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Rio Ave 2-2 Sporting Braga · Liga Portugal Betclic

Rio Ave drew 2-2 with Sporting Braga in the Liga Portugal Betclic. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Rio Ave fixtures and results · Sporting Braga fixtures and results · Liga Portugal Betclic table

Match report

Rio Ave and Sporting Braga met in the Liga Portugal Betclic at Estádio do Rio Ave FC in Vila do Conde on Sunday, 31 August 2025.

Goalscorers

Rio Ave: Clayton 14', 24'. Sporting Braga: R. Fernandes 22'; A. E. Ouazzani 88'.

How the match went

Sporting Braga saw more of the ball, 72% of it. Rio Ave had 5 shots with 3 on target, Sporting Braga 20 with 9 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 1 to Rio Ave and 7 to Sporting Braga. Rio Ave conceded 13 fouls, Sporting Braga 12. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Rio Ave, 2 for Sporting Braga).

Line-ups

Rio Ave started in a 3-4-3: C. Miszta, F. Petrasso, J. Panzo, N. Abbey, M. Vrousai, G. Liavas, B. Aguilera, N. Athanasiou, André Luiz, Clayton, D. Špikić.

Sporting Braga started in a 4-2-3-1: L. Horníček, V. Gómez, G. Lagerbielke, P. Oliveira, L. Lelo, J. Moutinho, J. Gorby, R. Fernandes, P. Víctor, R. Zalazar, F. Navarro.

More from this competition: Liga Portugal Betclic fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 14'Goal! Rio Ave 1-0 Sporting Braga. Clayton (Rio Ave) converts the penalty.
  2. 22'Goal! Rio Ave 1-1 Sporting Braga. R. Fernandes (Sporting Braga) scores.
  3. 24'Goal! Rio Ave 2-1 Sporting Braga. Clayton (Rio Ave) scores, assisted by André Luiz.
  4. 45'Half-time. Rio Ave 2-1 Sporting Braga.
  5. 88'Goal! Rio Ave 2-2 Sporting Braga. A. E. Ouazzani (Sporting Braga) scores, assisted by G. Martínez.
  6. 90'Full-time. Rio Ave 2-2 Sporting Braga.
Full commentary (44 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Rio Ave vs Sporting Braga.
  2. 1'Attempt blocked. André Luiz (Rio Ave), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  3. 4'Attempt missed. R. Zalazar (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  4. 5'Attempt missed. R. Zalazar (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
  5. 5'Attempt missed. V. Gómez (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  6. 5'Attempt saved. F. Navarro (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  7. 13'Yellow card for J. Gorby (Sporting Braga).
  8. 14'Goal! Rio Ave 1-0 Sporting Braga. Clayton (Rio Ave) converts the penalty.
  9. 22'Goal! Rio Ave 1-1 Sporting Braga. R. Fernandes (Sporting Braga) scores.
  10. 24'Goal! Rio Ave 2-1 Sporting Braga. Clayton (Rio Ave) scores, assisted by André Luiz.
  11. 26'Attempt saved. André Luiz (Rio Ave), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  12. 42'Yellow card for D. Špikić (Rio Ave).
  13. 43'Attempt missed. J. Moutinho (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  14. 45'Yellow card for V. Gómez (Sporting Braga).
  15. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  16. 45+1'Attempt missed. R. Zalazar (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  17. 45'Half-time. Rio Ave 2-1 Sporting Braga.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 53'Attempt missed. P. Víctor (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  20. 53'Attempt blocked. J. Gorby (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  21. 55'Attempt saved. R. Zalazar (Sporting Braga), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  22. 55'Attempt blocked. R. Fernandes (Sporting Braga), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  23. 59'Substitution, Rio Ave: A. Ndoj comes on for D. Špikić.
  24. 60'Yellow card for B. Aguilera (Rio Ave).
  25. 62'Substitution, Sporting Braga: A. E. Ouazzani comes on for F. Navarro.
  26. 62'Attempt saved. R. Zalazar (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  27. 63'Attempt missed. André Luiz (Rio Ave), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  28. 73'Substitution, Rio Ave: J. Novais comes on for G. Liavas.
  29. 73'Substitution, Rio Ave: J. Tomé comes on for M. Vrousai.
  30. 74'Attempt saved. R. Fernandes (Sporting Braga), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  31. 76'Attempt saved. R. Zalazar (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  32. 78'Substitution, Sporting Braga: G. Martínez comes on for R. Zalazar.
  33. 78'Substitution, Sporting Braga: G. Moscardo comes on for J. Gorby.
  34. 80'Attempt blocked. P. Víctor (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  35. 81'Yellow card for C. Miszta (Rio Ave).
  36. 83'Substitution, Rio Ave: T. Bakoulas comes on for B. Aguilera.
  37. 83'Substitution, Rio Ave: M. Gual comes on for André Luiz.
  38. 86'Attempt missed. P. Víctor (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  39. 88'Goal! Rio Ave 2-2 Sporting Braga. A. E. Ouazzani (Sporting Braga) scores, assisted by G. Martínez.
  40. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  41. 90+2'Attempt saved. R. Fernandes (Sporting Braga), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  42. 90+4'Attempt missed. G. Moscardo (Sporting Braga), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  43. 90+9'Attempt saved. R. Fernandes (Sporting Braga), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  44. 90'Full-time. Rio Ave 2-2 Sporting Braga.
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