	CFR Cluj Lugano	1-0
27.07.25	CFR Cluj Arges	0-2
24.07.25	Lugano CFR Cluj	0-0
20.07.25	Rapid Bucuresti CFR Cluj	1-1
17.07.25	CFR Cluj Paks	3-0
13.07.25	CFR Cluj Unirea Slobozia	2-1
10.07.25	Paks CFR Cluj	0-0
05.07.25	FCSB CFR Cluj	2-1
23.05.25	CFR Cluj FCSB	1-1
19.05.25	Rapid Bucuresti CFR Cluj	1-4
14.05.25	CFR Cluj Hermannstadt	3-2
10.05.25	CS U Craiova CFR Cluj	2-2
03.05.25	CFR Cluj Universitatea Cluj	1-0
28.04.25	Dinamo Bucuresti CFR Cluj	1-1
24.04.25	CFR Cluj Farul Constanta	4-1
20.04.25	FCSB CFR Cluj	3-2
14.04.25	CFR Cluj Rapid Bucuresti	1-1
07.04.25	CFR Cluj CS U Craiova	2-0
03.04.25	CFR Cluj CS U Craiova	1-1
31.03.25	Universitatea Cluj CFR Cluj	1-0
15.03.25	CFR Cluj Dinamo Bucuresti	3-1
09.03.25	CFR Cluj Gloria Buzau	6-0
28.02.25	Sepsi CFR Cluj	1-1
22.02.25	CFR Cluj Petrolul Ploiesti	2-0
16.02.25	Poli Iasi CFR Cluj	1-1
10.02.25	UTA Arad CFR Cluj	1-4
05.02.25	CFR Cluj Hermannstadt	1-0
02.02.25	FCSB CFR Cluj	1-1

23.11.25	CFR Cluj Rapid Bucuresti	3-0
25.10.25	CFR Cluj Farul Constanta	0-2
05.10.25	CFR Cluj Hermannstadt	2-1
21.09.25	CFR Cluj UTA Arad	1-1
31.08.25	CFR Cluj FCSB	2-2
28.08.25	CFR Cluj Hacken	1-0
17.08.25	CFR Cluj Botosani	3-3
07.08.25	CFR Cluj Braga	1-2
03.08.25	CFR Cluj CS U Craiova	2-3
31.07.25	CFR Cluj Lugano	1-0
27.07.25	CFR Cluj Arges	0-2
17.07.25	CFR Cluj Paks	3-0
13.07.25	CFR Cluj Unirea Slobozia	2-1
23.05.25	CFR Cluj FCSB	1-1
14.05.25	CFR Cluj Hermannstadt	3-2
03.05.25	CFR Cluj Universitatea Cluj	1-0
24.04.25	CFR Cluj Farul Constanta	4-1
14.04.25	CFR Cluj Rapid Bucuresti	1-1
07.04.25	CFR Cluj CS U Craiova	2-0
03.04.25	CFR Cluj CS U Craiova	1-1
15.03.25	CFR Cluj Dinamo Bucuresti	3-1
09.03.25	CFR Cluj Gloria Buzau	6-0
22.02.25	CFR Cluj Petrolul Ploiesti	2-0
05.02.25	CFR Cluj Hermannstadt	1-0
27.01.25	CFR Cluj Farul Constanta	3-1
22.12.24	CFR Cluj Otelul	3-2
23.11.24	CFR Cluj Rapid Bucuresti	1-1
25.10.24	CFR Cluj Sepsi	3-3
05.10.24	CFR Cluj Poli Iasi	2-1
28.09.24	CFR Cluj UTA Arad	1-3
15.09.24	CFR Cluj FCSB	2-2
25.08.24	CFR Cluj Botosani	3-0
22.08.24	CFR Cluj Pafos	1-0
15.08.24	CFR Cluj Maccabi Petah Tikva	1-0
11.08.24	CFR Cluj Unirea Slobozia	3-0
04.08.24	CFR Cluj Universitatea Cluj	2-3
28.07.24	CFR Cluj CS U Craiova	0-2
25.07.24	CFR Cluj Neman	0-0
14.07.24	CFR Cluj Dinamo Bucuresti	3-2
29.06.24	CFR Cluj Slovan Bratislava	1-0
18.05.24	CFR Cluj Farul Constanta	5-1
05.05.24	CFR Cluj Rapid Bucuresti	3-2
28.04.24	CFR Cluj Sepsi	2-1
14.04.24	CFR Cluj FCSB	0-1
16.03.24	CFR Cluj CS U Craiova	1-2
08.03.24	CFR Cluj Hermannstadt	1-0
23.02.24	CFR Cluj Dinamo Bucuresti	4-0
10.02.24	CFR Cluj Rapid Bucuresti	0-1
29.01.24	CFR Cluj Voluntari	4-1
21.12.23	CFR Cluj Universitatea Cluj	4-0

