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

Sun 8th Nov, 20:30 BST, Estadio Dos Arcos, Vila do Conde

Sporting Braga are away on Sunday night, as manager Franclim Pereira da Silva Maia Carvalho takes his side to visit Rio Ave and Vasco César Freire De Seabra at the Estadio Dos Arcos in the Liga NOS. We've got odds from leading bookmakers for the 17 biggest betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head-to-head data for these two clubs. You can access it all using the tabs below.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Rio Ave
26%
--
Draw
22%
--
Braga
52%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Braga 2-1
10%
--
Braga 1-0
8%
--
Braga 2-0
7%
--
Rio Ave 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Braga 3-1
6%
--
Rio Ave 1-0
5%
--
Braga 3-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Braga 3-2
4%
--
Rio Ave 2-0
3%
--
Braga 4-1
3%
--
Rio Ave 3-1
3%
--
Rio Ave 3-2
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
--
Home 1st Goal
45%
--
Away 1st Goal
53%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
62%
--
BTTS - No
38%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
29%
--
Home/draw
48%
--
Away/draw
74%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
41%
--
Away DNB
68%
--
Rio Ave win to nil
11%
--
Braga win to nil
23%
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Rio Ave have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league. Rio Ave are winless in the 6 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 1 and won zero. Rio Ave have conceded 15 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 5 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Rio Ave have played 4 games at home, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 11 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Braga lay in 9th place on 11 points in the Liga NOS league table having played 8 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 5 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Braga have conceded 4 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Braga have played 4 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Rio Ave
Braga
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Porto99001727 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 24
Jan 10
May 16
2
Benfica86111719 
Dec 20
May 2
Apr 25
Dec 13
3
S. Lisbon85301118 
l
 
0-4A
Feb 7
l
 
1-3F
Mar 7
4
Santa Clara8530818 
Feb 14
l
 
4-0A
Feb 28
d
 
0-00-0
5
Arouca9522517 
Apr 11
Nov 28
Dec 6
Apr 18
6
Academico Viseu8422114 
Mar 21
Nov 1
Dec 20
May 2
7
Gil Vicente9423114 
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2F
Jan 24
8
Alverca9324011 
Feb 28
l
 
1-0A
Feb 14
w
 
1-2A
9
Braga8323-111 
Nov 8
Apr 4
-
-
10
Estrela Amadora9243-310 
d
 
3-3A
Feb 21
Jan 31
l
 
2-1F
11
V. Guimaraes922508 
May 9
Dec 27
w
 
1-0F
Feb 7
12
Moreirense8224-78 
Jan 10
May 16
Jan 17
d
 
2-2F
13
Maratimo9225-108 
Apr 25
Dec 13
May 9
Dec 27
14
Famalicao8143-17 
Oct 25
Mar 14
Nov 1
Mar 21
15
Rio Ave8215-97 
-
-
Apr 4
Nov 8
16
Casa Pia9216-127 
Dec 6
Apr 18
Apr 11
Nov 30
17
Nacional8116-94 
w
 
