Saturday , 14 November 2026

Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2022-23
Rio Ave FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Sun 11 Sep 2022 · 19:30 UTC Estadio dos Arcos HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Fabiano Silva
Joao Ferreira 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga at Estadio dos Arcos.

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 Académico 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 Famalicão 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitória SC 11 9
15 CS Marítimo 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
2022-09-11 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 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

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–3 L
05 Sep GD Chaves A 1–1 D
28 Aug FC Porto H 3–1 W
19 Aug GD Estoril Praia A 2–2 D
13 Aug Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–3 L
06 Aug FC Vizela H 0–1 L
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep Rio Ave FC A 3–2 W
08 Sep Malmo FF A 2–0 W
03 Sep Vitória SC H 1–0 W
28 Aug FC Arouca A 6–0 W
21 Aug CS Marítimo H 5–0 W
12 Aug FC Famalicão A 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Braga get this one started.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 11' Almoatasembellah Ali makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Sporting Clube de Braga are in front.
  • 16' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 21' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' What composure from Iuri Medeiros! The Portugal international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 30' Sporting Clube de Braga come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Renato Pantalon needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 46' Rio Ave FC ring the changes. Renato Pantalon has done his job and it is now time for Paulo Vitor to step up.
  • 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 travelling Sporting Clube de Braga supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 59' Alvaro Djalo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vitor Oliveira on 59 minute.
  • 62' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Fabio Ronaldo exits the field as Emmanuel Boateng enters on 62.
  • 67' A moment of madness from Fabiano Silva on 67 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Clube de Braga will be frustrated.
  • 69' GOAL! Ricardo Horta scores on 69. Assisted by Ricardo Horta
  • 74' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luis Freire might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' Abel Ruiz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Simon Banza at the 75 minute mark.
  • 79' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vitor Gomes is hanging Amine Oudrhiri Idrissi on the field on 79 minute.
  • 81' Emmanuel Boateng is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 83' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Cristian Borja on, Nuno Sequeira off on 83 minutes.
  • 87' GOAL! Abdul-Aziz Yakubu fires home to make it 2-3!
  • 90' Joao Ferreira has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Rio Ave FC 2-3 Sporting Clube de Braga.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Freire

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Artur Jorge

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-09-11 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 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

Rio Ave FC Form

2022-09-11 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2022-09-05 GD Chaves 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2022-08-28 Rio Ave FC 3–1 FC Porto W 2022-08-19 GD Estoril Praia 2–2 Rio Ave FC D 2022-08-13 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Rio Ave FC L 2022-08-06 Rio Ave FC 0–1 FC Vizela L

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2022-09-11 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-09-08 Malmo FF 0–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-09-03 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Vitória SC W 2022-08-28 FC Arouca 0–6 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-08-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 5–0 CS Marítimo W 2022-08-12 FC Famalicão 0–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.01 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.22 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Sporting Clube de Braga to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC19% Draw23% Sporting Clube de Braga58%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
42%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
81%
Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Braga
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC14% Draw40% Sporting Clube de Braga46%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.7%
1 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 3
7%
0 – 3
7%
0 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 1
4.3%
1 – 4
3.9%
0 – 4
3.9%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 10% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 22% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 19% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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