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Sporting Braga v Rio Ave : Liga NOS match betting preview, prediction and odds

Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

The Liga NOS is the focus for both Sporting Braga and Rio Ave on Sunday evening, as managers Carlos Vicens and Sotiris Silaidopoulos battle it out at the Estádio Municipal de Braga. We have predictions, tips, and the best odds and head-to-head stats across every major market, so there's nowhere better to prepare Liga NOS clash.

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Sporting Braga's next match is v Gil Vicente at 20:30 on Saturday 14th February
Rio Ave's next match is v Moreirense at 20:15 on Monday 16th February
The last Portuguese Liga NOS meeting between Braga and Rio Ave was on Sunday 8th February 2026
Portuguese Liga NOS
February 8th 2026
Braga 3
0 Rio Ave
 
F. Grillitsch 4'
R. Horta 73'
R. Horta 90'
 
BRG
RIO
Shots On
7
2
Shots Off
3
2
Corners
9
1
Possession
63%
37%
Fouls
13
9
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
BragaRio Ave
 
L. Horníček
V. Gómez Perea (Y. da Rocha 89')
G. Lagerbielke
J. Iria Santos Moutinho
R. Zalazar Martínez (L. Cruz Lelo 82')
Pau Victor (F. Navarro Aliaga 74')
B. Arrey-Mbi
L. Barišić
F. Grillitschfootball icon (D. Tıknaz 82')
R. Hortafootball iconfootball icon
G. Martínez Aguilera (D. Oliveira Rodrigues 75')
M. Vrousai
(D. Špikić 70') D. Bezerra de Oliveira
(J. Miller Blesa 70') T. Folgado Monteiro
(O. Pohlmann 62') A. Papakanellos
N. Abby
J. Brabec
G. Teixeira Lopes da Conceição
(L. Ulineia Buta 84') O. Richards
T. Nikitscher
(A. Ntoi 84') G. Liavas
E. van der Gouw

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Best Tip: Braga to win

A Liga NOS home win for Carlos Vicens's Braga side win in the win / draw / win market is what we're predicting. Stats suggest they're in strong form across a number of key metrics, and they should have too much for their opponents. The odds from the bookies suggest the same, and when that happens you've got a pretty compelling case. A Braga win is the bet we'd suggest, but we wouldn't expect a whitewash.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Braga are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 69% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.29.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Braga
69%
1/9
3%
1/1000
13%
Draw
18%
8/1
13%
100/1
52%
Rio Ave
13%
14/1
25%
1/50
76%
Braga 2-0
11%
11/2
8%
1/5
12%
Braga 2-1
10%
10/1
10%
12/1
19%
Braga 1-0
10%
17/25/4
7%
Draw 1-1
8%
16/19/1
33%
Braga 3-0
8%
11/2
7%
19/4
25%
Braga 3-1
7%
10/145/1
Braga 4-0
5%
15/2
10%
33/1
33%
Draw 2-2
4%
33/1
17%
100/1
35%
Braga 4-1
4%
14/1150/1
13%
Draw 0-0
4%
20/1
11%
16/1
31%
Rio Ave 2-1
4%
40/1
21%
50/1
53%
Rio Ave 1-0
4%
33/1
17%
22/1
53%
Braga 3-2
3%
33/1
17%
250/1
24%
Braga 5-0
2%
14/1
12%
150/1
37%
Braga 5-1
2%
22/1
12%
200/1
17%
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
2/5
3%
16/5
8%
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
15/8
4%
1/5
18%
Home 1st Goal
59%
1/5
2%
2/11
10%
Away 1st Goal
38%
10/3
8%
17/4
38%
No 1st Goal
3%
20/1
11%
16/1
42%
BTTS - Yes
53%
5/4
2%
11/1
19%
BTTS - No
47%
4/7
3%
1/40
13%
BTTS - Home Win
32%
15/811/1
3%
BTTS - Draw
14%
10/1
5%
80/1
38%
BTTS - Away Win
7%
22/1
24%
1/50
62%
Home/draw
87%
1/33
2%
1/50
5%
Away/draw
31%
9/2
22%
80/1
56%
Home/away
82%
1/14
2%
1/1000
6%
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/9
1%
4/7
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
11/2
9%
5/4
21%
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
1/1
5%
22/1
14%
Under 3.5 Goals
61%
8/11
4%
1/1000
10%
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
12/5
7%
70/1
21%
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
3/10
3%
1/1000
8%
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
5/1
7%
150/1
25%
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/8
1%
1/500
4%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/661/150
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
20/116/1
31%
Home DNB
82%
1/25
1%
1/50
6%
Away DNB
26%
12/1
18%
1/50
85%
Braga win to nil
37%
8/11
5%
-
Rio Ave win to nil
6%
22/1
10%
-
Braga / Braga
51%
1/2
4%
1/16
20%
Braga / Rio Ave
2%
50/133/1
24%
Braga / Draw
4%
22/1
10%
10/1
40%
Draw / Braga
20%
3/125/1
Draw / Rio Ave
3%
28/1
17%
66/1
53%
Draw / Draw
8%
11/1
10%
45/1
43%
Rio Ave / Braga
4%
18/1
11%
125/1
12%
Rio Ave / Rio Ave
4%
33/1
31%
150/1
73%
Rio Ave / Draw
3%
28/1
12%
125/1
24%
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Braga have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Liga NOS league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 4 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Braga have outscored their opponents by 41 goals to 22 goals.

