Thursday , 2 July 2026

Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
Rio Ave FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Braga
Sun 31 Aug 2025 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

Head-to-Head

2
4
8
Rio Ave FC 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-31 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2025-03-02 Rio Ave FC 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2024-09-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–0 Rio Ave FC 2024-03-09 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2023-10-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–2 D
23 Aug FC Arouca A 3–3 D
17 Aug CD Nacional H 1–1 D
16 May Gil Vicente FC H 1–1 D
10 May CD Nacional A 3–3 D
05 May CF Estrela da Amadora H 2–0 W
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Rio Ave FC A 2–2 D
24 Aug AVS H 2–2 D
17 Aug FC Alverca A 3–0 W
10 Aug CD Tondela H 3–0 W
17 May Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–1 D
10 May Casa Pia AC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC Sporting Clube de Braga
#12 Position #4
36 Points 59
34 Played 34
8 / 12 / 14 W / D / L 16 / 11 / 7
35 Scored 64
57 Conceded 36
-22 GD +28
1.06 PPG 1.74
24% Win % 47%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
35% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (59 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
3/4
■ 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.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ricardo Horta 7
Paulinho 5
Simon Banza 3
Nuno Santos 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Gelson Dala 2
Bruma 2
Abel Ruiz 1

Head to Head

2025-08-31 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2025-03-02 Rio Ave FC 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2024-09-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–0 Rio Ave FC 2024-03-09 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2023-10-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Rio Ave FC

Rio Ave FC Form

2025-08-31 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2025-08-23 FC Arouca 3–3 Rio Ave FC D 2025-08-17 Rio Ave FC 1–1 CD Nacional D 2025-05-16 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Gil Vicente FC D 2025-05-10 CD Nacional 3–3 Rio Ave FC D 2025-05-05 Rio Ave FC 2–0 CF Estrela da Amadora W

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2025-08-31 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2025-08-24 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 AVS D 2025-08-17 FC Alverca 0–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2025-08-10 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 CD Tondela W 2025-05-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2025-05-10 Casa Pia AC 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.12 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.02 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC27% Draw25% Sporting Clube de Braga48%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
73%
Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Braga
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC17% Draw42% Sporting Clube de Braga41%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 3
6.4%
0 – 0
5.9%
0 – 3
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
5.3%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 22% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 17% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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