07.12.25	CS U Craiova CFR Cluj	1-1
04.12.25	Metaloglobus CFR Cluj	2-2
29.11.25	Arges CFR Cluj	3-0
09.11.25	Unirea Slobozia CFR Cluj	0-1
31.10.25	Dinamo Bucuresti CFR Cluj	2-1
28.10.25	Slatina CFR Cluj	0-4
20.10.25	Petrolul Ploiesti CFR Cluj	1-0
16.10.25	Csikszereda CFR Cluj	2-2
29.09.25	Universitatea Cluj CFR Cluj	2-2
13.09.25	Metaloglobus CFR Cluj	1-1
24.08.25	Otelul CFR Cluj	4-1
21.08.25	Hacken CFR Cluj	7-2
14.08.25	Braga CFR Cluj	2-0
24.07.25	Lugano CFR Cluj	0-0
20.07.25	Rapid Bucuresti CFR Cluj	1-1
10.07.25	Paks CFR Cluj	0-0
05.07.25	FCSB CFR Cluj	2-1
19.05.25	Rapid Bucuresti CFR Cluj	1-4
10.05.25	CS U Craiova CFR Cluj	2-2
28.04.25	Dinamo Bucuresti CFR Cluj	1-1
20.04.25	FCSB CFR Cluj	3-2
31.03.25	Universitatea Cluj CFR Cluj	1-0
28.02.25	Sepsi CFR Cluj	1-1
16.02.25	Poli Iasi CFR Cluj	1-1
10.02.25	UTA Arad CFR Cluj	1-4
02.02.25	FCSB CFR Cluj	1-1
19.01.25	Botosani CFR Cluj	1-1
11.01.25	Legia Warsaw CFR Cluj	2-2
10.01.25	Wehen CFR Cluj	0-2
19.12.24	Rapid Bucuresti CFR Cluj	0-2
15.12.24	Unirea Slobozia CFR Cluj	1-1
09.12.24	Universitatea Cluj CFR Cluj	3-2
05.12.24	Ceahl?ul Piatra Neam? CFR Cluj	1-2
01.12.24	CS U Craiova CFR Cluj	0-2
11.11.24	Otelul CFR Cluj	0-1
08.11.24	Dinamo Bucuresti CFR Cluj	1-1
01.11.24	Gloria Buzau CFR Cluj	0-1
29.10.24	Arges CFR Cluj	2-2
19.10.24	Petrolul Ploiesti CFR Cluj	0-0
21.09.24	Hermannstadt CFR Cluj	0-0
01.09.24	Farul Constanta CFR Cluj	0-3
29.08.24	Pafos CFR Cluj	3-0
08.08.24	Maccabi Petah Tikva CFR Cluj	0-1
01.08.24	Neman CFR Cluj	0-5
20.07.24	Rapid Bucuresti CFR Cluj	2-2
02.07.24	LASK CFR Cluj	1-1
26.06.24	Slask Wroclaw CFR Cluj	1-0
11.05.24	FCSB CFR Cluj	0-1
25.04.24	CS U Craiova CFR Cluj	0-1
19.04.24	Farul Constanta CFR Cluj	5-1

