Braga vs Rio Ave

Primeira Liga 8 Feb 2026, 18:00
Braga
Braga
3–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
👤 M. Nogueira Round 21

Match report

Braga cruised past Rio Ave 3-0 in the Primeira Liga on 8 February 2026.

Braga had 15 shots to Rio Ave's 7.

The referee was M. Nogueira.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 15 - 7 On target 7 - 2 Corners 9 - 1 Fouls 14 - 8 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Ricardo Horta
Braga · 2 goals
9 Florian Grillitsch 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Gabriel Martínez captained the side
7 Lukáš Horníček captained the side
7 Adrian Leon Barišić 62 passes (92% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–5 7–2
Shots On Goal 3–2 4–0
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 2–1 7–0
Attacks 82–21 65–27
Match statistics
9 Corners 1
5 Substitution 5
147 Attacks 48
79 Dangerous Attacks 20
7 On Target 2
8 Off Target 5
15 Shots Total 7
7 Shots On Goal 2
3 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 3
8 Shots Inside Box 1
7 Shots Outside Box 6
14 Fouls 8
9 Corners 1
1 Offsides 0
63% Ball Possession 37%
1 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 4
686 Passes Total 399
627 Passes Accurate 343
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Braga · 3-4-2-1
1 L. Horníček
37 A. Barišić 14 G. Lagerbielke 26 B. Arrey-Mbi
2 V. Gómez 27 F. Grillitsch 8 J. Moutinho 77 G. Martínez
10 R. Zalazar 21 R. Horta
18 P. Víctor
Rio Ave · 3-4-2-1
99 E. Gouw
32 J. Brabec 39 G. Mancha 6 N. Abbey
17 M. Vrousai 44 T. Nikitscher 54 G. Liavas 77 O. Richards
7 D. Bezerra 19 A. Papakanellos
9 T. Monteiro
Braga
Coach
Carlos Vicens
Substitutes
  • 39 Fran Navarro
  • 50 Diego Rodrigues
  • 5 Leonardo Lelo
  • 34 Demir Ege Tıknaz
  • 41 Yanis da Rocha
  • 12 Tiago Sá
  • 15 Paulo Oliveira
  • 20 Mario Dorgeles
  • 17 Gabriel Moscardo
Rio Ave
Coach
Sotiris Sylaidopoulos
Substitutes
  • 80 Ole Pohlmann
  • 18 Dario Špikić
  • 11 Jalen Blesa
  • 5 Andreas Ndoj
  • 24 Leonardo Buta
  • 22 Kevin Chamorro
  • 20 João Tomé
  • 63 Julien Lomboto
  • 8 Ryan Guilherme
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ O. Pohlmann ↓ A. Papakanellos Rio Ave
  • 70' ↑ J. Blesa ↓ T. Monteiro Rio Ave
  • 70' ↑ D. Spikic ↓ Diogo Bezerra Rio Ave
  • 74' ↑ F. Navarro ↓ P. Victor Braga
  • 75' ↑ D. Rodrigues ↓ G. Martinez Braga
  • 82' ↑ L. Lelo ↓ R. Zalazar Braga
  • 82' ↑ D. E. Tiknaz ↓ F. Grillitsch Braga
  • 84' ↑ A. Ntoi ↓ G. Liavas Rio Ave
  • 84' ↑ L. Buta ↓ O. Richards Rio Ave
  • 89' ↑ Y. da Rocha ↓ V. Gomez Braga
Cards
  • 45' Gustavo Mancha Rio Ave
  • 87' L. Lelo Braga
Head-to-head
Braga 4 3 draws 2 Rio Ave
2026-02-08 Braga vs Rio Ave 3 - 0
2025-08-31 Rio Ave vs Braga 2 - 2
2025-03-02 Rio Ave vs Sporting Braga 2 - 1
2024-09-29 Sporting Braga vs Rio Ave 4 - 0
2024-03-09 Rio Ave vs Sporting Braga 0 - 0
2023-10-07 Sporting Braga vs Rio Ave 2 - 1
Recent form
Braga D D D D D
Rio Ave D D W W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Braga vs Rio Ave?
Braga won 3-0 against Rio Ave on 8 February 2026.
Who won Braga vs Rio Ave?
Braga won the match 3-0.