Sporting Clube de Braga vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2019-20

Sporting Clube de Braga

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Rio Ave FC

Mon 2 Dec 2019 · 18:45 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 14' Vito Ferreira

Nuno Sequeira 74' Y

Y 85' Junio

Diogo Viana 88' Y

Overview

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

Sporting Clube de Braga 11 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Rio Ave FC 11 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Helder Malheiro
Referee Venancio Manuel Raposo
Referee Andre Campos
Referee
Referee Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida

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	Academico 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 Famalicao	11	13
11	FC Alverca	11	12
12	CF Estrela da Amadora	11	10
13	CD Nacional	11	10
14	Vitoria SC	11	9
15	CS Maritimo	10	8
16	Casa Pia AC	11	8
17	Rio Ave FC	11	7
18	GD Estoril Praia	10	2

Head-to-Head

Sporting Clube de Braga 15 games · Avg 2.8 goals Rio Ave FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-12-02 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2019-03-03 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2018-10-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Rio Ave FC	H	2–0	W
28 Nov	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	3–3	D
10 Nov	Vitoria SC	A	2–0	W
07 Nov	Besiktas JK	H	3–1	W
03 Nov	FC Famalicao	H	2–2	D
31 Oct	Boavista FC	A	0–2	L

Rio Ave FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	0–2	L
09 Nov	Vitoria FC	H	1–0	W
02 Nov	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	0–2	L
30 Oct	Moreirense FC	H	1–1	D
25 Oct	FC Paços de Ferreira	A	0–0	D
29 Sep	FC Porto	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga		Rio Ave FC
#8	Position	#17
17	Points	7
11	Played	11
5 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 8
13	Scored	9
11	Conceded	24
+2	GD	-15
1.55	PPG	0.64
45%	Win %	18%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

45% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

9% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 8th (17 pts). Rio Ave FC are 17th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

Pau Victor Delgado	5 G	1 A
Fran Navarro	1 G

Rio Ave FC

Jalen Blesa	3 G	1 A
Tamble Monteiro	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio Municipal de Braga. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sporting Clube de Braga and Rio Ave FC.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' 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.
14' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Vito Ferreira.
19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
24' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
34' Rio Ave FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
39' Sporting Clube de Braga is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
41' Goal! Paulinho scores his 81 goal in 439 matches.
46' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Braga in their trying to find a way past Rio Ave FC's compact .
51' Wilson Eduardo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' Sporting Clube de Braga is showing some good football. However, Sporting Clube de Braga are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
60' Sporting Clube de Braga ring the changes. Paulinho has done his job and it is now time for Rui Fonte to step up.
65' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Andre Horta trudges off to be replaced by Galeno on 65 minutes.
70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
74' A moment of madness from Nuno Sequeira on 74 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Clube de Braga will be frustrated.
75' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Vito Ferreira exits the field as Gabrielzinho enters on 75.
80' Ricardo Horta adds to his 2 season tally! Sporting Clube de Braga lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
82' Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Novais is hanging Wilson Eduardo on the field on 82 minute.
85' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Junio gets a Yellow card.
88' Poor challenge from Diogo Viana. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting Clube de Braga to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Rui Fonte ↑ 60'
90
Galeno ↑ 65'
3
Vitor Tormena
1
Matheus
10
Xadas
17
Joao Novais ↑ 82'
8
Uche Agbo

Coach Sá Pinto

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Messias
88
Paulo Vitor
30
Joca ↑ 60'
4
Nelson Monte
70
Gabrielzinho ↑ 75'
77
Schutte ↑ 82'
45
Leandro Silva

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ricardo Horta	8
Paulinho	5
Simon Banza	3
Gelson Dala	2
Bruma	2
Nuno Santos	2
Mehdi Taremi	2
Emmanuel Boateng	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.1 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.66 Rio Ave FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga67% Draw21% Rio Ave FC12%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

88%

Draw or Rio Ave FC

33%

Sporting Clube de Braga or Rio Ave FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga49% Draw42% Rio Ave FC9%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

12.8%

3 – 0

9.4%

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 0

3 – 1

6.3%

4 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

3.4%

4 – 1

3.4%

2 – 2

2.9%

1 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	21%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	24%	30%
-0.5	70%	—	30%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

52% ✓

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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

Sporting Clube de Braga vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

Rio Ave FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Clean Sheet