Saturday , 14 November 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 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

9
4
2
Sporting Clube de Braga 15 games · Avg 2.8 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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sporting Clube de Braga launch into their encounter with Rio Ave FC.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Artur Jorge will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Portugal international Nuno Sequeira has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Rio Ave FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rio Ave FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Braga that had 438 games and scored 587 goals.
  • 30' Rio Ave FC have won 277 goals from 334 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' 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.
  • 36' What composure from Bruma! The Guinea-Bissau international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 41' Rodrigo Gomes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' Almoatasembellah Ali catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' Supporters expect more eagerness from Victor Perea, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Braga with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 54' Rio Ave FC 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.
  • 59' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' 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.
  • 65' Pizzi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bruma at the 65 minute mark.
  • 66' Leonardo Ruiz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andre Pereira on 66 minute.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' Another change for Sporting Clube de Braga made on 72 minute. Iuri Medeiros leaves to be changed by Simon Banza.
  • 77' Sporting Clube de Braga are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 79' Simon Banza doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 80' What composure from Simon Banza! The Congo DR international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 81' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Miguel Baeza departs to be replaced by Ukra.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Andre Castro on, Almoatasembellah Ali off on 86 minutes.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Rodrigo Gomes on, Ricardo Horta off on 87 minutes.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Bruno Ventura. He replaces Guga Rodrigues on 89 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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 8
Paulinho 5
Simon Banza 3
Gelson Dala 2
Bruma 2
Nuno Santos 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Emmanuel Boateng 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
2.27 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga70% Draw19% Rio Ave FC11%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
89%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
30%
Sporting Clube de Braga or Rio Ave FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga53% Draw40% Rio Ave FC7%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
12.5%
3 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
8.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
2.8%
5 – 0
2.7%
2 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 22% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 23% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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