Rio Ave 2–2 Sporting Braga
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.2 – 1.3
- Actual xG
- 1.0 – 2.2
- Goals
- 2 – 2
Footybot made Sporting Braga favourites at 41%.
Sporting Braga deserved more from the draw, creating 2.2 xG to 1.0.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Clayton, 66.1 in 90′.
Well above their usual level: Gustaf Lagerbielke +14.4, Paulo Oliveira +10.5.
Well below it: Lukáš Horníček −13.6.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Rio Ave
| 23 Aug 2025 | D 3–3 | at FC Arouca |
| 17 Aug 2025 | D 1–1 | v CD Nacional |
Sporting Braga
| 28 Aug 2025 | W 5–1 | v Lincoln Red Imps |
| 24 Aug 2025 | D 2–2 | v AVS - Futebol SAD |
| 21 Aug 2025 | W 4–0 | at Lincoln Red Imps |
| 17 Aug 2025 | W 3–0 | at FC Alverca |
| 14 Aug 2025 | W 2–0 | v CFR 1907 Cluj |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Rio Ave
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theofanis Bakoulas | 16 | 66.7 | – |
| Clayton | 90 | 66.1 | – |
| Cezary Miszta | 90 | 57.5 | – |
| João Tomé | 17 | 53.4 | – |
| João Novais | 17 | 47.0 | – |
| Brandon Aguilera | 83 | 44.2 | – |
| André Luiz | 83 | 43.7 | – |
| Nikolaos Athanasiou | 90 | 43.4 | – |
| Jonathan Panzo | 90 | 43.2 | – |
| Francisco Petrasso | 90 | 43.0 | – |
| Nelson Abbey | 90 | 39.0 | – |
| Georgios Liavas | 73 | 38.4 | – |
| Marc Gual | 16 | 38.4 | – |
| Marios Vrousai | 73 | 36.6 | – |
| Dario Špikić | 59 | 35.8 | – |
| Andreas Ndoj | 31 | 35.2 | – |
Sporting Braga
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amine El Ouazzani | 28 | 100.0 | – |
| Gabriel Martínez | 12 | 100.0 | – |
| Gabriel Moscardo | 12 | 79.4 | – |
| João Moutinho | 90 | 63.8 | – |
| Leonardo Lelo | 90 | 61.7 | +5.7 |
| Paulo Oliveira | 90 | 58.5 | +10.5 |
| Gustaf Lagerbielke | 90 | 55.9 | +14.4 |
| Jean-Baptiste Gorby | 78 | 54.1 | +4.5 |
| Victor Gómez | 90 | 48.1 | – |
| Roger Fernandes | 90 | 47.2 | +2.7 |
| Pau Víctor | 90 | 44.6 | −4.5 |
| Rodrigo Zalazar | 78 | 42.8 | – |
| Fran Navarro | 62 | 42.7 | – |
| Lukáš Horníček | 90 | 38.0 | −13.6 |