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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 7
Sep 29, 2024 at 8.30pm UK
Estadio Municipal de Braga
Rio Ave

Braga
4 - 0
Rio Ave

Martinez (31'), Gharbi (38'), Horta (66'), Bruma (90+3')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Vrousai (60')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Braga and Rio Ave, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Braga 2-1 M. Tel Aviv
Thursday, September 26 at 8pm in Europa League
Last Game: Rio Ave 2-2 Estoril
Saturday, September 21 at 3.30pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Braga 2-1 Rio Ave

Despite Braga's recent busy schedule and a growing injury list, they should have enough in the tank to eke out a marginal victory against a Rio Ave side that have lost three away matches on the spin and secured one road win since the start of 2023. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Braga win with a probability of 70.62%. A draw had a probability of 17.5% and a win for Rio Ave had a probability of 11.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Braga win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.82%) and 2-1 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.25%), while for a Rio Ave win it was 0-1 (3.55%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Braga would win this match.

Result
BragaDrawRio Ave
70.62% (0.096000000000004 0.1) 17.49% (-0.044 -0.04) 11.9% (-0.046999999999999 -0.05)
Both teams to score 51.28%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.27% (0.082999999999998 0.08)38.73% (-0.079999999999998 -0.08)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.96% (0.087000000000003 0.09)61.04% (-0.084000000000003 -0.08)
Braga Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.22% (0.046000000000006 0.05)9.79% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
67.47% (0.102 0.1)32.53% (-0.099999999999994 -0.1)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.84% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)43.16% (0.029999999999994 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.58% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)79.43% (0.024999999999991 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Braga 70.61%
    Rio Ave 11.9%
    Draw 17.49%
BragaDrawRio Ave
2-0 @ 11.4%
1-0 @ 9.82% (-0.017999999999999 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.59% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
3-0 @ 8.84% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
3-1 @ 7.43% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
4-0 @ 5.14% (0.02 0.02)
4-1 @ 4.32% (0.014 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.12% (0.00099999999999989 0)
5-0 @ 2.39% (0.014 0.01)
5-1 @ 2.01% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.81% (0.004 0)
6-0 @ 0.93% (0.007 0.01)
Other @ 3.84%
Total : 70.61%
1-1 @ 8.25% (-0.022 -0.02)
0-0 @ 4.22% (-0.016 -0.02)
2-2 @ 4.03% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Other @ 0.99%
Total : 17.49%
0-1 @ 3.55% (-0.017 -0.02)
1-2 @ 3.47% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-2 @ 1.49% (-0.008 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.13% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 0.97% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 1.29%
Total : 11.9%

How you voted: Braga vs Rio Ave

Braga
88.6%
Draw
9.1%
Rio Ave
2.3%
44
Head to Head
Mar 9, 2024 6pm
Gameweek 25
Rio Ave
0-0
Braga
Oudrhiri (12')
Bruma (12'), Carvalho (44'), Oliveira (49'), Zalazar (60')
Oct 7, 2023 6pm
Gameweek 8
Braga
2-1
Rio Ave
Banza (90+1'), Ruiz (90+6')
Saatci (40')
Acevedo (5')
Luiz (74'), Gomes (80')
Mar 5, 2023 8.30pm
Gameweek 23
Braga
2-0
Rio Ave
Bruma (36'), Banza (79')
Sep 11, 2022 8.30pm
Gameweek 6
Rio Ave
2-3
Braga
Boateng (81'), Yakubu (87')
Elmusrati (11'), Medeiros (25'), Horta (69')
Apr 17, 2021 8.30pm
Gameweek 27
Rio Ave
0-0
Braga
Augusto (35'), Amaral (41'), Aderlan (61')
Gelson (80')
Sequeira (30'), Carlos Teixeira Lopes Reis Goncalves (69')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon18142251143744
2Benfica18132342113141
3Porto17131340112940
4Braga1794430191131
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara1810172019131
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes186842824426
7Casa Pia176651920-124
8MoreirenseMoreirense176472225-322
9Estoril PraiaEstoril185672130-921
10FamalicaoFamalicao184862024-420
11Rio AveRio Ave185581831-1320
12Gil Vicente174761926-719
13Nacional174491323-1016
14Estrela Amadora174491629-1316
15AroucaArouca1844101530-1516
16AVS172961324-1115
17SC FarenseFarense173591123-1214
18BoavistaBoavista172691126-1512


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