3-2A
Mar 7
Mar 14
Oct 25
18
Estoril8026-82 
Jan 31
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
Win / draw / win form
Rio Ave 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rio Ave3 - 2Nacional
Rio Ave3 - 3Estrela Amadora
Rio Ave0 - 4S. Lisbon
Rio Ave0 - 2Porto
Rio Ave1 - 4S. Lisbon
Rio Ave0 - 0Gil Vicente
Rio Ave2 - 2AVS
Rio Ave1 - 2Alverca
Rio Ave2 - 1Estrela Amadora
Rio Ave0 - 0Famalicao
Rio Ave1 - 2Moreirense
Rio Ave0 - 3Arouca
Rio Ave0 - 2Benfica
Rio Ave3 - 1Casa Pia
Rio Ave0 - 1V. Guimaraes
Rio Ave1 - 1Santa Clara
Rio Ave0 - 4Estoril
Rio Ave3 - 0Tondela
Rio Ave0 - 3Porto
Rio Ave2 - 2Braga
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HRio Ave3 - 2Nacional
ARio Ave0 - 1Alverca
HRio Ave3 - 3Estrela Amadora
ARio Ave0 - 4Santa Clara
HRio Ave0 - 4S. Lisbon
ARio Ave2 - 0Estoril
HRio Ave0 - 2Porto
ARio Ave0 - 1Gil Vicente
ARio Ave1 - 1Casa Pia
HRio Ave1 - 4S. Lisbon
HRio Ave0 - 0Gil Vicente
ARio Ave0 - 2V. Guimaraes
HRio Ave2 - 2AVS
ARio Ave2 - 0Santa Clara
HRio Ave1 - 2Alverca
ARio Ave2 - 1Estoril
HRio Ave2 - 1Estrela Amadora
ARio Ave1 - 0Tondela
HRio Ave0 - 0Famalicao
ARio Ave0 - 1Porto
Braga 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Santa Clara0 - 0Braga
Estrela Amadora2 - 1Braga
Alverca1 - 2Braga
Moreirense2 - 2Braga
Benfica2 - 2Braga
Santa Clara2 - 1Braga
Casa Pia0 - 1Braga
Moreirense0 - 1Braga
Nacional1 - 2Braga
Gil Vicente2 - 1Braga
AVS0 - 4Braga
Tondela0 - 1Braga
Estrela Amadora3 - 3Braga
Estoril1 - 0Braga
Famalicao1 - 2Braga
Arouca0 - 4Braga
Porto2 - 1Braga
S. Lisbon1 - 1Braga
V. Guimaraes1 - 1Braga
Rio Ave2 - 2Braga
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBraga1 - 2Gil Vicente
HBraga1 - 3S. Lisbon
ABraga0 - 0Santa Clara
HBraga1 - 0Estoril
ABraga1 - 2Estrela Amadora
ABraga2 - 1Alverca
HBraga1 - 0V. Guimaraes
ABraga2 - 2Moreirense
HBraga2 - 2Estrela Amadora
ABraga2 - 2Benfica
HBraga1 - 1Estoril
ABraga1 - 2Santa Clara
ABraga1 - 0Casa Pia
HBraga2 - 2Famalicao
HBraga1 - 0Arouca
ABraga1 - 0Moreirense
HBraga1 - 2Porto
HBraga2 - 2S. Lisbon
ABraga2 - 1Nacional
HBraga3 - 2V. Guimaraes
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
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
RIO
5
D
3
BRG
2
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
League games at Braga since 2016
Braga
Rio Ave
Goals: Scored
25
5
Games: Scored
10 / 10
5 / 10
Clean sheets
5 / 10
0 / 10
D
2
BRG
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Braga
Braga3 - 0
Braga4 - 0
Braga2 - 1
Braga2 - 0
Braga3 - 0
Braga2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Braga2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Braga5 - 1
Goal Statistics

Sporting Braga's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday night, not least because Rio Ave have conceded in each of their last 5 Liga NOS matches. A PG of 1.9 for F. da Silva Maia Carvalho's side suggests that run should continue.

Rio Ave 15th Braga 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 63% probability that Rio Ave will score no more than 1 goal
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Braga will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Rio Ave have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
+2
Braga’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2026/2027 season
Rio Ave
PG (predicted goals)
Braga
1.3
1.9
Attack rating
%
better
RIO
BRG
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
RIO
BRG
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Rio Ave Liga NOS squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8332
J. Miller BlesaJ. Miller BlesaD. Bezerra de OliveiraF. Petrasso
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Vrousai  DEF8
-
F. Petrasso DEF81
2
-
R. Galčík FWD81
1
-
J. Miller Blesa FWD831
1
-
D. Bezerra de Oliveira FWD813
-
T. Folgado Monteiro FWD81
1
-
A Ndoj DEF7
1
1
T. Nikitscher MID7
2
-
E Gouw GLK6
-
G. Teixeira Lopes da Conceição DEF6
-
G Liavas MID6
1
-
M. Almeida Patrício MID5
-
M Sellouki MID5
-
D Spikic FWD5
-
N Abby DEF4
1
-
J Tomé DEF4
1
1
D. Santos Nascimento MID4
-
S. Clemmensen FWD411
-
S. Garcia DEF3
1
-
P Amaral DEF3
-
V Mendonça GLK2
-
C. Valença DEF2
-
J Brabec DEF2
1
-
J DEF1
-
A. Wenck MID1
-
R. da Silva Pae MID1
-
Braga Liga NOS squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8422
B FontesP VictorD TıknazJ Moutinho
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Fontes GLK8
-
V Carvalho DEF81
1
-
V Gómez DEF8
1
-
J Moutinho MID8
2
-
P Victor FWD841
1
-
A Bajrami DEF7
2
-
G Silva MID71
-
D Tıknaz MID72
1
-
G Lagerbielke DEF6
1
-
F Navarro FWD61
-
S Barcia DEF5
1
-
D. Martins Travassos DEF5
1
-
T. Marqués Morera MID5
-
R Horta MID5
1
-
G Martínez MID51
1
-
M Dorgeles MID5
-
Gorby MID51
2
-
D. Oliveira Rodrigues MID41
-
D Huseinbašić MID4
-
J Milosevic FWD4
-
J Wind FWD41
-
A Barisic DEF2
-
B Arrey-Mbi DEF2
-