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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 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

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 Maritimo 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
#4 Position #12
59 Points 36
34 Played 34
16 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 12 / 14
64 Scored 35
36 Conceded 57
+28 GD -22
1.74 PPG 1.06
47% Win % 24%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
35% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season
18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 4th (59 pts). Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Rio Ave FC gets underway.
  • 5' Nuno Sequeira, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Andreas Samaris has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 467 appearances.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luis Freire might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Aderllan Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' Against the run of play, Bruma has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Almoatasembellah Ali.
  • 49' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
  • 54' Sporting Clube de Braga has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 59' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' Rio Ave FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' Pizzi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruma on 65 minute.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Leonardo Ruiz on, Andre Pereira off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Sporting Clube de Braga looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Simon Banza on, Iuri Medeiros off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' A quiet spell here at Estadio Municipal de Braga. Sporting Clube de Braga seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 79' Simon Banza is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 80' Simon Banza does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Braga surge ahead!
  • 81' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Miguel Baeza exits the field as Ukra enters on 81.
  • 86' Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andre Castro is hanging Almoatasembellah Ali on the field on 86 minute.
  • 87' Rodrigo Gomes gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Ricardo Horta and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Bruno Ventura on, Guga Rodrigues off on 89 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sporting Clube de Braga players.

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
Nuno Santos 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Gelson Dala 2
Bruma 2
Abel Ruiz 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 Maritimo 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
2.49 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga71% Draw18% Rio Ave FC11%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
89%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
29%
Sporting Clube de Braga or Rio Ave FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga55% Draw37% Rio Ave FC8%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.2%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
6.3%
0 – 0
5.5%
4 – 1
4.5%
5 – 0
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 22% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 22% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+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
50% ✗
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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