Rio Ave vs Sporting Braga

Primeira Liga 2 Mar 2025, 20:30
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga
🏟 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube (Vila do Conde) 👤 Fábio Veríssimo Round 24

Match report

Rio Ave edged past Sporting Braga 2-1 in the Primeira Liga on 2 March 2025.

Sporting Braga dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 14 shots to Rio Ave's 13.

The match was played at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube (Vila do Conde), with Fábio Veríssimo in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 37% - 63% Shots 13 - 14 On target 7 - 7 Corners 2 - 5 Fouls 9 - 13 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Clayton
Rio Ave · 1 goal
8 Cezary Miszta 6 saves
8 Brandon Aguilera 1 assist
7 Jonathan Panzo 1 goal
7 Fran Navarro 1 goal
First half vs second half
Rio Ave stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–11 9–3
Shots On Goal 3–5 4–2
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 0–3 2–2
Attacks 31–76 48–72
Match statistics
2 Corners 5
5 Substitution 6
79 Attacks 148
19 Dangerous Attacks 62
6 On Target 7
8 Off Target 8
13 Shots Total 14
7 Shots On Goal 7
5 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 11
6 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 13
2 Corners 5
2 Offsides 0
37% Ball Possession 63%
2 Yellow Cards 5
6 Saves 5
366 Passes Total 596
281 Passes Accurate 505
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Rio Ave · 4-2-3-1
1 C. Miszta
17 M. Vrousai 3 A. Ndoj 2 J. Panzo 4 N. Abbey
34 D. Tıknaz 16 B. Aguilera
7 A. Luiz 80 O. Pohlmann 19 K. Bondoso
9 Clayton
Sporting Braga · 4-2-3-1
91 L. Horníček
2 V. Gómez 15 P. Oliveira 3 R. Bambu 55 F. Chissumba
29 J. Gorby 8 J. Moutinho
11 R. Fernandes 21 R. Horta 20 I. Gharbi
39 F. Navarro
Rio Ave
Coach
Petit
Substitutes
  • 76 Martim Neto
  • 98 Omar Richards
  • 11 Tiago Morais
  • 95 Matheus Teixeira
  • 20 João Tomé
  • 82 Konstantinos Kostoulas
  • 6 João Novais
  • 29 Theofanis Bakoulas
  • 14 Karem Zoabi
Sporting Braga
Coach
Carlos Carvalhal
Substitutes
  • 77 Gabriel Martínez
  • 10 Uroš Račić
  • 13 João Ferreira
  • 50 Diego Rodrigues
  • 9 Amine El Ouazzani
  • 12 Tiago Sá
  • 19 Adrián Marín
  • 26 Bright Arrey-Mbi
  • 80 João Vasconcelos
Substitutions
  • 24' ↑ Gabri Martínez ↓ Roger Fernandes Sporting Braga
  • 62' ↑ Martim Neto ↓ O. Pohlmann Rio Ave
  • 62' ↑ U. Račić ↓ João Moutinho Sporting Braga
  • 72' ↑ Tiago Morais ↓ Kiko Bondoso Rio Ave
  • 72' ↑ O. Richards ↓ N. Abbey Rio Ave
  • 76' ↑ Diego Rodrigues ↓ J. Gorby Sporting Braga
  • 76' ↑ João Ferreira ↓ Víctor Gómez Sporting Braga
  • 76' ↑ A. El Ouazzani ↓ Ismaël Gharbi Sporting Braga
  • 90+4' ↑ João Novais ↓ André Luiz Rio Ave
  • 90+4' ↑ K. Zoabi ↓ Clayton Rio Ave
Cards
  • 31' D. E. Tiknaz Rio Ave
  • 36' F. Navarro Sporting Braga
  • 53' J. Moutinho Sporting Braga
  • 65' I. Gharbi Sporting Braga
  • 78' U. Racic Sporting Braga
  • 87' M. Neto Rio Ave
  • 90+1' Chissumba Sporting Braga
Head-to-head
Rio Ave 2 3 draws 4 Sporting Braga
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
Rio Ave D D D L W
Sporting Braga L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Rio Ave vs Sporting Braga?
Rio Ave won 2-1 against Sporting Braga on 2 March 2025.
Who won Rio Ave vs Sporting Braga?
Rio Ave won the match 2-1.
Where was Rio Ave vs Sporting Braga played?
The match was played at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube (Vila do Conde).
Who had more possession in Rio Ave vs Sporting Braga?
Sporting Braga had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.