Home League Performance

Braga have played 9 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 19 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 7 goals at home.

Rio Ave are in 14th position in the Liga NOS on 20 points having played 20 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 20 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 7 and won 1. Rio Ave have conceded 35 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Braga
Rio Ave
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Porto2018113555 
Mar 22
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-3A
Feb 22
2
S. Lisbon2016314351 
Mar 8
d
 
1-1A
May 10
l
 
4-0A
3
Benfica2114703249 
d
 
2-2A
May 10
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
4
Braga2111642639 
-
-
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
5
Gil Vicente2110741437 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
May 3
d
 
2-2A
6
Estoril21867830 
May 3
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-4A
Mar 22
7
Moreirense21939-230 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 4
Feb 16
l
 
3-1A
8
Famalicao20857529 
Apr 19
w
 
1-2F
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
9
V. Guimaraes21849-728 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 26
10
Alverca217311-1524 
w
 
5-0F
w
 
0-3F
Apr 4
d
 
1-1F
11
Estrela Amadora21588-1223 
May 17
d
 
3-3F
Mar 15
w
 
1-2A
12
Arouca216510-2023 
Apr 12
w
 
0-4F
l
 
0-3A
d
 
3-3A
13
Nacional215610-321 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 28
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-0A
14
Rio Ave21489-1920 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2A
-
-
15
Casa Pia214710-1719 
w
 
4-0F
Mar 15
w
 
3-1F
May 17
16
Santa Clara214512-1017 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
17
Tondela213513-2114 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
Mar 8
18
AVS200515-375 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-4F
Apr 19
w
 
1-2F
Win / draw / win form
3
Braga have won 3 consecutive league games
3
Rio Ave have lost 3 consecutive league games
5
Braga have not lost in 5 consecutive league games
3
Braga have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive league games
3
Rio Ave have failed to score in 3 consecutive league games
Braga
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Braga5 - 0Alverca
Braga2 - 2Benfica
Braga1 - 0Santa Clara
Braga2 - 1Moreirense
Braga4 - 0Casa Pia
Braga0 - 1Nacional
Braga0 - 1Gil Vicente
Braga2 - 2AVS
Braga3 - 0Tondela
Braga1 - 1Benfica
Braga1 - 1Santa Clara
Braga4 - 1AVS
Braga2 - 1Arouca
Braga1 - 0Porto
Braga1 - 0Nacional
Braga2 - 0Gil Vicente
Braga3 - 0Boavista
Braga1 - 2Casa Pia
Braga3 - 3Famalicao
Braga2 - 2Estoril
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABraga4 - 0AVS
HBraga5 - 0Alverca
ABraga1 - 0Tondela
ABraga3 - 3Estrela Amadora
HBraga2 - 2Benfica
ABraga0 - 1Estoril
HBraga1 - 0Santa Clara
ABraga2 - 1Famalicao
ABraga4 - 0Arouca
HBraga2 - 1Moreirense
ABraga1 - 2Porto
HBraga4 - 0Casa Pia
ABraga1 - 1S. Lisbon
HBraga0 - 1Nacional
ABraga1 - 1V. Guimaraes
HBraga0 - 1Gil Vicente
ABraga2 - 2Rio Ave
HBraga2 - 2AVS
ABraga3 - 0Alverca
HBraga3 - 0Tondela
Rio Ave
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nacional4 - 0Rio Ave
S. Lisbon4 - 0Rio Ave
Gil Vicente2 - 2Rio Ave
AVS1 - 2Rio Ave
Alverca1 - 1Rio Ave
Estrela Amadora1 - 2Rio Ave
Famalicao0 - 0Rio Ave
Benfica1 - 1Rio Ave
Moreirense3 - 1Rio Ave
Arouca3 - 3Rio Ave
Nacional3 - 3Rio Ave
V. Guimaraes3 - 0Rio Ave
Moreirense0 - 2Rio Ave
Casa Pia2 - 1Rio Ave
Famalicao1 - 0Rio Ave
Estoril2 - 1Rio Ave
Arouca1 - 1Rio Ave
Sporting Farense1 - 2Rio Ave
Gil Vicente1 - 1Rio Ave
Estrela Amadora1 - 0Rio Ave
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HRio Ave0 - 3Arouca
ARio Ave0 - 4Nacional
HRio Ave0 - 2Benfica
HRio Ave3 - 1Casa Pia
ARio Ave0 - 4S. Lisbon
ARio Ave2 - 2Gil Vicente
HRio Ave0 - 1V. Guimaraes
ARio Ave2 - 1AVS
HRio Ave1 - 1Santa Clara
ARio Ave1 - 1Alverca
HRio Ave0 - 4Estoril
ARio Ave2 - 1Estrela Amadora
HRio Ave3 - 0Tondela
ARio Ave0 - 0Famalicao
ARio Ave1 - 1Benfica
HRio Ave0 - 3Porto
ARio Ave1 - 3Moreirense
HRio Ave2 - 2Braga
ARio Ave3 - 3Arouca
HRio Ave1 - 1Nacional
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Braga have beaten Rio Ave in 5 consecutive home league meetings
9
Braga have not lost to Rio Ave in 9 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Braga since 2016
Braga
Rio Ave
Goals: Scored
22
5
Games: Scored
9 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
0 / 9
BRG
7
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Braga
Braga4 - 0
Braga2 - 1
Braga2 - 0
Braga3 - 0
Braga2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Braga2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Braga5 - 1
League games at Rio Ave since 2015
Rio Ave
Braga
Goals: Scored
14
11
Games: Scored
8 / 10
5 / 10
Clean sheets
5 / 10
2 / 10
BRG
2
D
3
RIO
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Rio Ave
Draw2 - 2Draw
Rio Ave2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 3Braga
Draw0 - 0Draw
Rio Ave4 - 3
1 - 2Braga
Rio Ave1 - 0
Rio Ave1 - 0
Rio Ave1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Rio Ave have been abject at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 3 consecutive Liga NOS games. This run could continue, with Sporting Braga's PG an impressive 2.3.

