Saturday , 7 November 2026

Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga, Primeira Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2026-27
Rio Ave FC
0 – 0
Upcoming
Sporting Clube de Braga
Sun 8 Nov 2026 · 20:30 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave F.C.

Overview

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Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Braga — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C..

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 10 30
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 10 25
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 10 21
4 CD Santa Clara 10 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Academico de Viseu FC 10 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 10 15
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 10 14
9 Moreirense FC 10 14
10 FC Famalicao 11 13
11 FC Alverca 10 11
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 10 10
13 Vitoria SC 10 9
14 CS Maritimo 10 8
15 Rio Ave FC 10 7
16 Casa Pia AC 10 7
17 CD Nacional 10 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

2
4
8
Rio Ave FC 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sporting Clube de Braga
Last 5 meetings
2026-02-08 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC 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

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Academico de Viseu FC A 1–2 L
25 Oct FC Famalicao H 0–4 L
11 Oct CD Nacional H 3–2 W
19 Sep FC Alverca A 0–1 L
14 Sep CF Estrela da Amadora H 3–3 D
06 Sep CD Santa Clara A 0–4 L
Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov FC Famalicao H 3–0 W
25 Oct CD Nacional A 0–1 L
19 Oct Gil Vicente FC H 1–2 L
09 Oct Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–3 L
20 Sep CD Santa Clara A 0–0 D
14 Sep GD Estoril Praia H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC Sporting Clube de Braga
#15 Position #8
7 Points 14
10 Played 10
2 / 1 / 7 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 4
9 Scored 12
23 Conceded 11
-14 GD +1
0.70 PPG 1.40
20% Win % 40%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

Rio Ave FC are 15th (7 pts). Sporting Clube de Braga are 8th (14 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
2/2
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
1/1
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

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

2026-02-08 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC 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

Rio Ave FC Form

2026-11-01 Academico de Viseu FC 2–1 Rio Ave FC L 2026-10-25 Rio Ave FC 0–4 FC Famalicao L 2026-10-11 Rio Ave FC 3–2 CD Nacional W 2026-09-19 FC Alverca 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2026-09-14 Rio Ave FC 3–3 CF Estrela da Amadora D 2026-09-06 CD Santa Clara 4–0 Rio Ave FC L

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2026-11-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 FC Famalicao W 2026-10-25 CD Nacional 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2026-10-19 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 Gil Vicente FC L 2026-10-09 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2026-09-20 CD Santa Clara 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2026-09-14 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 GD Estoril Praia W

Predictions

0.97 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

Rio Ave FC25% Draw26% Sporting Clube de Braga49%

Both Teams to Score

Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.86

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Braga
75%
Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Braga
74%

Half-Time Result

Rio Ave FC15% Draw44% Sporting Clube de Braga41%

Correct Score

1 – 1
11.4%
0 – 1
10.1%
0 – 2
10%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
7.5%
0 – 3
6.2%
1 – 3
6%
2 – 1
4.9%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 3
3%
0 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sporting Clube de Braga covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 23% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 18% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
16%
Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
38%

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