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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

Rio Ave and Sporting Braga go head to head at the Estadio Dos Arcos on Sunday night, with both Vasco César Freire De Seabra and Franclim Pereira da Silva Maia Carvalho aiming for victory in the Liga NOS. Team form, head-to-head stats, predictions and the best odds are all laid out below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. Here we've gone for , but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?


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Rio Ave
22%
--
Draw
22%
--
Braga
55%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Braga 2-1
10%
--
Braga 1-0
9%
--
Braga 2-0
9%
--
Braga 3-1
6%
--
Rio Ave 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Braga 3-0
5%
--
Rio Ave 1-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Braga 3-2
4%
--
Rio Ave 2-0
3%
--
Braga 4-1
3%
--
Braga 4-0
3%
--
Rio Ave 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Home 1st Goal
43%
--
Away 1st Goal
54%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
58%
--
BTTS - No
42%
--
BTTS - Home Win
13%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
28%
--
Home/draw
45%
--
Away/draw
78%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
38%
--
Away DNB
71%
--
Rio Ave win to nil
10%
--
Braga win to nil
27%
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Rio Ave have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Rio Ave have conceded 21 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 6 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Rio Ave have played 5 games at home, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

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

Performance against teams below them in the league

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

Away league performance

Braga have played 5 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 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. Lisbon95311018 
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 Viseu9522217 
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
Braga9324-211 
Nov 8
Apr 4
-
-
10
Moreirense9324-511 
Jan 10
May 16
Jan 17
d
 
2-2F
11
Famalicao9243310 
l
 
0-4A
Mar 14
Nov 1
Mar 21
12
Estrela Amadora9243-310 
d
 
3-3A
Feb 21
Jan 31
l
 
2-1F
13
V. Guimaraes922508 
May 9
Dec 27
w
 
1-0F
Feb 7
14
Maratimo9225-108 
Apr 25
Dec 13
May 9
Dec 27
15
Nacional9216-87 
w
 
3-2A
Mar 7
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
16
Casa Pia9216-127 
Dec 6
Apr 18
Apr 11
Nov 30
17
Rio Ave9216-137 
-
-
Apr 4
Nov 8
18
Estoril9027-102 
Jan 31
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
Win / draw / win form
Rio Ave 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rio Ave0 - 4Famalicao
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
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
34
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 Ave0 - 4Famalicao
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
Braga 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nacional1 - 0Braga
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
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABraga0 - 1Nacional
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
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 games. A PG of 1.9 for F. da Silva Maia Carvalho's side suggests that run should continue.

Rio Ave 17th Braga 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% 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
-20
Rio Ave have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted
-5
Braga’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
2.1
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2026/2027 season
Rio Ave
PG (predicted goals)
Braga
1.2
1.9
Attack rating
RIO
BRG
30%
better
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Games scored3
7
Failed to score5
1
Scored first1
6
Goals scored8
9
Avg. goals scored0.9
1
Avg. shots per game5
9
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for17
11
Avg. XG for0.8
1.2
KickOff rating
+30%
Defence rating
RIO
BRG
34%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
5
Clean sheets1
3
Conceded first7
1
Goals conceded17
10
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
19%
Avg. XG against1.9
0.9
KickOff rating
+34%

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
9333
J. Miller BlesaJ. Miller BlesaD. Bezerra de OliveiraF. Petrasso
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F. Petrasso DEF91
3
-
M Vrousai  DEF9
-
T. Folgado Monteiro FWD91
1
-
R. Galčík FWD91
1
-
J. Miller Blesa FWD931
1
-
D. Bezerra de Oliveira FWD913
-
A Ndoj DEF8
1
1
G Liavas MID7
1
-
T. Nikitscher MID7
2
-
E Gouw GLK6
-
G. Teixeira Lopes da Conceição DEF6
-
M. Almeida Patrício MID6
1
-
M Sellouki MID6
-
D Spikic FWD6
-
J Tomé DEF5
1
1
D. Santos Nascimento MID5
-
S. Clemmensen FWD511
-
N Abby DEF4
1
-
V Mendonça GLK3
-
S. Garcia DEF3
1
-
P Amaral DEF3
-
J Brabec DEF2
1
-
C. Valença DEF2
-
Z Carlos DEF1
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
9422
B FontesP VictorD TıknazJ Moutinho
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Fontes GLK9
-
V Gómez DEF9
1
-
J Moutinho MID9
2
-
P Victor FWD941
1
-
V Carvalho DEF81
1
-
G Silva FWD81
-
A Bajrami DEF7
2
-
G Lagerbielke DEF7
2
-
D Tıknaz MID72
1
-
F Navarro FWD71
-
S Barcia DEF6
2
-
T. Marqués Morera MID6
-
R Horta MID6
1
-
M Dorgeles MID6
-
Gorby MID61
2
-
G Martínez FWD61
1
-
D. Martins Travassos DEF5
1
-
D Huseinbašić MID5
-
J Milosevic FWD5
-
D. Oliveira Rodrigues MID41
-
J Wind FWD41
-
B Arrey-Mbi DEF3
-
A Barisic DEF2
-