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

Football Liga Portugal Rio Ave - Braga
Result
2:1
02/03/2025 at 15:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • PORTUGAL: Liga Portugal - Round 24
  • Referee: Verissimo F. (Por)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
africaAfricaSport TV Africa, ZAP
bosnia-and-herzegovinaBosnia-and-herzegovinaSportklub 3
brazilBrazilDisney+
bulgariaBulgariaRing
croatiaCroatiaSportKlub 3
cyprusCyprusCytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 7, Cytavision Sports 7
finlandFinlandVeikkaus TV
franceFrancebeIN Connect, beIN Sports 3, Free
germanyGermanySportdigital FUSSBALL
greeceGreeceCOSMOTE Sport 7
israelIsraelSport 1
montenegroMontenegroSportklub 3
north-macedoniaNorth-macedoniaMaxTV GO, SportKlub 3
portugalPortugalSport TV1
romaniaRomaniaAntenaPLAY
saudi-arabiaSaudi-arabiaShahid VIP
serbiaSerbiaSportKlub 3
sloveniaSloveniaSportKlub 2
south-americaSouth-americaGol TV Latinoamerica, Gol TV Latinoamerica, Gol TV Play Latinoamerica
switzerlandSwitzerlandBlue Sport 1, Blue Sport 1, Sunrise TV, Sunrise TV
ukraineUkraineMEGOGO Futbol 5
usaUsaFanatiz
venezuelaVenezuelaInter
worldWorldDisney+, Triller TV+

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
2.100.98
Ball Possession
38%62%
Goal Attempts
1314
Shots on Goal
77
Shots off Goal
55
Blocked Shots
12
Big Chances
31
Corner Kicks
25
Shots inside the Box
711
Shots outside the Box
63
Hit the Woodwork
00
Headed Goals
10
Goalkeeper Saves
65
Free Kicks
139
Offsides
20
Fouls
913
Yellow Cards
25
Throw-ins
2021
Touches in the Opposition Box
1730
Passes
77% (282/368)85% (507/598)
Passes in the final third
49% (31/63)70% (120/172)
Crosses
38% (3/8)7% (2/29)
Tackles
70% (7/10)72% (13/18)
Clearances Total
4014
Interceptions
128

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 1)
  • 5', 1 - 0, Clayton ,
  • 10', 1 - 1, Navarro F. , Chissumba (A),
  • 24', Fernandes R. , Martinez G. ,
  • 31', Tiknaz D. E. 🟨,
  • 36', Navarro F. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (1 - 0)
  • 54', Moutinho J. 🟨,
  • 62', Moutinho J. , Racic U. ,
  • 62', Pohlmann O. , Neto M. ,
  • 65', Gharbi I. 🟨,
  • 70', 2 - 1, Panzo J. , Aguilera Zamora B. (A),
  • 72', Abbey N. , Richards O. ,
  • 72', Kiko Bondoso , Morais T. ,
  • 76', Gharbi I. , El Ouazzani A. ,
  • 76', Gomez V. , Ferreira J. ,
  • 76', Gorby , Rodrigues D. ,
  • 78', Racic U. 🟨,
  • 87', Neto M. 🟨,
  • 90+2', Chissumba 🟨,
  • 90+4', Andre Luiz , Novais J. ,
  • 90+4', Clayton , Zoabi K. ,

Highlights

Chances of winning


Rio Ave
25%
Draw
26.3%
Braga
48.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
23% 24.8% 52.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

22.6% 24.3% 53.2%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Rio Ave has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2%)
  • Braga has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.5%)
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Rio Ave than the current prediction. (-2.4%)
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for Braga than the current prediction. (+4.5%)
  • Rio Ave - Braga Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    3.75
    (4.12)
    3.58
    (3.82)
    1.93
    (1.81)
    6.5%
    (5.6%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

  • Watch this match and Liga Portugal with fubo (for US customers)
  • Network on : Gol (English)
  • What is the prediction for Rio Ave - Braga?
  • Users Predictions: Braga will win (23 of 28 users predict this - 82.14%).
    Confidence interval (95%): 67.95%96.33%.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:2.
  • Preview Facts
    • During this match we will watch a battle between a team from the middle of a tournament table and a leader (ranked 10 and 4 in the zone Promotion ~ Conference League (Qualification: )).
    • Last 5 head-to-head matches Rio Ave won 0.
    • Recent matches Rio Ave is playing changeable (in the last 5 games wins - 1).
    • Braga is in super good shape now (in the last 5 games wins - 3).
    • Braga could have problems with physics compare with it opponent - last days they played more matches than their opponents.
    • In this match Braga is a favorite.
    • There will not play in Rio Ave: Medina T. (Injury) Petrasso F. (Injury)
    • There will not play in Braga: Niakate S. (Muscle Injury) Vitor Carvalho (Muscle Injury) Zalazar R. (Injury)
    • There are questionable in Rio Ave: Kiko Bondoso (Injury)
    • Last 20 head-to-head matches Rio Ave won 5 matches, drawn 6 matches, lost 9 matches and goals 16:27 (average 0.8:1.4).
    • Including matches at home between the teams Rio Ave won 4 matches, drawn 4 matches, lost 2 matches and goals 10:8 (average 1:0.8).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Rio Ave - Braga were as follows:
    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
    11.09.2022 Rio Ave - Braga 2:3
    Latest results of Rio Ave
    22.02.2025 Estoril Praia - Rio Ave 2:1
    16.02.2025 Rio Ave - AVS 1:1
    10.02.2025 Arouca - Rio Ave 1:1
    03.02.2025 Rio Ave - Porto 2:2
    Latest results of Braga
    26.02.2025 Benfica - Braga 1:0
    21.02.2025 Braga - Nacional 1:0
    16.02.2025 Vitoria Guimarães - Braga 0:0
    09.02.2025 Braga - Gil Vicente 2:0
    03.02.2025 Moreirense - Braga 1:2
    Liga Portugal Table
    2025/26
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