Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sporting Clube de Braga vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2022-23
Sporting Clube de Braga
2 – 0
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sun 5 Mar 2023 · 20:30 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45'
Almoatasembellah Ali 44' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 Moreirense FC 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 1 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
14 CD Nacional 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

8
4
2
Sporting Clube de Braga 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-05 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2022-09-11 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-04-17 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2020-12-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-06-30 Rio Ave FC 4–3 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Rio Ave FC H 2–0 W
27 Feb Vitória SC A 1–2 L
19 Feb FC Arouca H 2–0 W
12 Feb CS Marítimo A 2–1 W
05 Feb FC Famalicão H 4–1 W
01 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–5 L
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–2 L
26 Feb GD Chaves H 1–0 W
18 Feb FC Porto A 0–1 L
13 Feb GD Estoril Praia H 2–0 W
06 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–1 L
29 Jan FC Vizela A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga Rio Ave FC
#10 Position #18
1 Points 0
1 Played 2
0 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 2
2 Scored 0
2 Conceded 3
+0 GD -3
1.00 PPG 0.00
0% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
0% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 10th (1 pts). Rio Ave FC are 18th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Sporting Clube de Braga get us underway at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
  • 5' Patrick is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Braga so far.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Sporting Clube de Braga have won 575 goals from 428 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Uros Racic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Clube de Braga must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Braga in their trying to find a way past Rio Ave FC's compact .
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 36' What a strike from Bruma! The score is 1-0.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Almoatasembellah Ali.
  • 49' Savio, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 54' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Bruno Ventura has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 64' Over 64 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Bruma by Pizzi on 65 minute.
  • 66' Rio Ave FC ring the changes. Andre Pereira has done his job and it is now time for Leonardo Ruiz to step up.
  • 71' It’s high time Luis Freire made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga. Iuri Medeiros is replaced by Simon Banza.
  • 77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 79' A stunning finish from Simon Banza — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 80' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Simon Banza makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 81' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Ukra on, Miguel Baeza off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Almoatasembellah Ali trudges off to be replaced by Andre Castro on 86 minutes.
  • 87' Rodrigo Gomes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ricardo Horta at the 87 minute mark.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Rio Ave FC team. Guga Rodrigues is replaced by Bruno Ventura on 89 minute.
  • With this win, Sporting Clube de Braga is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Artur Jorge

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Freire

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-03-05 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2022-09-11 Rio Ave FC 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-04-17 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 2020-12-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-06-30 Rio Ave FC 4–3 Sporting Clube de Braga

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2023-03-05 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Rio Ave FC W 2023-02-27 Vitória SC 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-02-19 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 FC Arouca W 2023-02-12 CS Marítimo 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-02-05 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–1 FC Famalicão W 2023-02-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L

Rio Ave FC Form

2023-03-05 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2023-02-26 Rio Ave FC 1–0 GD Chaves W 2023-02-18 FC Porto 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2023-02-13 Rio Ave FC 2–0 GD Estoril Praia W 2023-02-06 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2023-01-29 FC Vizela 3–1 Rio Ave FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.42 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.31 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 77% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga77% Draw16% Rio Ave FC7%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
93%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
23%
Sporting Clube de Braga or Rio Ave FC
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga60% Draw37% Rio Ave FC3%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.9%
3 – 0
14.8%
4 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 1
5.1%
3 – 1
4.8%
5 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
3%
6 – 0
1.9%
5 – 1
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 37% — 63%
-2 37% 24% 39%
-1.5 61% — 39%
-1 61% 22% 17%
-0.5 83% — 17%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 2% 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
73% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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