Expert analysis

Rio Ave set to stay within reach of Braga

Rio Ave sit 16th after ten games while Braga occupy eighth place. Rio Ave have lost three of their last five matches and concede 2.3 goals per game this season. At home they give up three goals a game on average. Braga score 1.0 goals per game on their travels and have won just two of their last five. In the last ten meetings Rio Ave have lost by two goals or more only three times. Both teams have seen three or more goals in six of their ten league games so far. The way Rio Ave defend their home ground could keep the final margin within a single goal either way.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

This season

	Rio Ave	SC Braga
Over 2.5 goals	60%	60%
Clean sheet	10%	40%
Failed to score	60%	20%
Scored per game	0.9	1.2
Conceded per game	2.3	1.1
Scored home / away	1.2 / 0.6	1.4 / 1.0

Across 10 and 10 matches played this season.

League table position

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
7	GIL GIL Vicente	10	4	3	3	15
8	SCB SC Braga ▲	10	4	2	4	14
9	MOR Moreirense	10	4	2	4	14
10	ALV Alverca	10	3	2	5	11
11	FAM Famalicao	10	2	4	4	10
12	EST Estrela	10	2	4	4	10
13	VIT Vitória SC	10	2	3	5	9
14	MAR Maritimo	10	2	2	6	8
15	NAC Nacional	10	2	1	7	7
16	RIO Rio Ave ▲	10	2	1	7	7
17	CAS Casa Pia	10	2	1	7	7

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

Rio Ave LWWLL

L @ Alverca 0–1 Sep 19

W vs Nacional 3–2 Oct 11

W @ Louletano 1–0 Oct 17

L vs Famalicao 0–4 Oct 25

L @ Academico Viseu 1–2 Nov 1

SC Braga LWLDW

L vs GIL Vicente 1–2 Oct 19

W vs Gent 2–0 Oct 22

L @ Nacional 0–1 Oct 25

D vs Famalicao 2–2 Oct 29

W vs Famalicao 3–0 Nov 1

Goals trend · last 5 matches

Rio Ave

Scored 1.0 avg

0 3 1 0 1

Conceded 1.8 avg

1 2 0 4 2

SC Braga

Scored 1.6 avg

1 2 0 2 3

Conceded 1.0 avg

2 0 1 2 0

Head-to-head · last meetings

1 Rio Ave

3 Draws

6 SC Braga

Feb 2026 SC Braga 3–0 Rio Ave SC Braga

Aug 2025 Rio Ave 2–2 SC Braga Draw

Mar 2025 Rio Ave 2–1 SC Braga Rio Ave

Sep 2024 SC Braga 4–0 Rio Ave SC Braga

Mar 2024 Rio Ave 0–0 SC Braga Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 7 of the last 10 meetings.