Scoring more than 1 goal looks unlikely for Rio Ave, with S. Silaidopoulos's men failing to score in 3 consecutive Liga NOS matches.

Braga Rio Ave
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.3
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
10%
1
23%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
20%
There is a 67% probability that Braga will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Rio Ave scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+13
Braga have scored 13% more goals at home than predicted
+8
Rio Ave’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2025/2025 season
Braga
PG (predicted goals)
Rio Ave
2.3
0.9
Attack rating
37%
better
BRG
RIO
view stats
Games scored17
12
Failed to score3
8
Scored first13
7
Goals scored41
22
Avg. goals scored2.1
1.1
Avg. shots per game10
6
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for21
17
Avg. XG for2
0.9
KickOff rating
+37%
Defence rating
37%
better
BRG
RIO
view stats
Games conceded12
18
Clean sheets8
2
Conceded first7
12
Goals conceded18
38
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded7
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against13%
15%
Avg. XG against1
1.8
KickOff rating
+37%

Braga v Rio Ave Liga NOS lLine ups will show here when available.

Braga Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20945
L HornicekR Zalazar L LeloR Zalazar 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Hornicek GLK20
1
-
A Barisic DEF2
-
G Lagerbielke DEF162
3
1
B Arrey-Mbi DEF15
3
-
V Gómez MID2012
1
-
J Moutinho MID181
3
-
F Grillitsch  MID12
2
-
G Martínez MID183
2
-
R Zalazar  FWD1892
5
-
R Horta FWD1783
2
1
P Victor FWD1962
3
-
Subs
T Sá GLK
-
L Lelo DEF194
-
P Oliveira DEF9
1
-
G Salles MID12
1
-
M Dorgeles MID111
-
D Tıknaz MID1
-
Y. da Rocha MID1
-
D. Oliveira Rodrigues MID1312
-
F Navarro FWD154
1
-
Rio Ave Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17216
M Vrousai D SpikicM Vrousai A Ndoj
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Gouw GLK
-
J Brabec DEF12
2
-
G. Teixeira Lopes da Conceição DEF
-
N Abby DEF15
2
-
M Vrousai  MID1811
1
1
T. Nikitscher MID131
2
1
G Liavas MID191
2
-
O Richards MID5
-
D. Bezerra de Oliveira FWD3
-
A. Papakanellos FWD12
-
T. Folgado Monteiro FWD
-
Subs
K Chamorro GLK3
-
J Tomé DEF8
1
-
L Buta DEF
-
J DEF5
1
-
A Ndoj DEF171
6
-
R. da Silva Pae MID
-
O Pohlmann MID181
-
J. Miller Blesa FWD
-
D Spikic FWD162
1
-