Rio Ave vs Braga 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Rio Ave are hosting Braga
at Estádio do Rio Ave, Vila do Conde, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Sporting Braga 1. Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Sporting Braga 2. Iuri Medeiros (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 45': Substitution, Rio Ave. Paulo Vitor replaces Renato Pantalon.
- 45': Second Half begins Rio Ave 0, Sporting Braga 2.
- 45': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Ferreira replaces Costinha.
- 59': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Uros Racic replaces André Horta.
- 59': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Álvaro Djaló replaces Vítor Oliveira.
- 62': Substitution, Rio Ave. Emmanuel Boateng replaces Fábio Ronaldo.
- 62': Substitution, Rio Ave. Miguel Baeza replaces Joca.
- 67': Fabiano (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Sporting Braga 3. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Djaló.
- 75': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz replaces Simon Banza.
- 80': Substitution, Rio Ave. Vítor Gomes replaces Amine Oudrhiri.
- 81': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Sporting Braga 3. Emmanuel Boateng (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aziz Yakubu.
- 83': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Cristián Borja replaces Nuno Sequeira.
- 83': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Castro replaces Iuri Medeiros.
- 87': Goal! Rio Ave 2, Sporting Braga 3. Aziz Yakubu (Rio Ave) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulo Vitor with a through ball.
- 90'+1': João Ferreira (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 3,071
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 3,071
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Sporting CP | 29 | 77 | 2 |
| +42 | Benfica | 29 | 70 | 3 |
| +30 | FC Porto | 29 | 59 | 6 |
| +21 | Braga | 29 | 59 | 6 |
Statistics
 BRAG |
RIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 8 |
| 51.1 | Possession | 48.9 |
| 24 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 11 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 375 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
| 448 | Passes | 420 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 16 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 24 | Clearances | 19 |
Rio Ave (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Jhonatan (GK) |
| 33 | Aderlan Santos |
| 3 | Miguel Nóbrega |
| 42 | Renato Pantalon |
| 6 | Guga |
| 14 | Joca |
| 10 | Amine Oudrhiri |
| 24 | Pedro Amaral |
| 20 | Costinha |
| 77 | Fábio Ronaldo |
| 19 | Abdul-Aziz Yakubu |
Braga (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matheus (GK) |
| 24 | Bruno Rodrigues |
| 3 | Vitor Tormena |
| 6 | Nuno Sequeira |
| 70 | Fabiano  |
| 10 | André Horta |
| 8 | Al-Musrati |
| 21 | Ricardo Horta |
| 45 | Iuri Medeiros |
| 99 | Vitinha |
| 23 | Simon Banza |
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