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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
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Oudrhiri (12')
Bruma (12'), Carvalho (44'), Oliveira (49'), Zalazar (60')
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Banza (90+1'), Ruiz (90+6')
Saatci (40')
Acevedo (5')
Luiz (74'), Gomes (80')
Mar 5, 2023 8.30pm
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Braga
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Porto1512123692737
2Sporting Lisbon14120243103336
3Benfica1411213482635
4Braga1584327161128
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara159061615127
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes146441814422
7Casa Pia155551618-220
8MoreirenseMoreirense156271922-320
9FamalicaoFamalicao154741817119
10Gil Vicente144461724-716
11Rio AveRio Ave144461525-1016
12Estoril PraiaEstoril143561221-914
13AVS152761122-1113
14BoavistaBoavista152671019-912
15Nacional14338819-1112
16Estrela Amadora143381224-1212
17SC FarenseFarense15339921-1212
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