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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 Lisbon25185267224559
2Benfica24182456183856
3Porto25155549202950
4Braga25155541221950
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara2512492625140
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes2591153427738
7Casa Pia2510693132-136
8Estoril PraiaEstoril259883340-735
9FamalicaoFamalicao2471072726131
10Rio AveRio Ave247892739-1229
11MoreirenseMoreirense2577113037-728
12AroucaArouca2577112438-1428
13Nacional2575132335-1226
14Gil Vicente2458112436-1223
15Estrela Amadora2558122136-1523
16AVS25411102035-1523
17SC FarenseFarense2538141736-1917
18BoavistaBoavista2536161642-2615


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