SC Braga vs Rio Ave: result 3-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 10Kick-off on December 22, 2020 at 08:15 PM (UTC)Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
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What was the result of SC Braga vs Rio Ave?
SC Braga won 3-0 on December 22, 2020.
Goalscorers
- 43′Ricardo HortaSC Braga
- 62′FransérgioSC Braga
- 88′PaulinhoSC Braga
Official lineup for SC Braga vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
SC Braga
3-4-2-1- 90Galeno
- 21Ricardo Horta
- 20Paulinho
- 45Iuri Medeiros
- 27Fransérgio
- 88Castro
- 3Vítor Tormena
- 36Bruno Viana
- 5Nuno Sequeira
- 47Ricardo Esgaio
- 1Matheus
Rio Ave
3-4-3- 7Gelson Dala
- 21Carlos Mané
- 11Francisco Geraldes
- 10Diego Lopes
- 5Filipe Augusto
- 18Pelé
- 6T. Borevković
- 24Pedro Amaral
- 33Aderllan Santos
- 25Ivo Pinto
- 1P. Kieszek
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, SC Braga have 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats; Rio Ave have 5, 7 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2020 | Estoril(home) | 3-1 | Taça da Liga |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Olímpico do Montijo(away) | 7-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Zorya Luhansk(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Dec 6, 2020 | Belenenses(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 3, 2020 | AEK Athens FC(away) | 4-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2020 | Famalicao(home) | 2-1 | Taça de Portugal |
| Dec 6, 2020 | Boavista(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 29, 2020 | GIL Vicente(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Monção(away) | 2-1 | Taça de Portugal |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Belenenses(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 SC Braga wins, 1 draw, 2 Rio Ave wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2020 | Rio Ave 4-3 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 2, 2019 | SC Braga 2-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 3, 2019 | Rio Ave 1-2 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 6, 2018 | SC Braga 1-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| May 13, 2018 | Rio Ave 1-0 SC Braga | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 6, 2018 | SC Braga 2-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
SC Braga score 2.3 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.0 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC Braga | 2.3 | 1.1 | 6 | 8/15 | 11/15 |
| Rio Ave | 1.0 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
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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