SC Braga vs Rio Ave

3 - 0
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Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 21
Regular Season Table
SC Braga 4 Β· Rio Ave 13
Referee Stats
15 matches Β· 4.07 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.07
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.53
Over 4.5 cards 47%
Home wins 20%
Draws 20%
Away wins 60%

Team Overview

SC Braga (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-6-3

Goals For / Against

34 / 18
Avg: 2.00 / 1.06

Points

30
Avg: 1.76

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 5-6-6

Goals For / Against

18 / 28
Avg: 1.06 / 1.65

Points

21
Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.76
PPG
1.24
2.00
GF
1.06
1.06
GA
1.65
71%
O2.5
53%
53%
BTTS
53%
59%
Score 1st
24%

League-position context

SC Braga rank4th
Rio Ave rank13th
SC Braga points59
Rio Ave points36
SC Braga: #4 Β· 59 pts Β· GD +28
23 pts off the top 2. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Rio Ave: #13 Β· 36 pts Β· GD -22
46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

SC Braga last 5 home

D D D W L
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals7-7
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Rio Ave last 5 away

D L W W W
Points10/15
Weighted index51
Goals6-4
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

SC Braga trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% Β· Over 1.5 76% Β· Over 3.5 47% Β· 1H BTTS 29%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 94% Β· Over 1.5 82% Β· Over 3.5 29% Β· 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

SC Braga score at home88%
SC Braga clean sheet at home35%
Rio Ave score away65%
Rio Ave clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

SC Braga score first59%
SC Braga win after scoring first60%
Rio Ave score first24%
Rio Ave win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: SC Braga 60% Β· Rio Ave 58%
Avg first goal minute: SC Braga 22.0' Β· Rio Ave 46.3'

Vs league average

SC Braga score at home2.00 vs 1.50
SC Braga concede at home1.06 vs 1.19
Rio Ave score away1.06 vs 1.19
Rio Ave concede away1.65 vs 1.50
SC Braga score 34% above league average, while Rio Ave score 11% below league average.
Defensive side: SC Braga are 11% below league average at home, and Rio Ave are 10% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

SC Braga goal timing (home)

1H scored: 65% 2H scored: 35% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
31-45 7
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
46-60 4
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
61-75 2

Rio Ave goal timing (away)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
46-60 5
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
16-30 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
0-15 0

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins10
Draws5
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals11 (55.0%)
BTTS10 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins8
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS5 (50.0%)

SC Braga vs Rio Ave Head-to-Head History by Season