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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 6
Sep 11, 2022 at 8.30pm UK
Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Braga

Rio Ave
2 - 3
Braga

Boateng (81'), Yakubu (87')
Ferreira (90+1')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Elmusrati (11'), Medeiros (25'), Horta (69')
Silva (67')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Chaves 1-1 Rio Ave
Monday, September 5 at 9.15pm in Primeira Liga
Last Game: Malmo 0-2 Braga
Thursday, September 8 at 5.45pm in Europa League

We said: Rio Ave 0-2 Braga

While Rio Ave will set out to pick up back-to-back home wins, they face a Braga side who are currently firing on all cylinders. Jorge's side head into the weekend on a run of five consecutive wins in all competitions and we are backing them to come away with all three points once again. 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 54.59%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Rio Ave had a probability of 21.34%.

The most likely scoreline for a Braga win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.08%) and 1-2 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.44%), while for a Rio Ave win it was 1-0 (6.76%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Braga would win this match.

Result
Rio AveDrawBraga
21.34% (0.010999999999999 0.01) 24.07% (-0.056999999999999 -0.06) 54.59% (0.048000000000002 0.05)
Both teams to score 50.41% (0.193 0.19)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.53% (0.247 0.25)50.46% (-0.246 -0.25)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.61% (0.219 0.22)72.39% (-0.21899999999999 -0.22)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.76% (0.15 0.15)38.23% (-0.15000000000001 -0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.01% (0.145 0.15)74.99% (-0.14399999999999 -0.14)
Braga Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.62% (0.113 0.11)18.38% (-0.113 -0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.48% (0.189 0.19)49.52% (-0.187 -0.19)
Score Analysis
    Rio Ave 21.34%
    Braga 54.58%
    Draw 24.06%
Rio AveDrawBraga
1-0 @ 6.76% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)
2-1 @ 5.5% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-0 @ 3.25% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
3-1 @ 1.76% (0.01 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.49% (0.014 0.01)
3-0 @ 1.04% (0.002 0)
Other @ 1.54%
Total : 21.34%
1-1 @ 11.44% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
0-0 @ 7.03% (-0.07 -0.07)
2-2 @ 4.66% (0.025 0.03)
Other @ 0.94%
Total : 24.06%
0-1 @ 11.9% (-0.08 -0.08)
0-2 @ 10.08% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
1-2 @ 9.69% (0.012 0.01)
0-3 @ 5.69% (0.0040000000000004 0)
1-3 @ 5.47% (0.026 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.63% (0.023 0.02)
0-4 @ 2.41% (0.01 0.01)
1-4 @ 2.32% (0.019 0.02)
2-4 @ 1.11% (0.014 0.01)
Other @ 3.27%
Total : 54.58%

How you voted: Rio Ave vs Braga

Rio Ave
57.1%
Draw
14.3%
Braga
28.6%
7
Head to Head
Apr 17, 2021 8.30pm
Rio Ave
0-0
Braga

Augusto (35'), Amaral (41'), Aderlan (61')
Gelson (80')

Sequeira (30'), Carlos Teixeira Lopes Reis Goncalves (69')
Dec 22, 2020 8.15pm
Jun 30, 2020 9.30pm
Rio Ave
4-3
Braga
Taremi (35', 90+6' pen.), Santos (36'), Gelson (41')
Aderlan (57'), Tarantini (85')
Paulinho (21', 81'), Horta (27')
Esgaio (83'), Fransergio (89')
Rolando (90+2')
Dec 2, 2019 6.45pm
Braga
2-0
Rio Ave
Paulinho (41'), Horta (80')
Sequeira (74'), Viana (88')

Vito (14'), Junio (85')
Mar 3, 2019 5.30pm
Rio Ave
1-2
Braga
Carlos (49')
Jambor (39'), Coentrao (89')
Jambor (56')
Paulinho (77'), Eduardo (90')
Silva (29'), Viana (62'), Goiano (79'), Paulinho (90')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon1111003953433
2Porto119022882027
3Benfica108112872125
4Santa ClaraSanta Clara117041412221
5Braga116231911820
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes115331211118
7FamalicaoFamalicao11452129317
8MoreirenseMoreirense115241514117
9Casa Pia113441014-413
10Rio AveRio Ave113351020-1012
11Gil Vicente112451419-510
12Estoril PraiaEstoril11245816-810
13AVS11245919-1010
14BoavistaBoavista11236715-89
15Estrela Amadora112361020-109
16Nacional10226615-98
17AroucaArouca11227619-138
18SC FarenseFarense11128518-135


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