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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 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 Moreirense FC 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 1 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
14 CD Nacional 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
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
#18 Position #10
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 10th (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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Rio Ave FC is hosting Sporting Clube de Braga for another epic battle.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 11' Almoatasembellah Ali doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 16' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
  • 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' GOAL! Iuri Medeiros scores on 25.
  • 30' Simon Banza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Braga so far.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rio Ave FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rio Ave FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Rio Ave FC have won 268 goals from 324 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Paulo Vitor comes on to replace Renato Pantalon.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Rio Ave FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Clube de Braga's compact .
  • 56' Alvaro Djalo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 59' The Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes a substitution. Vitor Oliveira departs to be replaced by Alvaro Djalo.
  • 62' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Fabio Ronaldo departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Boateng.
  • 67' Sporting Clube de Braga player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 69' Ricardo Horta doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 74' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' The Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes a substitution. Simon Banza departs to be replaced by Abel Ruiz.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Amine Oudrhiri Idrissi as he leaves the pitch. Vitor Gomes steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 81' Emmanuel Boateng has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 81 minutes.
  • 83' Cristian Borja is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nuno Sequeira at the 83 minute mark.
  • 87' A stunning finish from Abdul-Aziz Yakubu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Joao Ferreira argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sporting Clube de Braga take all three points.

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 7
Paulinho 5
Simon Banza 3
Gelson Dala 2
Bruma 2
Nuno Santos 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 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
3 / 4
0.65 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.35 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 66% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC14% Draw20% Sporting Clube de Braga66%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
34%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
86%
Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Braga
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC8% Draw39% Sporting Clube de Braga53%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
13.6%
0 – 1
11.4%
0 – 3
10.3%
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 1
8.2%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
0 – 4
6%
1 – 4
4.1%
0 – 5
2.9%
2 – 2
2.8%
1 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 6% 92%
-0.5 8% — 92%
+0.5 26% — 74%
+1 26% 23% 51%
+1.5 49% — 51%
+2 49% 22% 29%
+2.5 71% — 29%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
52% ✗

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