Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sporting Clube de Braga vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
Sporting Clube de Braga
3 – 0
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sun 8 Feb 2026 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Miguel Nogueira
7 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2026-02-08 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC 2025-08-31 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2025-03-02 Rio Ave FC 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2024-09-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–0 Rio Ave FC 2024-03-09 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Rio Ave FC H 3–0 W
02 Feb AVS A 4–0 W
29 Jan Go Ahead Eagles A 0–0 D
25 Jan FC Alverca H 5–0 W
22 Jan Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W
18 Jan CD Tondela A 1–0 W
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–3 L
31 Jan FC Arouca H 0–3 L
25 Jan CD Nacional A 0–4 L
17 Jan Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–2 L
04 Jan Casa Pia AC H 3–1 W
28 Dec Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–4 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Clube de Braga is hosting Rio Ave FC for another epic battle.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Rio Ave FC.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-02-08 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC 2025-08-31 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Sporting Clube de Braga 2025-03-02 Rio Ave FC 2–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2024-09-29 Sporting Clube de Braga 4–0 Rio Ave FC 2024-03-09 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2026-02-08 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC W 2026-02-02 AVS 0–4 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2026-01-29 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2026-01-25 Sporting Clube de Braga 5–0 FC Alverca W 2026-01-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-01-18 CD Tondela 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W

Rio Ave FC Form

2026-02-08 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC L 2026-01-31 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Arouca L 2026-01-25 CD Nacional 4–0 Rio Ave FC L 2026-01-17 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2026-01-04 Rio Ave FC 3–1 Casa Pia AC W 2025-12-28 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–0 Rio Ave FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.82 Sporting Clube de Braga xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.55 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga to win 78% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga78% Draw15% Rio Ave FC7%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw
93%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
22%
Sporting Clube de Braga or Rio Ave FC
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Braga62% Draw33% Rio Ave FC5%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.8%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
9.9%
4 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
7.3%
3 – 1
6.8%
1 – 1
5.9%
5 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.7%
5 – 1
2.9%
6 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap Sporting Clube de Braga covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 41% — 59%
-2 41% 22% 37%
-1.5 63% — 37%
-1 63% 19% 17%
-0.5 83% — 17%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet
58% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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