📊 Form Guide

Braga

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Braga, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-4 Primeira Liga triumph over AVS.

In that match, Braga managed 67% possession and 10 shots on goal with 8 on target. For Braga, the scorers were Horta (7'), Rodrigo Zalazar (30') and Víctor (80', 83'). AVS got 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

Their latest results highlight the fact that it has been a great time for the Braga defence. Braga have been miserly, resulting in the number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their previous 6 clashes standing at 3.

Their prior results show that Braga:

• have not registered a win against Rio Ave in their last 2 league games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 5 league matches at home.

Rio Ave

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Since tasting defeat last time out to Arouca in Primeira Liga action, Rio Ave will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Rio Ave managed 51% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target. At the other end, Arouca had 18 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Esgaio (44'), Barbero (53') and Hyun-ju Lee (66') scored for Arouca.

In as many as 5 of the previous 6 clashes involving Rio Ave, three or more goals have gone in. The average goals scored per game in that spell is 3.5, with the average number of goals for Rio Ave equalling 0.83. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.

Pre-game facts show that Rio Ave:

• haven't beaten Braga in games played away from home for the previous 10 matches in the league. Very poor away form.
• have not won away from home in their last 3 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their past head to head meetings stretching back to 05/03/2023 shows us that Braga have won 3 of them & Rio Ave 1, with the number of draws standing at 2.

A combined sum of 16 goals were produced between them in this period, with 11 of them for Os Arcebispos and 5 being from Rio Grande . That is an average goals per game value of 2.67.

The last league clash featuring these clubs was Primeira Liga match day 4 on 31/08/2025 when it finished Rio Ave 2-2 Braga.

On that day, Rio Ave managed 28% possession and 5 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player to score was Clayton (14', 24').

Braga had 20 shots on goal with 9 on target. Roger Fernandes (22') and Amine El Ouazzani (88') scored.

The match was refereed by Fábio Veríssimo.

🗞️ Team News: Braga

It seems likely that Os Arcebispos may well opt for a 4-2-3-1 system for this game, utilising Lukas Hornicek, Víctor Gómez, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Bright Arrey-Mbi, Leonardo Lelo, Jean-Baptiste Gorby, Gabriel Moscardo, Ricardo Horta, Florian Grillitsch, Rodrigo Zalazar and Fran Navarro.

🗞️ Team News: Rio Ave

We reckon that Rio Grande appear most likely to utilise a 3-4-3 lineup, starting Kevin Chamorro, Francisco Petrasso, Julien Lomboto, Nelson Abbey, Marios Vrousai, Andreas Ntoi, Brandon Aguilera, Omar Richards, Antonis Papakanellos, Dario Spikic and Ole Pohlmann.

🔮 Prediction

We feel that Braga will most probably dominate possession and create several successful chances.

At the other end, Rio Ave could well struggle to score but we can see them being dangerous for periods.

Accordingly, we see a decent 3-1 win for Braga after 90 minutes.

Victor Martins, 15:14 04/02/2026