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Rio Ave

Rio Ave (Portugal)

Sporting Braga

Sporting Braga (Portugal)

Starting lineups

Rio Ave

Starting lineups confirmed

4-3-3

Lineups formation

53.7

Overall player rating

68.3 %

From the perfect composition

62%

Attacking

51%

Technical

57%

Defending

48%

Tactical

#	Player	Position	Age	€	Rating
1	Cezary Miszta	G	22	0,0M+	49.7
17	Marios Vrushai	D	25	1,0M+	52.9
3	Andreas Richardos Ntoi	D	20		53.9
4	Nelson Abbey	D	20
2	Jonathan Panzo	D	23	3,2M+	52.1
80	Ole Pohlmann	M	22
16	Brandon Aguilera	M	20
34	Demir Ege Tıknaz	M
7	André Luiz	M	20
9	Clayton	F	24		48.7
19	Kiko Bondoso	M	27		54.5

Substitute
95	Matheus Teixeira	G	24	0,1M+	56.1
20	Joao Tome	D	20
82	Konstantinos Kostoulas	D
98	Omar Richards	D	25	1,0M+	55.9
76	Martim Neto	M	20
6	João Novais	M	30	3,6M+	59.3
29	Theofanis Bakoulas	M
11	Tiago Fontoura Fonseca Morais	F	20
14	Karem Zoabi	F

Sporting Braga

Starting lineups confirmed

4-2-3-1

Lineups formation

55.2

Overall player rating

85.6 %

From the perfect composition

62%

Attacking

50%

Technical

59%

Defending

52%

Tactical

#	Player	Position	Age	€	Rating
91	Lukas Hornicek	G	21
2	Victor Gómez	D	23	2,4M+	56.1
15	Paulo Oliveira	D	31	5,5M+	54.1
3	Robson Bambu	D	26	0,3M+	47.3
55	Chissumba	D
8	João Moutinho	M	37	10,5M+	58.7
29	Jean-Baptiste Gorby	M	21
11	Roger Fernandes	M	17
21	Ricardo Horta	M	29	10,7M+	63.9
20	Ismael Gharbi	M	19
39	Fran Navarro	F	25	0,3M+	52.5

Substitute
12	Tiago Sá	G	28	3,2M+	63.5
13	João Ferreira	D	22	1,1M+	51.9
19	Adrián Marín	D	26	0,8M+	55.7
26	Bright Arrey-Mbi	D	20		48.9
80	João Vasconcelos	M
77	Gabriel Martínez	F	19
10	Uroš Račić	M	25	2,6M+	54.9
50	Diego Henrique	M
9	Amine El Ouazzani	F

Events: Rio Ave


Primeira Liga
Round 34
2025-05-16	Rio Ave - Gil Vicente	1 - 1
Round 33
2025-05-10	CD Nacional - Rio Ave	3 - 3
Round 32
2025-05-05	Rio Ave - CF Estrela Amadora	2 - 0
Round 31
2025-04-27	Vitória SC - Rio Ave	3 - 0

Taça de Portugal
Round 28
2025-04-22	Rio Ave - Sporting	1 - 2

Odds

Full time

Books	1	X	2
Bet365	4.1	3.6	1.85

Double chance

Books	1X	X2	12
Bet365	1.91	1.22	1.29

1st half

Books	1	X	2
Bet365	4.33	2.2	2.5

Draw no bet

Books	1	2
Bet365	3	1.36

Both teams to score

Books	Yes	No
Bet365	1.75	2

Match goals 0.5

Books	Over	Under
Bet365	1.05	11

Match goals 1.5

Books	Over	Under
Bet365	1.25	3.75

Match goals 2.5

Books	Over	Under
Bet365	1.85	1.95

Match goals 3.5

Books	Over	Under
Bet365	3	1.36

Match goals 4.5

Books	Over	Under
Bet365	6	1.13

Match goals 5.5

Books	Over	Under
Bet365	13	1.04

Match goals 6.5

Books	Over	Under
Bet365	26	1.01

Match goals 7.5

Books	Over	Under
Bet365	51	1

Asian handicap

Books	(0.5) Rio Ave	(-0.5) Sporting Braga
Bet365	1.98	1.92

First team to score

Books	Rio Ave	No goal	Sporting Braga
Bet365	2.63	11	1.53

Corners 2-Way 9.5

Books	Over	Under
Bet365	1.8	1.91

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Match stats

Rio Ave

Sporting Braga

37%	Ball possession	63%
9	Fouls	13
367	Passes	598
10	Tackles	18
13	Free kicks	9
13	Total shots	14
7	Shots on target	7
0	Hit woodwork	0
5	Shots off target	5
1	Blocked shots	2
7	Shots inside box	11
6	Shots outside box	3
282	Accurate passes	507
20	Throw-ins	21
34	Final third entries	75
31/63 (49%)	Final third phase	120/172 (70%)
31/56 (55%)	Long balls	29/64 (45%)
50%	Duels	50%
9	Dispossessed	2
33/64 (52%)	Ground duels	31/64 (48%)
10/19 (53%)	Dribbles	4/12 (33%)
70%	Tackles won	72%
10	Total tackles	18
55	Recoveries	50
2.10	Expected goals	0.98
3	Big chances	1
13	Total shots	14
6	Goalkeeper saves	5
2	Big chances scored	0
17	Touches in penalty area	31
2	Offsides	0
3/8 (38%)	Crosses	2/29 (7%)
10/22 (45%)	Aerial duels	12/22 (55%)
12	Interceptions	8
40	Clearances	14
0	Errors lead to a goal	1
6	Total saves	5
0.39	Goals prevented	0.05
6	Goal kicks	8
2	Corner kicks	5
2	Yellow cards	5
0	Fouled in final third	1
0	Through balls	1
0	Errors lead to a shot	1
1	Punches	0
1	Big saves	0
1	Big chances missed	1

