Saturday , 14 November 2026

Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
Rio Ave FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Sat 9 Mar 2024 · 18:00 UTC Estadio dos Arcos HT 45' · FT 45'
Amine Oudrhiri 12' Y
Y 12' Bruma
Y 44' Vitor Carvalho
Y 49' Paulo Oliveira
Y 60' Rodrigo Zalazar

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
2024-03-09 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2023-10-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Rio Ave FC 2023-03-05 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2022-09-11 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-04-17 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Sporting Clube de Braga H 0–0 D
02 Mar Moreirense FC A 0–0 D
25 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal H 3–3 D
16 Feb FC Famalicão A 1–2 L
11 Feb Casa Pia AC H 1–0 W
03 Feb FC Porto A 0–0 D
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Rio Ave FC A 0–0 D
02 Mar CF Estrela da Amadora H 3–0 W
26 Feb Boavista FC A 4–0 W
22 Feb Qarabag Agdam FK A 3–2 W
18 Feb SC Farense H 2–1 W
15 Feb Qarabag Agdam FK H 2–4 L

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' Welcome to Estadio dos Arcos that hosts another battle between Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Braga are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 12' It’s gonna be a card for Amine Oudrhiri.
  • 17' Sporting Clube de Braga are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 22' Emmanuel Boateng needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 15 Yellow cards this season.
  • 27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 32' Sporting Clube de Braga looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ricardo Horta scoring 1 goals.
  • 37' Rio Ave FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 42' Matheus Magalhaes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' Poor challenge from Vitor Carvalho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 44' The Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Miguel Nobrega is withdrawn and Patrick William gets his opportunity.
  • 46' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 46 minute. Joe Mendes leaves to be changed by Victor Gomez.
  • 49' Sporting Clube de Braga receives a card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 54' It looks like no one’s ball. Rio Ave FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rodrigo Zalazar made 526 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Rodrigo Zalazar. He receives a card.
  • 60' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Umaro Embalo departs to be replaced by Marious Vrousai.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' 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 Amine Oudrhiri suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Bruma as he leaves the pitch. Alvaro Djalo steps in for Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 78' With 0 assists to his name this season, Serdar Saatci is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Clube de Braga.
  • 81' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Fabio Ronaldo by Joao Graca on 81 minute.
  • 86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luis Freire will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Roger Fernandes has done his job and it is now time for Pizzi to step up.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Freire

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Artur Jorge

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-03-09 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2023-10-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Rio Ave FC 2023-03-05 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2022-09-11 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-04-17 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga

Rio Ave FC Form

2024-03-09 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2024-03-02 Moreirense FC 0–0 Rio Ave FC D 2024-02-25 Rio Ave FC 3–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2024-02-16 FC Famalicão 2–1 Rio Ave FC L 2024-02-11 Rio Ave FC 1–0 Casa Pia AC W 2024-02-03 FC Porto 0–0 Rio Ave FC D

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2024-03-09 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2024-03-02 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 CF Estrela da Amadora W 2024-02-26 Boavista FC 0–4 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-02-22 Qarabag Agdam FK 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-02-18 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 SC Farense W 2024-02-15 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–4 Qarabag Agdam FK L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.76 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC21% Draw27% Sporting Clube de Braga52%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
48%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
79%
Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Braga
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC13% Draw47% Sporting Clube de Braga40%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.7%
0 – 2
12%
1 – 1
11.8%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 3
6.7%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 4
2.9%
2 – 0
2.3%

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% 10% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 25% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 18% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✗
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
47% ✗

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