Sporting Braga U23 will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 7 points behind Rio Ave U23.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Sporting Braga U23 form and stats
Sporting Braga U23 have collected 19 points from their home games so far after 5-4-4. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.Sporting Braga U23 manager and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Estoril U23 in the Liga Revelacao U23. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Deportivo Aves U23 (0-2).
Sporting Braga U23 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 15 goals in 13 matches. On the other hand, Sporting Braga U23 have conceded 14 goals.
Rio Ave U23 form and stats
5 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Rio Ave U23 playing as the away team this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Maritimo U23 game have they lost an away game, meaning Rio Ave U23 has taken points from seven away matches in a row.The supporters enjoyed Rio Ave U23's previous game versus Sporting CP U23, a Liga Revelacao U23 2-1 win played at home. Prior to that result Rio Ave U23 won their away game at Estoril U23. The scoreline was 2-1.
Rio Ave U23 find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 15 goals from 13 away fixtures. As opposed to that, Rio Ave U23 have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Rio Ave U23 - Sporting Braga U23 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Sporting Braga U23 1 win, 2 draws and Rio Ave U23 0 victories.Sporting Braga U23 missing players
Rio Ave U23 missing players
| Sporting Braga U23 | Rio Ave U23 | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 32 | 15 | Played | 16 | 32 |
| 45 | 17 | Scored | 21 | 60 |
| 38 | 16 | Conceded | 17 | 32 |
| 97% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 81% | 88% |
| 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 62% | 72% |
| 47% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 44% | 56% |
| 22% | 20% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 34% |
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | 12% | 22% |
| 66% | 53% | Both teams to score | 44% | 53% |
| 25% | 33% | Clean Sheet | 44% | 41% |
| 12% | 20% | Failed To Score | 31% | 19% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Rio Ave U23 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 52 |
| 2 | Estoril U23 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 50 |
| 3 | Sporting CP U23 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 18 | 49 |
| 4 | Deportivo Aves U23 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 47 |
| 5 | Benfica U23 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 47 |
| 6 | Sporting Braga U23 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Vitória Guimarães U23 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 44 |
| 8 | Vitória Setúbal U23 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | Marítimo U23 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 31 |
| 10 | Belenenses U23 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | Académica U23 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 61 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -14 | 27 |
| 12 | Portimonense U23 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -25 | 24 |
| 13 | Feirense U23 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -23 | 15 |
| 14 | Cova da Piedade U23 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -38 | 13 |