Rio Ave vs Braga

Primeira Liga 31 Aug 2025, 19:30
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
2–2
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Braga
Braga
Round 4

Match report

Rio Ave shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Braga in the Primeira Liga on 31 August 2025.

Braga dominated possession with 72% of the ball and had 20 shots to Rio Ave's 5.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 28% - 72% Shots 5 - 20 On target 3 - 9 Corners 1 - 7 Fouls 13 - 12 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Clayton
Rio Ave · 2 goals
8 Roger Fernandes 1 goal
8 Cezary Miszta 6 saves
8 André Luiz 1 assist
7 Amine El Ouazzani 1 goal
First half vs second half
Braga came out stronger after half-time, with 13 second-half shots against 7 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–7 1–13
Shots On Goal 3–2 0–7
Ball Possession 35–65 —
Corners 1–1 0–6
Attacks 23–70 35–88
Match statistics
1 Corners 7
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 3
58 Attacks 158
0 Attacks 2
11 Dangerous Attacks 91
1 On Target 8
3 Off Target 12
5 Shots Total 20
3 Shots On Goal 9
1 Shots Off Goal 8
1 Shots Blocked 3
4 Shots Inside Box 11
1 Shots Outside Box 9
13 Fouls 12
1 Corners 7
3 Offsides 1
28% Ball Possession 72%
3 Yellow Cards 2
6 Saves 1
263 Passes Total 663
179 Passes Accurate 586
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Rio Ave · 3-4-3
1 C. Miszta
23 F. Petrasso 4 J. Panzo 6 N. Abbey
17 M. Vrousai 54 G. Liavas 10 B. Aguilera 3 N. Athanasiou
11 A. Luiz 9 Clayton 18 D. Špikić
Braga · 4-2-3-1
1 L. Horníček
2 V. Gómez 14 G. Lagerbielke 15 P. Oliveira 5 L. Lelo
8 J. Moutinho 29 J. Gorby
7 R. Fernandes 18 P. Víctor 10 R. Zalazar
39 F. Navarro
Rio Ave
Coach
Sotiris Silaidopoulos
Substitutes
  • 5 Andreas Ndoj
  • 20 João Tomé
  • 7 João Novais
  • 8 Theofanis Bakoulas
  • 28 Marc Gual
  • 22 Kevin Chamorro
  • 63 Julien Lomboto
  • 19 Antonis Papakanellos
  • 80 Ole Pohlmann
Braga
Coach
Juan Carlos Vicens Gómez
Substitutes
  • 9 Amine El Ouazzani
  • 17 Gabriel Moscardo
  • 77 Gabriel Martínez
  • 36 Alaa Bellaarouch
  • 4 Sikou Niakaté
  • 26 Bright Arrey-Mbi
  • 6 Vítor Carvalho
  • 50 Diego Rodrigues
  • 95 Sandro Vidigal
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ A. Ntoi ↓ D. Spikic Rio Ave
  • 62' ↑ A. El Ouazzani ↓ F. Navarro Braga
  • 73' ↑ J. Novais ↓ G. Liavas Rio Ave
  • 73' ↑ J. Tome ↓ M. Vrousai Rio Ave
  • 78' ↑ Gabriel Moscardo ↓ Gorby Braga
  • 78' ↑ G. Martinez ↓ R. Zalazar Braga
  • 83' ↑ T. Bakoulas ↓ B. Aguilera Zamora Rio Ave
  • 83' ↑ M. Gual ↓ Andre Luiz Rio Ave
Cards
  • 13' Gorby Braga
  • 42' D. Spikic Rio Ave
  • 45' V. Gomez Braga
  • 60' B. Aguilera Zamora Rio Ave
  • 81' C. Miszta Rio Ave
Head-to-head
Rio Ave 2 3 draws 4 Braga
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
Rio Ave D D D L W
Braga L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Rio Ave vs Braga?
Rio Ave drew 2-2 against Braga on 31 August 2025.
Who won Rio Ave vs Braga?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Who had more possession in Rio Ave vs Braga?
Braga had 72% of possession, compared to 28% for the other side.