Rio Ave vs SC Braga

2 - 1

🕒 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 20:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube 🧑‍⚖️ Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Rio Ave 12 · SC Braga 4

Referee Stats

Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo

19 matches · 6.42 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.42
Reds avg	0.26
Penalties avg	0.37
Over 4.5 cards	89%
Home wins	53%
Draws	16%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-14).
SC Braga controlled possession (63%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Rio Ave (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-3

Goals For / Against

25 / 24

Avg: 1.47 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

SC Braga (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-3

Goals For / Against

22 / 11

Avg: 1.29 / 0.65

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.53

PPG

2.00

1.47

1.29

1.41

0.65

53%

O2.5

41%

71%

BTTS

47%

76%

Score 1st

59%

League-position context

Rio Ave rank12th

SC Braga rank4th

Rio Ave points38

SC Braga points66

Rio Ave: #12 · 38 pts · GD -16

42 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

SC Braga: #4 · 66 pts · GD +25

14 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Rio Ave last 5 home

D W D L L

Points5/15

Weighted index44

Goals6-7

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

SC Braga last 5 away

L D W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-4

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 24%

SC Braga trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Rio Ave score at home88%

Rio Ave clean sheet at home18%

SC Braga score away88%

SC Braga clean sheet away53%

First-goal patterns

Rio Ave score first76%

Rio Ave win after scoring first46%

SC Braga score first59%

SC Braga win after scoring first90%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rio Ave 75% · SC Braga 60%

Avg first goal minute: Rio Ave 25.6' · SC Braga 45.8'

Vs league average

Rio Ave score at home1.47 vs 1.40

Rio Ave concede at home1.41 vs 1.17

SC Braga score away1.29 vs 1.17

SC Braga concede away0.65 vs 1.40

Rio Ave score 5% above league average, while SC Braga score 11% above league average.

Defensive side: Rio Ave are 21% above league average at home, and SC Braga are 54% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Rio Ave goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

31-45 7

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

SC Braga goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

61-75 4

46-60 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

37%

63%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

367

598

Passes Accurate

282

507

Passes %

77%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Clayton

Normal Goal

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Fran Navarro

Normal Goal · Assist: Francisco Chissumba

24' ↑↓

↑↓

24' ⇄ Roger Fernandes

1st substitution · For: Gabri Martínez

31'

31' E. Tıknaz

36'

36' Fran Navarro

54'

54' João Moutinho

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Ole Pohlmann

1st substitution · For: Martim Neto

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ João Moutinho

2nd substitution · For: U. Račić

65'

65' Ismaël Gharbi

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Panzo

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Aguilera

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Kiko Bondoso

2nd substitution · For: Tiago Morais

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ N. Abbey

3rd substitution · For: O. Richards

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Gorby

3rd substitution · For: Diego Rodrigues

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Víctor Gómez

4th substitution · For: João Ferreira

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Ismaël Gharbi

5th substitution · For: A. El Ouazzani

78'

78' U. Račić

87'

87' Martim Neto

90+2'

90+2' Francisco Chissumba

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ André Luiz

4th substitution · For: João Novais

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ Clayton

5th substitution · For: K. Zoabi

Rio Ave vs SC Braga 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rio Ave beat SC Braga 2-1 on Sunday, 02 March 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo. It was played at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

First half: Rio Ave took an early lead at 5' when Clayton scored, making the score 1-0. SC Braga leveled the score at 10' when Fran Navarro scored, with the assist credited to Francisco Chissumba, making the score 1-1. SC Braga made their 1st substitution at 24', with Roger Fernandes replacing Gabri Martínez. E. Tıknaz received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 31'. Fran Navarro received a yellow card for SC Braga at 36'.

Second half: João Moutinho received a yellow card for SC Braga at 54'. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 62', with Ole Pohlmann replacing Martim Neto. SC Braga made their 2nd substitution at 62', with João Moutinho replacing U. Račić. Ismaël Gharbi received a yellow card for SC Braga at 65'. Rio Ave took the lead at 70' when J. Panzo scored, with the assist credited to B. Aguilera, making the score 2-1. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Kiko Bondoso replacing Tiago Morais. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 72', with N. Abbey replacing O. Richards. SC Braga made their 3rd substitution at 76', with J. Gorby replacing Diego Rodrigues. SC Braga made their 4th substitution at 76', with Víctor Gómez replacing João Ferreira. SC Braga made their 5th substitution at 76', with Ismaël Gharbi replacing A. El Ouazzani. U. Račić received a yellow card for SC Braga at 78'. Martim Neto received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 87'. Francisco Chissumba received a yellow card for SC Braga at 90+2'. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with André Luiz replacing João Novais. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with Clayton replacing K. Zoabi.

Rio Ave used 5 substitutions while SC Braga used 5 substitutions. Rio Ave got 2 yellow cards, while SC Braga got 5 yellow cards.