Sporting Clube de Braga vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2020-21

Sporting Clube de Braga

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Rio Ave FC

Tue 22 Dec 2020 · 20:15 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45+3' · FT 45+3'

Vitor Tormena 60' 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 6 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Rio Ave FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
Referee Nuno Eiras
Referee Tiago Costa
Referee

6 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Sporting Clube de Braga 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Rio Ave FC

Last 5 meetings

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 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
22 Dec	Rio Ave FC	H	3–0	W
10 Dec	FK Zorya Luhansk	H	2–0	W
06 Dec	Os Belenenses Futebol	A	1–2	L
03 Dec	PAE AEK	A	4–2	W
29 Nov	SC Farense	H	1–0	W
26 Nov	Leicester City FC	H	3–3	D

Rio Ave FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	0–3	L
06 Dec	Boavista FC	H	0–0	D
29 Nov	Gil Vicente FC	A	0–2	L
06 Nov	Os Belenenses Futebol	A	0–0	D
31 Oct	Moreirense FC	H	2–0	W
25 Oct	SC Farense	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga		Rio Ave FC
#6	Position	#16
11	Points	4
6	Played	7
3 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 5
7	Scored	5
5	Conceded	15
+2	GD	-10
1.83	PPG	0.57
50%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

14% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 6th (11 pts). Rio Ave FC are 16th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Rio Ave FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/1

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

Pau Victor Delgado	3 G	1 A
Fran Navarro	1 G

Rio Ave FC

Jalen Blesa	2 G	1 A
Tamble Monteiro	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sporting Clube de Braga launch into their encounter with Rio Ave FC.
5' Portugal international Paulinho has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
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.
15' Sporting Clube de Braga are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Galeno makes way for Almoatasembellah Ali at the 20 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Braga.
25' 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.
30' Ricardo Horta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and Rio Ave FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
43' Sporting Clube de Braga is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ricardo Horta on 43.
44' The deadlock is broken! Ricardo Horta gets on the scoresheet on 44 minutes.
46' Filipe Augusto makes way for Nikola Jambor at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
51' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
60' A moment of madness from Vitor Tormena on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Clube de Braga will be frustrated.
62' Assisted by Iuri Medeiros with the perfectly-timed delivery and Fransergio makes no mistake. 3-0!
67' Iuri Medeiros is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Braga so far.
72' The Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Chico Geraldes is withdrawn and Ronan Jeronimo gets his opportunity.
77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
84' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 84 minute. Diego Lopes leaves to be changed by Andre Pereira.
85' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Braga team. Andre Castro is replaced by Rodrigo Gomes on 85 minute.
88' The deadlock is broken! Paulinho gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
89' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Fransergio trudges off to be replaced by Joao Novais on 89 minutes.
It finishes all square. Sporting Clube de Braga and Rio Ave FC share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Abel Ruiz ↑ 89'
12
Tiago Sa
34
Raul Silva
7
Joao Novais ↑ 89'
16
David Carmo
8
Almoatasembellah Ali ↑ 20'
2
Jose Carlos
57
Rodrigo Gomes ↑ 85'

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ricardo Horta	7
Paulinho	5
Simon Banza	3
Gelson Dala	2
Bruma	2
Nuno Santos	2
Mehdi Taremi	2
Emmanuel Boateng	1

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2020-12-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC W 2020-12-10 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FK Zorya Luhansk W 2020-12-06 Os Belenenses Futebol 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2020-12-03 PAE AEK 2–4 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2020-11-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 SC Farense W 2020-11-26 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–3 Leicester City FC D

Rio Ave FC Form

2020-12-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC L 2020-12-06 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Boavista FC D 2020-11-29 Gil Vicente FC 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2020-11-06 Os Belenenses Futebol 0–0 Rio Ave FC D 2020-10-31 Rio Ave FC 2–0 Moreirense FC W 2020-10-25 SC Farense 0–1 Rio Ave FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.11 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

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

0.55 Rio Ave FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga68% Draw20% Rio Ave FC12%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

89%

Draw or Rio Ave FC

32%

Sporting Clube de Braga or Rio Ave FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga51% Draw42% Rio Ave FC7%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

15.2%

1 – 0

14.3%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

8.7%

0 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

5.9%

4 – 0

5.5%

4 – 1

3.2%

0 – 1

3.1%

5 – 0

2.4%

2 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	22%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	25%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

58% ✓

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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