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 11 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Rio Ave FC 11 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
Referee Nuno Eiras
Referee Tiago Costa
Referee

10 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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

Sporting Clube de Braga 15 games · Avg 2.8 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
#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' Three points are at stake. Sporting Clube de Braga host Rio Ave FC — let the battle begin!
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Braga in their trying to find a way past Rio Ave FC's compact .
10' Filipe Augusto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Pawel Kieszek is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Braga so far.
20' The whistle greets Galeno as he departs to be replaced by Almoatasembellah Ali.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and Rio Ave FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Clube de Braga needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
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' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
43' Magnificent from Ricardo Horta! That is 120 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
44' Ricardo Horta adds to his 2 season tally! Sporting Clube de Braga lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
46' Rio Ave FC make a change. Filipe Augusto trudges off to be replaced by Nikola Jambor on 46 minutes.
51' Rio Ave FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
56' It’s high time Carlos Carvalhal made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' A moment of madness from Vitor Tormena on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Clube de Braga will be frustrated.
62' Fransergio does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Braga surge ahead!
67' A quiet spell here at Estadio Municipal de Braga. Sporting Clube de Braga seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
72' Rio Ave FC ring the changes. Chico Geraldes has done his job and it is now time for Ronan Jeronimo to step up.
77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
82' Sporting Clube de Braga 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.
84' The crowd applauds Diego Lopes as he leaves the pitch. Andre Pereira steps in for Rio Ave FC.
85' The Sporting Clube de Braga bench stirs into life. Andre Castro is withdrawn and Rodrigo Gomes gets his opportunity.
88' What composure from Paulinho! The Portugal international strokes it home. 4-0.
89' Joao Novais gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Fransergio and will look to change the dynamic.
Rio Ave FC will have plenty to reflect on. Sporting Clube de Braga were simply the better side today.

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	8
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

4 / 4

2.19 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

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

0.64 Rio Ave FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga68% Draw20% Rio Ave FC12%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

88%

Draw or Rio Ave FC

32%

Sporting Clube de Braga or Rio Ave FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Braga51% Draw41% Rio Ave FC8%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.9%

1 – 0

12.5%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

8.8%

0 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

4 – 0

5.4%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.1%

2 – 2

2.8%

1 – 2

2.5%

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%	24%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

53% ✓

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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