Head-to-head overview

Based on the matches in our database.

Rio Ave 1116 draws23 Sporting Braga
50
Meetings
2.2
Goals / game
40%
Both teams scored
40%
Over 2.5 goals
Rio Ave

Facts about Rio Ave

Scored in27/50 (54%)
Conceded in35/50 (70%)
Goals scored37 · 0.74/game
Longest winning streak3
Longest unbeaten run6
Longest losing streak4
Longest run without a win9
Sporting Braga

Facts about Sporting Braga

Scored in35/50 (70%)
Conceded in27/50 (54%)
Goals scored73 · 1.46/game
Longest winning streak4
Longest unbeaten run9
Longest losing streak3
Longest run without a win6
By competition
CompetitionRio AveDrawSporting BragaGames
Primeira Liga7112038
Taça de Portugal2428
Taça da Liga2114
All competitions11162350

ELO comparison

Five-year rating histories overlaid, with a neutral head-to-head forecast.

Rio Ave1767
gap 267
2034Sporting Braga
2070170020222023202420252026
If they met (neutral venue)
Rio Ave
11%
Draw
14%
Sporting Braga
75%

All meetings

50 matches on record

8 Feb 2026
Primeira Liga
Sporting BragaSporting Braga30Rio AveRio Ave
BTTSO2.5
31 Aug 2025
Primeira Liga
Rio AveRio Ave22Sporting BragaSporting Braga
BTTSO2.5
2 Mar 2025
Primeira Liga
Rio AveRio Ave21Sporting BragaSporting Braga
BTTSO2.5

Rio Ave recent form

Sporting Braga recent form

Rio Ave has gone head to head with Sporting Braga 50 times since 2004, winning 11 and scoring 37 goals. Sporting Braga, in turn, has won 23 and scored 73 goals. There have been 16 draws between Rio Ave and Sporting Braga. Across all meetings both teams have scored in 40% of games and 40% have produced over 2.5 goals, at an average of 2.2 goals per game.