Rio Ave will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 26 points behind Sporting Braga.
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Braga have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in Primeira Liga
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!
Rio Ave form and stats
4 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Rio Ave have to build on here at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in the Primeira Liga.
The home team returns to Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube after being equal after 90 minutes with Boavista (placed 15th) on their last time out; the Primeira Liga game ended 3-3. Before that game, the home loss against Gil Vicente with the scoreline 0-2.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Fábio Coentrão was able to secure the draw 3-3 in the game against Boavista after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Pelé felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Boavista as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 59th minute.
Rio Ave are traveling soon after this match as the Primeira Liga match at Marítimo awaits in four days.
Rio Ave aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in the league, with only 11 goals from 13 games. Rio have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sporting Braga form and stats
8-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sporting Braga in their Primeira Liga matches away.
Braga played 1-1 against Belenenses in their previous match. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Farense at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Boavista in just four days.
Braga are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 25 times in 13 away games so far. As opposed to that, Sporting Braga have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Sporting Braga - Rio Ave 3-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Rio Ave won five, Sporting Braga won four and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Horta 8 goals |   C. Cardoso Mané 5 goals |  I. Picanço Medeiros 5 goals |
Rio Ave missing players
Sporting Braga missing players
| Rio Ave | Sporting Braga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 25 | 47 |
| 31 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 16 | 27 |
| 81% | 69% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 85% | 77% |
| 31% | 38% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 69% | 62% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 46% | 31% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 12% |
| 35% | 23% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 54% | 50% |
| 35% | 54% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 31% | 35% |
| 50% | 54% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 9.8 | 10.1 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.3 | 12 | 13.7 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 26% | 21% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 41% | 38% |
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Braga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sporting Braga have scored more than double the goals of Rio Ave.
- Sporting Braga have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting Braga have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting Braga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 35 | 66 |
| 2 | Porto | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 31 | 60 |
| 3 | Benfica | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 57 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 54 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 44 |
| 6 | Santa Clara | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -5 | 35 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 34 |
| 9 | Portimonense | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 28 |
| 11 | Rio Ave | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -9 | 28 |
| 12 | Tondela | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -17 | 28 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 27 |
| 14 | Famalicao | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -11 | 27 |
| 15 | Boavista | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -11 | 25 |
| 16 | Marítimo | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | -16 | 24 |
| 17 | Farense | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 22 |
| 18 | Nacional | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -20 | 21 |