SC Braga vs Rio Ave predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The Rioavista, having lost their last match against Arouca, travel to Braga with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 21st round of the Portugal League,  SC Braga will face Rio Ave at Municipal de Braga stadium on 8 February at 13:00, and will be refereed by Miguel Nogueira.

The home team, SC Braga is currently in 4º position in the tournament with 39 points, while Rio Ave is currently in 14º position with 20.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this SC Braga vs Rio Ave.

SC Braga

SC Braga comes from playing against AVS Futebol and finished the match with a result of 0-4, with win for SC Braga. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against Rioavista coached by Sotiris Sylaidopoulos. In that last match between SC Braga and AVS Futebol, Arsenal do Minho team achieved a 67% possession of the ball, with 8 shots on goal of which 4 were goals. The goals were scored by Ricardo Horta, Pau Víctor (x2) and Rodrigo Zalazar.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Juan Carlos Vicens Gómez has achieved 5 wins, 1 draw y 2 defeats. SC Braga average number of goals per game is 2.0 goals, while they concede an average of 0.6 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 5 consecutive clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 16 goals while conceding 5 goals.

Latest statistics in SC Braga matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 3/8
• Clean sheets: 5
• First to score: 6/8
• Half-time winner: 4/8

Rio Ave

Rio Ave, meanwhile, are coming off a 0-3 defeat against Arouca, and travel to the Municipal de Braga stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing SC Braga.

In that match between Rio Ave and Arouca, the Rioavista team achieved 51% ball possession, getting 0 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Sotiris Sylaidopoulos's team has won 2, drawn 1 and lost 5, and is on a run of 3 consecutive defeats. Rio Ave average 0.9 goals per game, while they concede an average of 2.3 goals per game. With this trend, they have 13 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 7 goals while conceding 18 goals.

Latest statistics in Rio Ave matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 3/8
• Matches conceding goals: 13
• First to concede goals: 6/8
• Losing streak: 3
• Half-time defeat: 5/8

SC Braga vs Rio Ave: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this SC Braga vs Rio Ave prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Portugal League competition, in an event that took place at the Do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium on 31-08-2025 with the result of 2-2, with a draw.

The last 5 meetings between SC Braga and Rio Ave have resulted in 2 wins for SC Braga, 1 win for Rio Ave, and 2 draws. In those matches, SC Braga managed to score 9 goals, while Rio Ave scored 5 goals against SC Braga.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 4/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals