Rio Ave vs SC Braga

2 - 2

🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 20:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube 🧑‍⚖️ Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Rio Ave 13 · SC Braga 4

Referee Stats

Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo

16 matches · 3.06 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.06
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	44%
Home wins	38%
Draws	44%
Away wins	19%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Rio Ave (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-6-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 29

Avg: 1.00 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

SC Braga (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 18

Avg: 1.76 / 1.06

Points

Avg: 1.71

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

0.88

PPG

1.71

1.00

1.76

1.71

1.06

65%

O2.5

65%

53%

BTTS

59%

29%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Rio Ave rank13th

SC Braga rank4th

Rio Ave points36

SC Braga points59

Rio Ave: #13 · 36 pts · GD -22

46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

SC Braga: #4 · 59 pts · GD +28

23 pts off the top 2. 17 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Rio Ave last 5 home

L D D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals6-9

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

D L W W W

Points10/15

Weighted index51

Goals7-5

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.

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

SC Braga trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Rio Ave score at home59%

Rio Ave clean sheet at home18%

SC Braga score away94%

SC Braga clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Rio Ave score first29%

Rio Ave win after scoring first40%

SC Braga score first47%

SC Braga win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rio Ave 0% · SC Braga 60%

Avg first goal minute: Rio Ave 26.0' · SC Braga 18.4'

Vs league average

Rio Ave score at home1.00 vs 1.50

Rio Ave concede at home1.71 vs 1.19

SC Braga score away1.76 vs 1.19

SC Braga concede away1.06 vs 1.50

Rio Ave score 33% below league average, while SC Braga score 49% above league average.

Defensive side: Rio Ave are 44% above league average at home, and SC Braga are 29% 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: 62% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

SC Braga goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

16-30 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

61-75 3

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13'

13' Jean-Baptiste Gorby

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Clayton

Penalty

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Roger Fernandes

Normal Goal

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Clayton

Normal Goal · Assist: André Luiz

42'

42' D. Špikić

45'

45' Víctor Gómez

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ D. Špikić

1st substitution · For: A. Ntoi

60'

60' B. Aguilera

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Fran Navarro

1st substitution · For: A. El Ouazzani

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ G. Liavas

2nd substitution · For: João Novais

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Vrousai

3rd substitution · For: João Tomé

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Jean-Baptiste Gorby

2nd substitution · For: Gabriel Moscardo

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Zalazar

3rd substitution · For: Gabri Martínez

81'

81' C. Miszta

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ B. Aguilera

4th substitution · For: T. Bakoulas

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ André Luiz

5th substitution · For: Marc Gual

88' ⚽

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88' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

A. El Ouazzani

Normal Goal · Assist: Gabri Martínez

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

Rio Ave drew 2-2 with SC Braga on Sunday, 31 August 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: Jean-Baptiste Gorby received a yellow card for SC Braga at 13'. Rio Ave took the lead at 14' when Clayton scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. SC Braga leveled the score at 22' when Roger Fernandes scored, making the score 1-1. Rio Ave took the lead at 24' when Clayton scored, with the assist credited to André Luiz, making the score 2-1. D. Špikić received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 42'. Víctor Gómez received a yellow card for SC Braga at 45'.

Second half: Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 59', with D. Špikić replacing A. Ntoi. B. Aguilera received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 60'. SC Braga made their 1st substitution at 62', with Fran Navarro replacing A. El Ouazzani. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 73', with G. Liavas replacing João Novais. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 73', with M. Vrousai replacing João Tomé. SC Braga made their 2nd substitution at 78', with Jean-Baptiste Gorby replacing Gabriel Moscardo. SC Braga made their 3rd substitution at 78', with R. Zalazar replacing Gabri Martínez. C. Miszta received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 81'. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 83', with B. Aguilera replacing T. Bakoulas. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 83', with André Luiz replacing Marc Gual. SC Braga leveled the score at 88' when A. El Ouazzani scored, with the assist credited to Gabri Martínez, making the score 2-2.

Rio Ave used 5 substitutions while SC Braga used 3 substitutions. Rio Ave got 3 yellow cards, while SC Braga got 2 yellow cards.