Sporting Braga vs Rio Ave

Primeira Liga 7 Oct 2023, 17:00
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
🏟 Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga) 👤 Manuel Oliveira Round 8

Match report

Sporting Braga edged past Rio Ave 2-1 in the Primeira Liga on 7 October 2023.

Sporting Braga dominated possession with 72% of the ball and had 27 shots to Rio Ave's 9.

The match was played at Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga), with Manuel Oliveira in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 72% - 28% Shots 27 - 9 On target 6 - 2 Corners 15 - 1 Fouls 6 - 12 Yellow cards 3
9
Player of the match
Rodrigo Zalazar
Sporting Braga · 67 passes (93% accurate)
8 Mutassim Al Musrati 85 passes (91% accurate)
8 Álvaro Djaló captained the side
8 Aderllan Santos captained the side
7 Leonardo Ruiz 1 goal
First half vs second half
Sporting Braga stepped it up after the break, with 17 shots in the second half compared to 10 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–7 17–2
Shots On Goal 2–2 4–0
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 4–1 11–0
Attacks 56–46 76–30
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
132 Attacks 76
109 Dangerous Attacks 20
8 On Target 1
23 Off Target 7
27 Shots Total 9
6 Shots On Goal 2
12 Shots Off Goal 6
9 Shots Blocked 1
18 Shots Inside Box 4
9 Shots Outside Box 5
6 Fouls 12
15 Corners 1
2 Offsides 2
72% Ball Possession 28%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 6
590 Passes Total 242
501 Passes Accurate 159
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sporting Braga · 4-2-3-1
1 Matheus
17 J. Mendes 6 J. Fonte 5 S. Saatçi 19 A. Marín
16 R. Zalazar 8 M. Musrati
14 Á. Djaló 22 Pizzi 7 Bruma
23 S. Banza
Rio Ave · 3-4-2-1
18 Jhonatan
23 J. Sá 33 A. Santos 3 M. Nóbrega
20 Costinha 21 J. Graça 10 A. Oudrhiri 77 F. Ronaldo
70 Zé Manuel 11 B. Ventura
9 L. Ruiz
Sporting Braga
Coach
Artur Jorge
Substitutes
  • 26 Cristián Borja
  • 9 Abel Ruíz
  • 28 João Moutinho
  • 20 Rony Lopes
  • 91 Lukás Hornícek
  • 4 Sikou Niakaté
  • 18 Vítor Carvalho
  • 88 André Castro
  • 11 Roger Fernandes
Rio Ave
Coach
Luís Freire
Substitutes
  • 17 Ukra
  • 7 Hernâni
  • 8 Vítor Gomes
  • 4 Patrick William
  • 16 Sávio
  • 82 Magrão
  • 75 Nuno Namora
  • 13 Julien Lomboto
  • 95 André Pereira
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Abel Ruiz ↓ Pizzi Sporting Braga
  • 46' ↑ C. Borja ↓ Adrián Marín Sporting Braga
  • 62' ↑ Ukra ↓ Zé Manuel Rio Ave
  • 63' ↑ Roger Fernandes ↓ J. Mendes Sporting Braga
  • 72' ↑ Hernâni ↓ L. Ruiz Rio Ave
  • 72' ↑ Vitor Gomes ↓ João Graça Rio Ave
  • 81' ↑ Rony Lopes ↓ Álvaro Djaló Sporting Braga
  • 81' ↑ João Moutinho ↓ R. Zalazar Sporting Braga
  • 84' ↑ Sávio ↓ Fábio Ronaldo Rio Ave
  • 84' ↑ Patrick William ↓ Josué Sá Rio Ave
Cards
  • 40' S. Saatci Sporting Braga
  • 74' Jhonatan Rio Ave
  • 80' V. Gomes Rio Ave
Head-to-head
Sporting Braga 4 3 draws 2 Rio Ave
2026-02-08 Braga vs Rio Ave 3 - 0
2025-08-31 Rio Ave vs Braga 2 - 2
2025-03-02 Rio Ave vs Sporting Braga 2 - 1
2024-09-29 Sporting Braga vs Rio Ave 4 - 0
2024-03-09 Rio Ave vs Sporting Braga 0 - 0
2023-10-07 Sporting Braga vs Rio Ave 2 - 1
Recent form
Sporting Braga D D D D D
Rio Ave D D W W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sporting Braga vs Rio Ave?
Sporting Braga won 2-1 against Rio Ave on 7 October 2023.
Who won Sporting Braga vs Rio Ave?
Sporting Braga won the match 2-1.
Where was Sporting Braga vs Rio Ave played?
The match was played at Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga).
Who had more possession in Sporting Braga vs Rio Ave?
Sporting Braga had 72% of possession, compared to 28% for the other side.