Rio Ave vs SC Braga: result 2-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 24Kick-off on March 2, 2025 at 08:30 PM (UTC)Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde
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What was the result of Rio Ave vs SC Braga?
Rio Ave won 2-1 on March 2, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 5′ClaytonRio Ave
- 10′Fran NavarroSC Braga
- 70′J. PanzoRio Ave
Official lineup for Rio Ave vs SC Braga
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1- 9Clayton
- 19Kiko Bondoso
- 80Ole Pohlmann
- 7André Luiz
- 16B. Aguilera
- 34E. Tıknaz
- 4N. Abbey
- 2J. Panzo
- 3A. Ntoi
- 17M. Vrousai
- 1C. Miszta
SC Braga
4-2-3-1- 39Fran Navarro
- 20Ismaël Gharbi
- 21Ricardo Horta
- 11Roger Fernandes
- 8João Moutinho
- 29J. Gorby
- 55Francisco Chissumba
- 3Robson Bambu
- 15Paulo Oliveira
- 2Víctor Gómez
- 91L. Horníček
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rio Ave have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; SC Braga have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2025 | Estoril(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 16, 2025 | AVS(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Arouca(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 6, 2025 | São João Ver(home) | 2-1 | Taça de Portugal |
| Feb 3, 2025 | FC Porto(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2025 | Benfica(away) | 0-1 | Taça de Portugal |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Nacional(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 16, 2025 | Guimaraes(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 9, 2025 | GIL Vicente(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Moreirense(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Rio Ave wins, 2 draws, 4 SC Braga wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2024 | SC Braga 4-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Rio Ave 0-0 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 7, 2023 | SC Braga 2-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 5, 2023 | SC Braga 2-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 11, 2022 | Rio Ave 2-3 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Rio Ave 0-0 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
Rio Ave score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; SC Braga score 1.4 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 12/15 | 10/15 |
| SC Braga | 1.4 | 0.9 | 7 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Rio Ave sit 14th in Primeira Liga (7 points from 8 matches) and SC Braga sit 9th (11 points from 7 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | SC Braga | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
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