Braga Form

11.12.25	Nice Braga	0-1
06.12.25	Famalicao Braga	1-2
01.12.25	Arouca Braga	0-4
27.11.25	Rangers Braga	1-1
23.11.25	Braga Nacional	4-2
09.11.25	Braga Moreirense	2-1
06.11.25	Braga Genk	3-4
02.11.25	FC Porto Braga	2-1
29.10.25	Braga Santa Clara	5-0
26.10.25	Braga Casa Pia	4-0
23.10.25	Braga Red Star Belgrade	2-0
18.10.25	Bragança Braga	0-1
05.10.25	Sporting CP Braga	1-1
02.10.25	Celtic Braga	0-2
28.09.25	Braga Nacional	0-1
24.09.25	Braga Feyenoord	1-0
20.09.25	Vitoria Guimaraes Braga	1-1
14.09.25	Braga Gil Vicente	0-1
31.08.25	Rio Ave Braga	2-2
28.08.25	Braga Lincoln Red Imps	5-1
24.08.25	Braga AVS	2-2
21.08.25	Lincoln Red Imps Braga	0-4
17.08.25	Alverca Braga	0-3
14.08.25	Braga CFR Cluj	2-0
10.08.25	Braga Tondela	3-0
07.08.25	CFR Cluj Braga	1-2
31.07.25	Braga Levski Sofia	1-0
24.07.25	Levski Sofia Braga	0-0
19.07.25	Braga Celta Vigo	3-1
16.07.25	Braga Moreirense	2-0
09.07.25	Wolfsberger Braga	0-2
17.05.25	Braga Benfica	1-1
10.05.25	Casa Pia Braga	2-1
03.05.25	Braga Santa Clara	1-1
25.04.25	Famalicao Braga	1-1
19.04.25	Estoril Braga	0-2
13.04.25	Braga AVS	4-1
07.04.25	Sporting CP Braga	1-1
29.03.25	Braga Arouca	2-1
15.03.25	Farense Braga	0-1
08.03.25	Braga FC Porto	1-0
02.03.25	Rio Ave Braga	2-1
26.02.25	Benfica Braga	1-0
21.02.25	Braga Nacional	1-0
16.02.25	Vitoria Guimaraes Braga	0-0
09.02.25	Braga Gil Vicente	2-0
03.02.25	Moreirense Braga	1-2
30.01.25	Braga Lazio	1-0
26.01.25	Braga Boavista	3-0
23.01.25	Union St. Gilloise Braga	2-1

23.11.25	Braga Nacional	4-2
09.11.25	Braga Moreirense	2-1
06.11.25	Braga Genk	3-4
29.10.25	Braga Santa Clara	5-0
26.10.25	Braga Casa Pia	4-0
23.10.25	Braga Red Star Belgrade	2-0
28.09.25	Braga Nacional	0-1
24.09.25	Braga Feyenoord	1-0
14.09.25	Braga Gil Vicente	0-1
28.08.25	Braga Lincoln Red Imps	5-1
24.08.25	Braga AVS	2-2
14.08.25	Braga CFR Cluj	2-0
10.08.25	Braga Tondela	3-0
31.07.25	Braga Levski Sofia	1-0
19.07.25	Braga Celta Vigo	3-1
16.07.25	Braga Moreirense	2-0
17.05.25	Braga Benfica	1-1
03.05.25	Braga Santa Clara	1-1
13.04.25	Braga AVS	4-1
29.03.25	Braga Arouca	2-1
08.03.25	Braga FC Porto	1-0
21.02.25	Braga Nacional	1-0
09.02.25	Braga Gil Vicente	2-0
30.01.25	Braga Lazio	1-0
26.01.25	Braga Boavista	3-0
15.01.25	Braga Lusitano Évora 1911	2-1
29.12.24	Braga Casa Pia	1-2
16.12.24	Braga Famalicao	3-3
06.12.24	Braga Estoril	2-2
28.11.24	Braga Hoffenheim	3-0
10.11.24	Braga Sporting CP	2-4
31.10.24	Braga Vitoria Guimaraes	2-1
27.10.24	Braga Farense	2-0
23.10.24	Braga Bodo/Glimt	1-2
29.09.24	Braga Rio Ave	4-0
26.09.24	Braga Maccabi Tel Aviv	2-1
15.09.24	Braga Vitoria Guimaraes	0-2
25.08.24	Braga Moreirense	3-1
22.08.24	Braga Rapid Wien	2-1
11.08.24	Braga Estrela	1-1
08.08.24	Braga Servette	0-0
25.07.24	Braga Maccabi Petah Tikva	2-0
18.07.24	Braga Rayo Vallecano	2-2
14.07.24	Braga Anderlecht	2-1
10.07.24	Braga Moreirense	0-2
18.05.24	Braga FC Porto	0-1
05.05.24	Braga Casa Pia	4-3
20.04.24	Braga Vizela	2-1
06.04.24	Braga Arouca	0-3
16.03.24	Braga Gil Vicente	2-1

