SC Braga vs Rio Ave: result 4-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 4Kick-off on September 23, 2012 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
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What was the result of SC Braga vs Rio Ave?
SC Braga won 4-1 on September 23, 2012.
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
- 17Éderzito António Macedo Lopes
- 5Ruben Amorim
- 10Hélder Barbosa
- 14Rúben Micael
- 25Leandro Salino do Carmo
- 27Custodio
- 45Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana
- 20Elderson Echiejile
- 26Paulo Vinícius de Souza Nascimento
- 44Douglas Ferreira
- 33António Alberto Bastos Pimparel
Rio Ave
- 77Esmaël Gonçalves
- 8Tarantini
- 11Bruno Manuel Araújo Braga
- 16Filipe Augusto
- 20Diego Lopes
- 30Wires José de Souza
- 3Nivaldo
- 6Edimar
- 23José Lionn Barbosa de Lucena
- 46Marcelo
- 13J. Oblak
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Rio Ave have 3, 5 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2012 | CFR 1907 Cluj(home) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 2, 2012 | Pacos Ferreira(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 28, 2012 | Udinese(away) | 2-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 25, 2012 | Beira-Mar(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 22, 2012 | Udinese(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2012 | Academica(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 27, 2012 | Sporting CP(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 18, 2012 | Maritimo(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| May 12, 2012 | FC Porto(home) | 2-5 | Primeira Liga |
| May 5, 2012 | Pacos Ferreira(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 2 SC Braga wins, 1 draw, 1 Rio Ave win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2012 | SC Braga 2-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 13, 2011 | Rio Ave 0-0 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 21, 2011 | SC Braga 1-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 30, 2010 | Rio Ave 2-0 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.2 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Braga | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
| Rio Ave | 1.2 | 1.3 | 5 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
SC Braga sit 9th in Primeira Liga (11 points from 7 matches) and Rio Ave sit 14th (7 points from 8 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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