Rio Ave vs Braga 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga

Rio Ave

14': Clayton (P)
24': Clayton

FT
2 - 2

Braga

22': Roger Fernandes
88': Amine El Ouazzani

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

13': Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Sporting Braga 0. Clayton (Rio Ave) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
22': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Sporting Braga 1. Roger Fernandes (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
24': Goal! Rio Ave 2, Sporting Braga 1. Clayton (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Luiz.
42': Dario Spikic (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Víctor Gómez (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Second Half begins Rio Ave 2, Sporting Braga 1.
59': Substitution, Rio Ave. Andreas Ntoi replaces Dario Spikic.
60': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Amine El Ouazzani replaces Fran Navarro.
73': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Tomé replaces Marios Vrousai.
73': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Novais replaces Georgios Liavas.
78': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabriel Moscardo replaces Jean-Baptiste Gorby.
78': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Gabri Martínez replaces Rodrigo Zalazar.
81': Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card.
83': Substitution, Rio Ave. Marc Gual replaces André Luiz because of an injury.
83': Substitution, Rio Ave. Theofanis Bakoulas replaces Brandon Aguilera.
88': Goal! Rio Ave 2, Sporting Braga 2. Amine El Ouazzani (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabri Martínez.

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 3,250

Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+10	FC Porto	4	12	0
+5	FC Famalicao	4	10	0
+10	Sporting CP	4	9	1
+5	Benfica	3	9	0

Full Table

Statistics

BRAG		RIO
12	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	6
71.8	Possession	28.2
20	SHOTS	5
9	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
587	Accurate Passes	179
664	Passes	263
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	1
30	Crosses	4
0.2	Cross %	0.3
44	Long Balls	65
19	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	1
7	Effective Tackles	5
15	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
3	Interceptions	9
18	Effective Clearances	36
18	Clearances	36

Line-Ups

Rio Ave (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Cezary Miszta (GK)
4	Jonathan Panzo
6	Nelson Abbey
23	Francisco Petrasso
10	Brandon Aguilera
54	Georgios Liavas
3	Nicolaos Athanasiou
17	Marios Vrousai
9	Clayton
18	Dario Spikic
11	André Luiz

Substitutes:

Antonis Papakanellos, Ole Pohlmann, João Novais, João Tomé, Julien Lomboto, Theofanis Bakoulas, Andreas Ntoi, Kevin Chamorro, Marc Gual.

Braga (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hornicek (GK)
15	Paulo Oliveira
14	Gustaf Lagerbielke
5	Leonardo Lelo
2	Víctor Gómez
18	Pau Víctor
29	Jean-Baptiste Gorby
8	João Moutinho
39	Fran Navarro
10	Rodrigo Zalazar
7	Roger Fernandes