11.12.25	Nice Braga	0-1
06.12.25	Famalicao Braga	1-2
01.12.25	Arouca Braga	0-4
27.11.25	Rangers Braga	1-1
02.11.25	FC Porto Braga	2-1
18.10.25	Bragança Braga	0-1
05.10.25	Sporting CP Braga	1-1
02.10.25	Celtic Braga	0-2
20.09.25	Vitoria Guimaraes Braga	1-1
31.08.25	Rio Ave Braga	2-2
21.08.25	Lincoln Red Imps Braga	0-4
17.08.25	Alverca Braga	0-3
07.08.25	CFR Cluj Braga	1-2
24.07.25	Levski Sofia Braga	0-0
09.07.25	Wolfsberger Braga	0-2
10.05.25	Casa Pia Braga	2-1
25.04.25	Famalicao Braga	1-1
19.04.25	Estoril Braga	0-2
07.04.25	Sporting CP Braga	1-1
15.03.25	Farense Braga	0-1
02.03.25	Rio Ave Braga	2-1
26.02.25	Benfica Braga	1-0
16.02.25	Vitoria Guimaraes Braga	0-0
03.02.25	Moreirense Braga	1-2
23.01.25	Union St. Gilloise Braga	2-1
19.01.25	Estrela Braga	0-1
08.01.25	Benfica Braga	3-0
04.01.25	Benfica Braga	1-2
22.12.24	Santa Clara Braga	0-2
12.12.24	Roma Braga	3-0
01.12.24	AVS Braga	0-1
23.11.24	Leixoes Braga	0-2
07.11.24	Elfsborg Braga	1-1
03.11.24	Arouca Braga	1-2
19.10.24	1º Dezembro Braga	1-2
06.10.24	FC Porto Braga	2-1
03.10.24	Olympiacos Braga	3-0
20.09.24	Nacional Braga	0-3
01.09.24	Gil Vicente Braga	0-0
29.08.24	Rapid Wien Braga	2-2
18.08.24	Boavista Braga	0-1
15.08.24	Servette Braga	1-2
01.08.24	Maccabi Petah Tikva Braga	0-5
05.07.24	Lausanne Braga	1-3
05.07.24	Lausanne-Ouchy Braga	0-1
30.06.24	FC Sion Braga	1-3
11.05.24	Vitoria Guimaraes Braga	2-3
27.04.24	Benfica Braga	3-1
13.04.24	Estoril Braga	0-1
01.04.24	Portimonense Braga	3-5

CFR Cluj vs Braga Head-to-head

07.08.2025	CFR Cluj Braga	1-2
20.11.2012	CFR Cluj Braga	3-1
19.09.2012	Braga CFR Cluj	0-2

07.08.2025	CFR Cluj Braga	1-2
20.11.2012	CFR Cluj Braga	3-1

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