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Sporting Clube de Braga vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
Sporting Clube de Braga
2 – 1
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 17:00 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga 16,093 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 5' Leonardo Ruiz
Simon Banza 90+1' 1–1
Abel Ruiz 90+6' 2–1
Serdar Saatci 41' Y
Y 74' Jhonatan
Y 80' Vitor Gomes

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
2023-10-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Rio Ave FC 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

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Rio Ave FC H 2–1 W
03 Oct 1. FC Union Berlin A 3–2 W
28 Sep CF Estrela da Amadora A 4–2 W
24 Sep Boavista FC H 4–1 W
20 Sep SSC Napoli H 1–2 L
16 Sep SC Farense A 1–3 L
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–2 L
01 Oct Moreirense FC H 0–4 L
25 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–2 L
16 Sep FC Famalicão H 1–1 D
02 Sep Casa Pia AC A 1–1 D
28 Aug FC Porto H 1–2 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' What a night it is going to be! Sporting Clube de Braga welcome Rio Ave FC for this crunch clash at Estadio Municipal de Braga.
  • 5' Against the run of play, Leonardo Ruiz has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 10' Rio Ave FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Adrian Gomez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rio Ave FC tonight.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' Sporting Clube de Braga started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Clube de Braga and Rio Ave FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 41' Sporting Clube de Braga receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 46' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Braga to replace Adrian Marin by Cristian Borja on 46 minute.
  • 51' Costinha, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Clube de Braga must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 61' Amine Oudrhiri has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 62' Ukra is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ze Manuel at the 62 minute mark.
  • 63' Roger Fernandes is replacing Joe Mendes for the Sporting Clube de Braga side.
  • 68' Joao Graca has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 72' Hernani gets the nod from Rio Ave FC. He replaces Leonardo Ruiz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Controversy at the stadium! Jhonatan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 78' GOAL! Fabio Ronaldo fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 80' Vitor Gomes is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 81' A change in the Sporting Clube de Braga ranks — Alvaro Djalo exits the field as Rony Lopes enters on 81.
  • 84' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Savio is hanging Fabio Ronaldo on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Ukra has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting Clube de Braga to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Artur Jorge

Rio Ave FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

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
Ricardo Horta 1

Head to Head

2023-10-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Rio Ave FC 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

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2023-10-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Rio Ave FC W 2023-10-03 1. FC Union Berlin 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-09-28 CF Estrela da Amadora 2–4 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2023-09-24 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–1 Boavista FC W 2023-09-20 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–2 SSC Napoli L 2023-09-16 SC Farense 3–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L

Rio Ave FC Form

2023-10-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Rio Ave FC L 2023-10-01 Rio Ave FC 0–4 Moreirense FC L 2023-09-25 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2023-09-16 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Famalicão D 2023-09-02 Casa Pia AC 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2023-08-28 Rio Ave FC 1–2 FC Porto L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.34 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.43 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga76% Draw17% Rio Ave FC7%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
93%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
24%
Sporting Clube de Braga or Rio Ave FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Clube de Braga57% Draw39% Rio Ave FC4%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
17%
1 – 0
14.7%
3 – 0
12.9%
0 – 0
7.8%
4 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
6.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
5 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
3.4%
0 – 1
2.1%
5 – 1
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 23% 44%
-1.5 56% — 44%
-1 56% 23% 21%
-0.5 79% — 21%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
65% ✗
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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