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Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
Rio Ave FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 19:30 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Y 30' Nuno Sequeira
Filipe Augusto 35' Y
Pedro Amaral 41' Y
Aderllan Santos 61' Y
Y 69' Jose Carlos
Gelson Dala 80' R

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

Match Details

  • Referee Andre Campos
  • Referee Bruno Alexandre Da Silva Esteves
  • Referee
  • Referee Carlos Campos
  • Referee Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Academico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicao 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitoria SC 11 9
15 CS Maritimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

2
4
9
Rio Ave FC 15 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-17 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2020-12-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-06-30 Rio Ave FC 4–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 2019-12-02 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2019-03-03 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Sporting Clube de Braga H 0–0 D
10 Apr Boavista FC A 3–3 D
03 Apr Gil Vicente FC H 0–2 L
21 Mar Os Belenenses Futebol H 0–0 D
14 Mar Moreirense FC A 1–1 D
07 Mar SC Farense H 2–0 W
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Rio Ave FC A 0–0 D
11 Apr Os Belenenses Futebol H 1–1 D
05 Apr SC Farense A 2–1 W
21 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–2 L
15 Mar FC Famalicao A 2–2 D
09 Mar Vitoria SC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC Sporting Clube de Braga
#17 Position #8
7 Points 17
11 Played 11
2 / 1 / 8 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 4
9 Scored 13
24 Conceded 11
-15 GD +2
0.64 PPG 1.55
18% Win % 45%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
45% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Rio Ave FC are 17th (7 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 8th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
2/3
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 3 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
Sporting Clube de Braga
Pau Victor Delgado 5 G 1 A
Fran Navarro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Rio Ave FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 5' Sporting Clube de Braga is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Rio Ave FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Carlos Mane has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Clube de Braga needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nuno Sequeira.
  • 35' Filipe Augusto catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Miguel Cardoso will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pedro Amaral.
  • 46' Lucas Piazon has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 11 cards already picked up this season.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' The 42-year-old Pawel Kieszek has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 61' Rio Ave FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 69' Jose Carlos is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
  • 69' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Andre Castro has done his job and it is now time for Lucas Piazon to step up.
  • 70' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Ricardo Horta has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Gaitan to step up.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nicolas Gaitan, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' Rio Ave FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Nelson Monte on, Carlos Mane off on 85 minutes.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Joao Novais as he leaves the pitch. Andre Horta steps in for Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 88' Rio Ave FC ring the changes. Chico Geraldes has done his job and it is now time for Joao Pedro Loureiro Costa to step up.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Rio Ave FC team. Guga Rodrigues is replaced by Anderson Cruz on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Braga share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Cardoso

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ricardo Horta 8
Paulinho 5
Simon Banza 3
Nuno Santos 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Gelson Dala 2
Bruma 2
Abel Ruiz 1

Head to Head

2021-04-17 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2020-12-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-06-30 Rio Ave FC 4–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 2019-12-02 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2019-03-03 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga

Rio Ave FC Form

2021-04-17 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2021-04-10 Boavista FC 3–3 Rio Ave FC D 2021-04-03 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Gil Vicente FC L 2021-03-21 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Os Belenenses Futebol D 2021-03-14 Moreirense FC 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2021-03-07 Rio Ave FC 2–0 SC Farense W

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2021-04-17 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2021-04-11 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 Os Belenenses Futebol D 2021-04-05 SC Farense 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-03-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-03-15 FC Famalicao 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2021-03-09 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Vitoria SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.74 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC23% Draw28% Sporting Clube de Braga49%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
77%
Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Braga
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC13% Draw49% Sporting Clube de Braga38%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.5%
1 – 1
12.2%
0 – 2
12%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 3
6.3%
1 – 0
6%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 4
2.5%
2 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 11% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 25% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 18% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
48% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.