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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 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 CD Nacional 2 2
9 GD Estoril Praia 2 2
10 Moreirense FC 1 1
11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
12 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
13 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
14 FC Famalicão 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
4
8
Rio Ave FC 14 games · Avg 2.9 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 Famalicão A 2–2 D
09 Mar Vitória SC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC Sporting Clube de Braga
#18 Position #12
0 Points 1
2 Played 1
0 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
0 Scored 2
3 Conceded 2
-3 GD +0
0.00 PPG 1.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Rio Ave FC are 18th (0 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 12th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube as Rio Ave FC face off against Sporting Clube de Braga in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlos Carvalhal might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Braga are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Chico Geraldes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Nuno Sequeira was booked on 30.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Filipe Augusto on 35 minutes.
  • 40' Rio Ave FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Clube de Braga's shape.
  • 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pedro Amaral on 41.
  • 46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Carvalhal will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' Aderllan Santos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
  • 66' It’s high time Miguel Cardoso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jose Carlos.
  • 69' Lucas Piazon is replacing Andre Castro for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Ricardo Horta as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Gaitan steps in for Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 75' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Galeno suffering a number of foals already.
  • 80' Controversy at the stadium! Gelson Dala argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 85' Nelson Monte is replacing Carlos Mane for the Rio Ave FC side.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Joao Novais is replaced by Andre Horta on 87 minute.
  • 88' Joao Pedro Loureiro Costa is replacing Chico Geraldes for the Rio Ave FC side.
  • 90' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Guga Rodrigues departs to be replaced by Anderson Cruz.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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 7
Paulinho 5
Simon Banza 3
Mehdi Taremi 2
Gelson Dala 2
Bruma 2
Nuno Santos 2
Gabriel Martinez 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 Famalicão 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2021-03-09 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Vitória SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.38 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 73% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC16% Draw24% Sporting Clube de Braga60%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
40%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
84%
Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Braga
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC5% Draw47% Sporting Clube de Braga48%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
19.7%
0 – 2
17.8%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 3
10.5%
1 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 4
4.8%
1 – 3
4.3%
1 – 0
3.4%
1 – 4
2.1%
0 – 5
1.8%
2 – 1
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 5% 94%
-0.5 6% — 94%
+0.5 28% — 72%
+1 28% 28% 44%
+1.5 56% — 44%
+2 56% 23% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
68% ✓

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