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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')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon14120243103336
2Benfica1310213282432
3Porto1310123192231
4Santa ClaraSanta Clara149051613327
5Braga137332213924
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes136341612421
7MoreirenseMoreirense146261919020
8FamalicaoFamalicao134631412218
9Gil Vicente144461724-716
10Rio AveRio Ave134361323-1015
11Casa Pia133551117-614
12Estoril PraiaEstoril133551219-714
13Nacional13337817-912
14Estrela Amadora133371222-1012
15AVS142661122-1112
16BoavistaBoavista142571019-911
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