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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 8
Oct 7, 2023 at 6pm UK
Estadio Municipal de Braga
Rio Ave

Braga
2 - 1
Rio Ave

Banza (90+1'), Ruiz (90+6')
Saatci (40')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Acevedo (5')
Luiz (74'), Gomes (80')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Union Berlin 2-3 Braga
Tuesday, October 3 at 5.45pm in Champions League
Last Game: Rio Ave 0-4 Moreirense
Sunday, October 1 at 8.30pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Braga 3-0 Rio Ave

Braga are playing with much more confidence again despite an under-par opening half-hour against Union Berlin in midweek. The fight they showed to come back and win suggests Braga's season is well and truly off and running, and they should have no problem in beating a Rio Ave side hopelessly out of form. 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 56.94%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Rio Ave had a probability of 20.49%.

The most likely scoreline for a Braga win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.9%) and 2-0 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.67%), while for a Rio Ave win it was 0-1 (5.76%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Braga would win this match.

Result
BragaDrawRio Ave
56.94% (0.094999999999999 0.09) 22.56% (-0.052999999999997 -0.05) 20.49% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)
Both teams to score 53.89% (0.098999999999997 0.1)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.78% (0.16699999999999 0.17)45.21% (-0.168 -0.17)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.44% (0.159 0.16)67.55% (-0.161 -0.16)
Braga Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.34% (0.088999999999999 0.09)15.65% (-0.09 -0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.32% (0.167 0.17)44.67% (-0.169 -0.17)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.89% (0.050999999999995 0.05)36.1% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.11% (0.051000000000002 0.05)72.88% (-0.053000000000011 -0.05)
Score Analysis
    Braga 56.93%
    Rio Ave 20.49%
    Draw 22.56%
BragaDrawRio Ave
1-0 @ 10.47% (-0.049999999999999 -0.05)
2-1 @ 9.9% (0.004999999999999 0)
2-0 @ 9.72% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-1 @ 6.12% (0.022 0.02)
3-0 @ 6.01% (0.013 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.12% (0.015 0.01)
4-1 @ 2.84% (0.019 0.02)
4-0 @ 2.79% (0.015 0.02)
4-2 @ 1.45% (0.012 0.01)
5-1 @ 1.05% (0.01 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.03% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 2.44%
Total : 56.93%
1-1 @ 10.67% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
0-0 @ 5.65% (-0.040999999999999 -0.04)
2-2 @ 5.04% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.06% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 22.56%
0-1 @ 5.76% (-0.032999999999999 -0.03)
1-2 @ 5.44% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
0-2 @ 2.93% (-0.013 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.85%
2-3 @ 1.71% (0.006 0.01)
0-3 @ 1% (-0.003 -0)
Other @ 1.81%
Total : 20.49%

How you voted: Braga vs Rio Ave

Braga
100%
Draw
0.0%
Rio Ave
0.0%
21
Head to Head
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')
Dec 22, 2020 8.15pm
Gameweek 10
Braga
3-0
Rio Ave
Horta (43'), Fransergio (62'), Paulinho (88')
Tormena (60')
Jun 30, 2020 9.30pm
Gameweek 29
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon17132248143441
2Benfica18132342113141
3Porto17131340112940
4Braga1794430191131
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara1710161816231
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes176742622425
7Casa Pia176651920-124
8MoreirenseMoreirense176472225-322
9FamalicaoFamalicao184862024-420
10Rio AveRio Ave175571828-1020
11Gil Vicente174761926-719
12Estoril PraiaEstoril174671828-1018
13Nacional174491323-1016
14Estrela Amadora174491629-1316
15AVS172961324-1115
16AroucaArouca1743101328-1515
17SC FarenseFarense173591123-1214
18BoavistaBoavista172691126-1512


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