Rio Ave vs Braga – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Football Liga Portugal Rio Ave - Braga
Result
2:2
31/08/2025 at 15:30 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • Liga Portugal - Round 4
  • Referee: Verissimo F. (Por)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
bulgariaBulgariaRing
croatiaCroatiaSportKlub 1
cyprusCyprusCytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 5, Cytavision Sports 5
finlandFinlandVeikkaus TV
franceFrancebeIN Connect, Free
germanyGermanySportdigital FUSSBALL 2
greeceGreeceCOSMOTE Sport 7
hungaryHungarySport 1
kosovoKosovoArena Premium 3
lithuaniaLithuaniaSport 1
portugalPortugalSport TV2
serbiaSerbiaArena Premium 3, SportKlub 1
slovakiaSlovakiaArena sport 1
sloveniaSloveniaSportKlub 2
turkeyTurkeyS Sport+, Tivibu Spor 4
ukraineUkraineMEGOGO Futbol 5, MEGOGO Sport, MEGOGO Ukraine
worldWorldTriller TV, Triller TV+

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
1.072.10
Ball Possession
28%72%
Total shots
520
Shots on target
39
Big Chances
14
Corner Kicks
17
Passes
68% (179/263)88% (587/664)
Yellow Cards
32
Expected Goals (xG)
1.072.10
xG on target (xGOT)
1.412.48
Total shots
520
Shots on target
39
Shots off target
18
Blocked Shots
13
Shots inside the Box
411
Shots outside the Box
19
Hit the Woodwork
00
Big Chances
14
Corner Kicks
17
Touches in opposition box
1138
Accurate through passes
02
Offsides
31
Free Kicks
1213
Passes
68% (179/263)88% (587/664)
Long passes
31% (20/65)43% (19/44)
Passes in final third
34% (17/50)78% (183/235)
Crosses
25% (1/4)20% (6/30)
Expected assists (xA)
0.142.04
Throw-ins
1628
Fouls
1312
Tackles
50% (5/10)47% (7/15)
Duels won
3945
Clearances
3618
Interceptions
93
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
10
Goalkeeper Saves
71
xGOT faced
2.481.41
Goals prevented
0.48-0.59

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (2 - 1)
  • 13', Gorby 🟨,
  • 14', 1 - 0, Clayton (Pen),
  • 22', 1 - 1, Roger ,
  • 24', 2 - 1, Clayton , Andre Luiz (A),
  • 42', Spikic D. 🟨,
  • 45', Gomez V. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 1)
  • 59', Spikic D. , Ntoi A. ,
  • 60', Aguilera Zamora B. 🟨,
  • 62', Navarro F. , El Ouazzani A. ,
  • 73', Vrousai M. , Tome J. ,
  • 73', Liavas G. , Novais J. ,
  • 78', Zalazar R. , Martinez G. ,
  • 78', Gorby , Gabriel Moscardo ,
  • 81', Miszta C. 🟨,
  • 83', Andre Luiz , Gual M. ,
  • 83', Aguilera Zamora B. , Bakoulas T. ,
  • 88', 2 - 2, El Ouazzani A. , Martinez G. (A),

Highlights

Chances of winning


Rio Ave
21.7%
Draw
25.8%
Braga
52.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
19.9% 23.6% 56.5%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Rio Ave has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.8%)
  • Braga has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.9%)
  • Rio Ave - Braga Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    4.34
    (4.74)
    3.69
    (4)
    1.79
    (1.67)
    5.9%
    (6%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.50
  • What is the prediction for Rio Ave - Braga?
  • Users Predictions: Braga will win (10 of 12 users predict this - 83.33%).
    Confidence interval (95%): 62.24%100%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Braga will win (3 of 3 users predict this - 100%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 0:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Rio Ave won 1.
    • Braga is showing excellent form with consecutive wins (last 5 games: 4 wins).
    • Braga may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • In this match, Braga is seen as the favorite.
    • There will not play in Braga: Noro J. (Achilles Tendon Injury)
    • There are questionable in Braga: Horta R. (Injury)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Rio Ave won 6 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 18:28. (average 0.9:1.4).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Rio Ave won 5 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 12:9. (average 1.2:0.9).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Rio Ave - Braga were as follows:
    02.03.2025 Rio Ave - Braga 2:1
    29.09.2024 Braga - Rio Ave 4:0
    09.03.2024 Rio Ave - Braga 0:0
    07.10.2023 Braga - Rio Ave 2:1
    05.03.2023 Braga - Rio Ave 2:0
    Latest results of Rio Ave
    23.08.2025 Arouca - Rio Ave 3:3
    17.08.2025 Rio Ave - Nacional 1:1
    07.08.2025 Al-Nassr Riyadh - Rio Ave 4:0
    16.05.2025 Rio Ave - Gil Vicente 1:1
    10.05.2025 Nacional - Rio Ave 3:3
    Latest results of Braga
    28.08.2025 Braga - Lincoln Red Imps 5:1
    24.08.2025 Braga - AVS 2:2
    21.08.2025 Lincoln Red Imps - Braga 0:4
    17.08.2025 Alverca - Braga 0:3
    14.08.2025 Braga - CFR Cluj 2:0
    Liga Portugal Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1FC Porto770019:11821
    2Sporting CP760119:41518
    3Benfica752013:4917
    4Moreirense750210:8215
    5Gil Vicente74128:4413
    6Famalicao73317:3412
    7Braga723211:749
    8Santa Clara72235:8-38
    9Vitoria Guimaraes72237:11-48
    10Arouca72239:18-98
    11Estrela71426:607
    12Alverca72148:11-37
    13Nacional72146:10-47
    14Casa Pia72146:11-57
    15Estoril71248:11-35
    16Rio Ave70528:13-55
    17Tondela71244:11-75
    18AFS70164:17-131

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