Sporting Braga perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Rio Ave can look both up and down from their 9th position.
- Sporting Braga has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Primeira Liga
- Rio Ave has the most matches under the total-line (8) in Primeira Liga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sporting Braga form and stats
3-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Sporting Braga, who have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Primeira Liga, so far this season. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Braga, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Braga's previous game was a League Cup match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Estoril. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 7-0 victory visiting Olimpico do Montijo.
Paulinho was absolutely essential when Sporting Braga beat Estoril 3-1, scoring three goals.
Braga has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Braga have only let in 2 goals at home.
Rio Ave form and stats
The visitors are W1-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Primeira Liga.
L. Piazon was the last player to score for the away team. Rio haven't scored a league goal in the last 277 minutes.
Impressive finishing from Gelson Dala secured the home win 2-1 against Famalicao in their previous game. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Boavista in the Primeira Liga.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Rio are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Braga won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Rio Ave has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  B. Willemen Da Silva 2 goals |  I. Picanço Medeiros 2 goals |  W. Rodrigues do Nascimento Galeno 2 goals |
Sporting Braga missing players
Rio Ave missing players
| Sporting Braga | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 67% |
| 56% | 25% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 56% |
| 56% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 22% |
| 44% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 56% |
| 11% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 56% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.8 | 19.5 | 20.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.4 | 9 |
| 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 25% | 15% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 17% |
- Rio Ave has the most matches under the total-line (8) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting Braga has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Primeira Liga
- Sporting Braga have scored more than double the goals of Rio Ave.
- 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 23 |
| 2 | Benfica | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Porto | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Pacos de Ferreira | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Belenenses | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Famalicao | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 11 | Nacional | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 14 | Farense | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Boavista | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Portimonense | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Tondela | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 8 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 7 |