Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sporting Clube de Braga vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
Sporting Clube de Braga
4 – 0
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sun 29 Sep 2024 · 19:30 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga 11,888 HT 45' · FT 45'
Gabriel Martinez 31' 1–0
Ismael Gharbi 38' 2–0
Ricardo Horta 66' 3–0
Bruma 90+3' 4–0
Y 60' Marious Vrousai

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
2024-09-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–0 Rio Ave FC 2024-03-09 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 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

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Rio Ave FC H 4–0 W
26 Sep Maccabi Tel Aviv FC H 2–1 W
20 Sep CD Nacional A 3–0 W
15 Sep Vitória SC H 0–2 L
01 Sep Gil Vicente FC A 0–0 D
25 Aug Moreirense FC H 3–1 W
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–4 L
21 Sep GD Estoril Praia H 2–2 D
14 Sep AVS A 0–1 L
01 Sep FC Arouca H 1–0 W
24 Aug FC Porto A 0–2 L
17 Aug SC Farense H 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' We are underway at Estadio Municipal de Braga. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Omar Richards has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joao Novais, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Municipal de Braga with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' It’s high time Luis Freire made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sporting Clube de Braga winning 100% of all matches.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Clube de Braga and Rio Ave FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' The Spain Gabriel Martinez breaks the deadlock on 31 minutes. 1-0!
  • 36' The travelling Rio Ave FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 38' The Tunisia forward Ismael Gharbi breaks the deadlock on 38 minutes. 2-0!
  • 43' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Renato Pantalon made 335 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 53' Rio Ave FC come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Omar Richards is replaced by Fabio Ronaldo.
  • 57' The crowd applauds Clayton as he leaves the pitch. Ahmed Hassan Koka steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marious Vrousai on 60.
  • 62' Sporting Clube de Braga make a change. Roberto Fernandez trudges off to be replaced by Amine El Ouazzani on 62 minutes.
  • 66' What a strike from Ricardo Horta! The score is 3-0.
  • 69' Rio Ave FC make a change. Brandon Aguilera trudges off to be replaced by Joao Novais on 69 minutes.
  • 70' The Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes a substitution. Vitor Carvalho departs to be replaced by Andre Horta.
  • 75' Sporting Clube de Braga are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Rio Ave FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 82' Thiago Helguera gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Braga. He replaces Jean-Baptiste Gorby and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Fabio Ronaldo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • Sporting Clube de Braga celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

Rio Ave FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

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

2024-09-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–0 Rio Ave FC 2024-03-09 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga 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

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2024-09-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–0 Rio Ave FC W 2024-09-26 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC W 2024-09-20 CD Nacional 0–3 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-09-15 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 Vitória SC L 2024-09-01 Gil Vicente FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2024-08-25 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–1 Moreirense FC W

Rio Ave FC Form

2024-09-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–0 Rio Ave FC L 2024-09-21 Rio Ave FC 2–2 GD Estoril Praia D 2024-09-14 AVS 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2024-09-01 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca W 2024-08-24 FC Porto 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2024-08-17 Rio Ave FC 1–0 SC Farense W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.36 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga73% Draw18% Rio Ave FC9%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
91%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
27%
Sporting Clube de Braga or Rio Ave FC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga55% Draw38% Rio Ave FC7%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.9%
1 – 0
12.6%
3 – 0
11.4%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 1
7.6%
0 – 0
6.9%
4 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.4%
4 – 1
3.9%
5 – 0
3.2%
0 – 1
2.5%
2 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 23% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 23% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 5% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
57% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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