Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Rio Ave FC
Form comparisonBraga
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Rio Ave FC strong, Braga mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 08 Feb 2026SC Braga3-0Rio Ave
- 31 Aug 2025Rio Ave2-2SC Braga
- 02 Mar 2025Rio Ave2-1SC Braga
- 29 Sept 2024SC Braga4-0Rio Ave
- 09 Mar 2024Rio Ave0-0SC Braga
- 19 Sept 2026vsAlverca1-0L
- 14 Sept 2026vsEstrela3-3D
- 06 Sept 2026vsSanta Clara4-0L
- 28 Aug 2026vsSporting CP0-4L
- 22 Aug 2026vsEstoril0-2W
- 20 Sept 2026vsSanta Clara0-0D
- 14 Sept 2026vsEstoril1-0W
- 10 Sept 2026vsEstrela2-1L
- 05 Sept 2026vsAlverca1-2W
- 31 Aug 2026vsVitória SC1-0W
Rio Ave FC vs Braga: form and season numbers
Rio Ave FC take a form score of 2.8 out of 10 into this Primeira Liga fixture, against 5.9 for Braga. Rio Ave FC have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5, while Braga have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Rio Ave FC average 1.1 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per game, Braga 1.0 and 0.6. Rio Ave FC have kept a clean sheet in 11% of their matches this season, Braga in 67%. In their last 10 meetings Rio Ave FC have won 1, drawn 3 and lost 6. Rio Ave FC sit 16th on 4 points, Braga 6th on 11.
Form, head-to-head and season statistics are free to read. The model's predictions for this fixture are in the cards above.
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