Rio Ave v 
SC Braga
- Over 1.5
- 75%
- Over 2.5
- 50%
- Over 3.5
- 28%
- Both score
- 49%
- Model pick
- SC Braga 59%
- Likely score
- 0-1 12%
- Expected goals
- 0.88 – 1.81
Advised bets
No advised bet on this fixture. The available prices are close enough to our own numbers that there is nothing worth backing. Most fixtures end up here, and manufacturing a selection for every game is exactly how tipster records get destroyed.
Our probabilities against the market
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11 selections across the match result, Asian handicap, total goals, both teams to score and correct score, each with our probability and fair price beside the best price available and the gap between them. Published for everyone once the day is over.
A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.
SC Braga favoured against Rio Ave
Our model makes Rio Ave 17% to win this Primeira Liga fixture, with the draw at 24% and SC Braga at 59%. The goal projection is 0.88 for Rio Ave against 1.81 for SC Braga — a commanding edge to SC Braga on expected output. A combined 2.69 goals points to an open game around the league average, which puts over 2.5 at 50% and both teams to score at 49%. The single most likely scoreline is 0-1 at 12%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. This sits in the awkward middle of the distribution, where the model has a view but not a strong one. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.
- Most likely scores
- 0-1 12%
- 1-1 11%
- 0-2 11%
- 1-2 10%
- 0-0 7%
This season
| Rio Ave | SC Braga | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 2-1-7 | W-D-L | 4-2-4 |
| 0.70 | Pts / game | 1.40 |
| 0.90 | Goals for / game | 1.20 |
| 2.30 | Goals against / game | 1.10 |
| 60% | Over 2.5 | 60% |
| 30% | BTTS | 50% |
| 10% | Clean sheets | 40% |
| 60% | Failed to score | 20% |
| 1-1-3 | Home record | 3-0-2 |
| 1-0-4 | Away record | 1-2-2 |
| L2 | Streak | W1 |
2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. Rio Ave · SC Braga
Full-match statistics, per game this season
Produced
| 10.0 | Shots | 15.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 4.7 | Shots on target | 3.4 |
| 6.0 | Corners | 5.4 |
| 3.00 | Cards | 2.80 |
| 13.3 | Fouls | 14.6 |
| 56 | Possession % | 58 |
| 1.18 | xG | 1.26 |
| 3 matches | sample | 5 matches |
Conceded
| 12.3 | Shots | 8.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | Shots on target | 2.6 |
| 5.0 | Corners | 2.6 |
| 0.33 | Cards | 2.85 |
| 13.3 | Fouls | 11.8 |
| 44 | Possession % | 42 |
| 1.31 | xG | 0.85 |
| 3 matches | sample | 5 matches |
Form comparison
| Rio Ave | Metric | SC Braga |
|---|---|---|
| 1.40 (better) | Goals scored | 1.00 |
| 2.00 | Goals conceded | 1.60 (better) |
| 0.95 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.42 (better) |
| Big chances | ||
| 4.50 | Shots on target | 4.75 (better) |
| 8.75 | Total shots | 16.50 (better) |
| Touches in opp. box | ||
| 4.75 | Corners | 4.75 |
| 51.3 | Possession % | 61.8 (better) |
| 417 | Passes | 608 (better) |
| Tackles | ||
| 13.00 (better) | Fouls | 13.50 |
| 0.33 (better) | Offsides | 2.25 |
| Throw-ins | ||
| 2.75 | Yellow cards | 1.75 (better) |
| 0.33 | Red cards | 0.00 (better) |
Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.
Head to head
Full record →- Rio Ave wins
- 0
- Draws
- 1
- SC Braga wins
- 1
- Goals / game
- 3.50
- Over 2.5
- 100%
- Both score
- 50%
- SC Braga v Rio Ave3–02026-02-08
- Rio Ave v SC Braga2–22025-08-31
Primeira Liga table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 30 | FC Porto won 5 of the last 5 |
| 2 | Benfica | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | +19 | 25 | Benfica won 4 of the last 5 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +12 | 21 | Sporting CP won 2 of the last 5 |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +9 | 21 | Santa Clara won 3 of the last 5 |
| 5 | Arouca | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 20 | Arouca won 3 of the last 5 |
| 6 | Academico Viseu | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 20 | Academico Viseu won 5 of the last 5 |
| 7 | GIL Vicente | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 15 | GIL Vicente won 2 of the last 5 |
| 8 | SC Braga | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 14 | SC Braga won 1 of the last 5 |
| 9 | Moreirense | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 14 | Moreirense won 3 of the last 5 |
| 10 | Famalicao | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 13 | Famalicao won 3 of the last 5 |
| 11 | Alverca | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 11 | Alverca won 3 of the last 5 |
| 12 | Estrela | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 10 | Estrela won 0 of the last 5 |
| 13 | Vitória SC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | Vitória SC won 1 of the last 5 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -12 | 8 | Maritimo won 0 of the last 5 |
| 15 | Nacional | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 7 | Nacional won 1 of the last 5 |
| 16 | Rio Ave | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -14 | 7 | Rio Ave won 1 of the last 5 |
| 17 | Casa Pia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -14 | 7 | Casa Pia won 2 of the last 5 |
| 18 | Estoril | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -14 | 2 | Estoril won 0 of the last 5 |