Rio Ave vs SC Braga match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Primeira Liga · Portugal · Regular Season - 24 · Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde · Ref Fábio Veríssimo

Rio Ave stats & fixtures · SC Braga stats & fixtures

Rio Ave beat SC Braga 2–1 in the Primeira Liga on 2 March 2025. Expected goals finished 2.10–0.98. SC Braga had 63% of the ball.

Rio Ave vs SC Braga match statistics

Rio AveSC Braga

37% Ball possession 63%
2.10 Expected goals (xG) 0.98
13 Total shots 14
7 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 2
7 Shots inside the box 11
2 Corners 5
9 Fouls 13
2 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 5
367 Passes 598
77% Pass accuracy 85%
6 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

5' Goal Clayton Rio Ave
10' Goal Fran Navarro (assist Francisco Chissumba) SC Braga
31' Yellow card Demir Ege Tıknaz Rio Ave
36' Yellow card Fran Navarro SC Braga
54' Yellow card João Moutinho SC Braga
65' Yellow card Ismaël Gharbi SC Braga
70' Goal J. Panzo (assist Brandon Aguilera) Rio Ave
78' Yellow card U. Račić SC Braga
87' Yellow card Martim Neto Rio Ave
90+2' Yellow card Francisco Chissumba SC Braga

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Rio Ave

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Petit

1 C. Miszta

4 Nelson Abbey 2 J. Panzo 3 A. Ntoi 17 M. Vrousai

16 Brandon Aguilera 34 Demir Ege Tıknaz

19 Kiko Bondoso 80 Ole Pohlmann 7 Andre Luiz

9 Clayton

Bench Martim Neto , Tiago Morais , O. Richards , João Novais , K. Zoabi , K. Kostoulas , T. Bakoulas , Matheus Teixeira , João Tomé

SC Braga

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Carlos Carvalhal

91 L. Horníček

55 Francisco Chissumba 3 Robson Bambu 15 P. Oliveira 2 Victor Gómez

8 João Moutinho 29 Jean-Baptiste Gorby

20 Ismaël Gharbi 21 Ricardo Horta 11 Roger

39 Fran Navarro

Bench Gabri Martínez , U. Račić , Diego Rodrigues , João Ferreira , A. El Ouazzani , Tiago Sá , A. Marin , Bright Arrey-Mbi , JoÃ£o Vasconcelos

Form guide

Rio Ave at home

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 2.1 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

SC Braga away

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 6 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Rio Ave vs SC Braga head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Sep 24	SC Braga v Rio Ave	4–0
9 Mar 24	Rio Ave v SC Braga	0–0
7 Oct 23	SC Braga v Rio Ave	2–1
5 Mar 23	SC Braga v Rio Ave	2–0
11 Sep 22	Rio Ave v SC Braga	2–3

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Rio Ave vs SC Braga head-to-head record