39%	Ball possession	61%
202	Passes	310
4	Tackles	10
7	Free kicks	4
4	Total shots	10
3	Shots on target	5
0	Hit woodwork	0
1	Shots off target	3
0	Blocked shots	2
2	Shots inside box	7
2	Shots outside box	3
162	Accurate passes	269
10	Throw-ins	6
17	Final third entries	35
16/26 (62%)	Long balls	16/32 (50%)
49%	Duels	51%
6	Dispossessed	0
14/29 (48%)	Ground duels	15/29 (52%)
3/7 (43%)	Dribbles	1/5 (20%)
75%	Tackles won	80%
4	Total tackles	10
29	Recoveries	30
1.09	Expected goals	0.54
1	Big chances	0
4	Total shots	10
4	Goalkeeper saves	2
1	Big chances scored	0
1	Offsides	0
1/2 (50%)	Crosses	0/12 (0%)
4/8 (50%)	Aerial duels	4/8 (50%)
7	Interceptions	3
14	Clearances	2
4	Total saves	2
3	Goal kicks	2
0	Corner kicks	3
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Fouled in final third	1
0	Through balls	1
0	Big chances missed	0

36%	Ball possession	64%
1.01	Expected goals	0.44
2	Big chances	1
9	Total shots	4
2	Goalkeeper saves	3
2	Corner kicks	2
165	Passes	288
6	Tackles	8
6	Free kicks	5
1	Yellow cards	4
9	Total shots	4
4	Shots on target	2
0	Hit woodwork	0
4	Shots off target	2
1	Blocked shots	0
5	Shots inside box	4
4	Shots outside box	0
1	Big chances scored	0
0	Through balls	0
0	Fouled in final third	0
1	Offsides	0
120	Accurate passes	238
10	Throw-ins	15
17	Final third entries	40
15/30 (50%)	Long balls	13/32 (41%)
2/6 (33%)	Crosses	2/17 (12%)
51%	Duels	49%
3	Dispossessed	2
19/35 (54%)	Ground duels	16/35 (46%)
7/12 (58%)	Dribbles	3/7 (43%)
67%	Tackles won	63%
6	Total tackles	8
5	Interceptions	5
26	Recoveries	20
26	Clearances	12
2	Total saves	3
3	Goal kicks	6
6/14 (43%)	Aerial duels	8/14 (57%)
1	Big chances missed	1

Media

Rio Ave 2-1 Sporting Braga

Full Highlights

2025-03-03

Rio Ave 1 - 1 Braga

10' Fran Navarro

2025-03-03

Rio Ave 1 - 0 Braga

5' Clayton

2025-03-03

Rio Ave - Sporting Braga

Portugal, Primeira Liga, match Rio Ave - Sporting Braga, start time 2025-03-02 20:30:00 international time.

Rio Ave and Sporting Braga takes part in the championship Primeira Liga, Portugal.

The match will take place at the stadium Estádio dos Arcos in the city Vila do Conde, Portugal. Stadium capacity Estádio dos Arcos is 12 815 people.

Head Referee - Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo. At the moment he is 40 years old. Accounting for yellow and red cards: Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo played 277 matches, noted 1599 of yellow cards and 55 of red.

You can see the list of players in the squad, head coach and upcoming matches. Also evaluate in more detail the effectiveness and arithmetic average of the teams before the game:

Events: Sporting Braga


Primeira Liga
Round 34
2025-05-17	Sporting Braga - Benfica	1 - 1
Round 33
2025-05-10	Casa Pia - Sporting Braga	2 - 1
Round 32
2025-05-03	Sporting Braga - Santa Clara	1 - 1
Round 31
2025-04-25	Famalicão - Sporting Braga	1 - 1
Round 30
2025-04-19	Estoril Praia - Sporting Braga	0 - 2

Standings

Liga Portugal: 2024-2025

Standings table
#	Teams	P	W	D	L	Goals	PTS
1	Sporting	34	25	7	2	88:27	82
2	Benfica	34	25	5	4	84:28	80
3	FC Porto	34	22	5	7	65:30	71
4	Sporting Braga	34	19	9	6	55:30	66
5	Santa Clara	34	17	6	11	36:32	57
6	Vitória SC	34	14	12	8	47:37	54
7	Famalicão	34	12	11	11	44:39	47
8	Estoril Praia	34	12	10	12	48:53	46
9	Casa Pia	34	12	9	13	39:44	45
10	Moreirense	34	10	10	14	42:50	40
11	Rio Ave	34	9	11	14	39:55	38
12	Arouca	34	9	11	14	35:49	38
13	Gil Vicente	34	8	10	16	34:47	34
14	CD Nacional	34	9	7	18	32:50	34
15	CF Estrela Amadora	34	7	8	19	24:50	29
16	AVS - Futebol SAD	34	5	12	17	25:60	27
17	SC Farense	34	6	9	19	25:46	27
18	Boavista	34	6	6	22	24:59	24

Referee

Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo

Age

277

Total games

5.77

Average per match

0.42

Average per match

Location

Portugal

Country

Vila do Conde

City

Estádio dos Arcos

Stadium

12 815

Capacity