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Sporting Braga vs Rio Ave — result, stats & head-to-head, 8 Feb 2026

Sporting Braga vs Rio AveLiga Portugal · Round 21 · Estádio Municipal de Braga3–0
Matches
Sporting Braga 3–0 Full time Rio Ave

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 4'
    Florian Grillitsch · 1–0assist: Pau Víctor
  2. 45'
    Gustavo Manchayellow card
  3. 45'
    Yellow cardyellow card
  4. 62'
    Antonis Papakanellos ↑ Ole Pohlmann ↓substitution
  5. 70'
    Tamble Monteiro ↑ Jalen Blesa ↓substitution
  6. 70'
    Diogo Bezerra ↑ Dario Spikic ↓substitution
  7. 73'
    Ricardo Horta · 2–0assist: Florian Grillitsch
  8. 74'
    Pau Víctor ↑ Fran Navarro ↓substitution
  9. 75'
    Gabri Martínez ↑ Diego Rodrigues ↓substitution
  10. 82'
    Rodrigo Zalazar ↑ Leonardo Lelo ↓substitution
  11. 82'
    Florian Grillitsch ↑ Demir Ege Tıknaz ↓substitution
  12. 84'
    Omar Richards ↑ Leonardo Buta ↓substitution
  13. 84'
    Georgios Liavas ↑ Andreas Ntoi ↓substitution
  14. 87'
    Leonardo Leloyellow card
  15. 89'
    Víctor Gómez ↑ Yanis da Rocha ↓substitution
  16. 90+3'
    Ricardo Horta · 3–0assist: João Moutinho

Sporting Braga left · Rio Ave right

Periods

Sporting Braga
1st half1
2nd half2
Extra time0
Rio Ave
1st half0
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

15Shots7
7Shots on target2
9Corners1
14Fouls8
21Tackles17
1Yellow cards1

Match information

Liga PortugalCompetition
21Round
Sun 8 Feb · 18:00 UTCKickoff
Estádio Municipal de BragaVenue
30,286Capacity
Miguel Bertolo NogueiraReferee
9°C · light rainWeather

Possession

Possession
63% · 37%
Duels won
51% · 49%
Pass accuracy
91% · 86%

Breakdown

Shooting
8Shots inside box1
7Shots outside box6
5Shots blocked3
1Hit woodwork0
5Big chances created0
2Big chances missed0
Passing
686Passes399
28Crosses12
5Accurate crosses0
32Long passes48
19Accurate long passes22
Defence
8Interceptions12
2Keeper saves4
Duels & dribbles
14Dribble attempts16
6Successful dribbles8

Goalscorers

Rodrigo Zalazar 16Sporting Braga
Ricardo Horta  14Sporting Braga
Clayton 10Rio Ave
Pau Víctor 10Sporting Braga

Bench

Sporting Braga · bench

5Cruz Lelo6.3↑ 82'
12Magalhães SáGK
15OliveiraDF
17SallesMF
20DorgelesMF
34Tıknaz6.7↑ 82'
39Aliaga6.5↑ 74'
41da Rocha↑ 89'
50Rodrigues6.6↑ 75'

Rio Ave · bench

5Ntoi6.2↑ 84'
8da Silva PaeMF
11Miller Blesa6.6↑ 70'
18Špikić6.6↑ 70'
20BaptistaDF
22RodríguezGK
24Ulineia Buta6.2↑ 84'
63DF
80Pohlmann6.4↑ 62'

Managers

Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Sporting Braga have won 1 and Rio Ave 1 — 1 ended level.

2025 · Liga PortugalRio Ave vs Sporting Braga 2–2 2025 · Liga PortugalRio Ave vs Sporting Braga 2–1 2024 · Liga PortugalSporting Braga vs Rio Ave 4–0 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Sporting Braga WWWDW
Rio Ave LWLLL

Liga Portugal

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Porto3428426618+4888
2Sporting CP3425728924+6582
3Benfica34231107425+4980
4Sporting Braga34161176436+2859
5Famalicão34151184229+1356
6Gil Vicente341311104738+950
7Moreirense34127153749-1243
8Arouca34126164764-1742
9Vitória Guimarães34126163951-1242
10Estoril34109155457-339
11Alverca34109153552-1739
12Rio Ave34812143557-2236
13Santa Clara3499163241-936
14Nacional3497183745-834
15Estrela Amadora34612163856-1830
16Casa Pia34612163157-2630
17Tondela34610182755-2828
18AVS34312192767-4021

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
4
Sporting Braga
WWWDW
 7.28 59
12
Rio Ave
LWLLL
 6.51 36
Market

No market on record.

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Around this match
AVS – Sporting BragaSporting Braga
Gil Vicente – Sporting BragaSporting Braga
Rio Ave – AroucaRio Ave
Rio Ave – MoreirenseRio Ave
Form
Sporting BragaWWWDW
Rio AveLWLLL
Match stats
63Possession37
15Shots7
7On target2
9Corners1
1Yellow cards1