Primeira Liga Gameweek 21 Sun, Feb 8 2026 · 18:00 Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga
SC Braga
3–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 2.30 – 0.13
Rio Ave
  • F. Grillitsch 4’
  • Ricardo Horta 73’, 90+3’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

SC Braga cruise past Rio Ave

SC Braga entered as clear favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Grillitsch and Horta. SC Braga finished with the higher xG (2.30 vs 0.13).

SC Braga ✓75%
Draw17%
Rio Ave8%

Model vs reality

SC Braga goals
3
Model 2.33 · xG 2.30
Rio Ave goals
0
Model 0.64 · xG 0.13
Total goals
3
Model 2.97 · xG 2.43
Score 3–0
11%
Most likely 2–0 (14%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 57%
Both scored
No
Model 43%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchF. GrillitschSC Braga · 1 goal · 1 assist
8.3
  • RefereeMiguel Nogueira
  • VenueEstádio Municipal de Braga
  • Table before kick-offSC Braga 5th · Rio Ave 14th

Timeline

  1. F. Grillitsch 1–0Assist Pau Víctor
    4’
  2. Gustavo ManchaYellow card · Foul
    45’
  3. Half time · 1–0
  4. ⇄ O. PohlmannFor A. Papakanellos
    62’
  5. ⇄ D. ŠpikićFor Diogo Bezerra
    70’
  6. ⇄ Jalen BlesaFor Tamble Monteiro
    70’
  7. Ricardo Horta 2–0Assist F. Grillitsch
    73’
  8. ⇄ Fran NavarroFor Pau Víctor
    74’
  9. ⇄ D. RodriguesFor Gabri Martínez
    75’
  10. ⇄ D. TıknazFor F. Grillitsch
    82’
  11. ⇄ Leonardo LeloFor R. Zalazar
    82’
  12. ⇄ A. NtoiFor G. Liavas
    84’
  13. ⇄ Leonardo ButaFor O. Richards
    84’
  14. Leonardo LeloYellow card · Holding
    87’
  15. ⇄ Yanis da RochaFor Víctor Gómez
    89’
  16. Ricardo Horta 3–0Assist João Moutinho
    90+3’
  17. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

SC Braga14 shots · 7 in box, 7 outside
Rio Ave7 shots · 1 in box, 6 outside
SC BragaRio Ave
62% Possession 38%
2.30 Expected goals (xG) 0.13
2.72 Expected points (xPts) 0.16
14 Shots 7
6 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 3
7 Shots inside the box 1
7 Shots outside the box 6
651 Passes 393
91% Pass accuracy 86%
8 Corners 1
2 Goalkeeper saves 4
14 Fouls 8
1 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.22 Team rating 6.59

Line-ups

SC Braga 3-4-2-1

16.6 L. Horníček(G)
266.6 B. Arrey-Mbi 147.0 G. Lagerbielke 377.3 A. Barišić
777.9 Gabri Martínez ↓75’ 86.9 João Moutinho A 278.3★ F. Grillitsch A↓82’ 26.9 Víctor Gómez ↓89’
218.2 Ricardo Horta 107.0 R. Zalazar ↓82’
187.2 Pau Víctor A↓74’
  • 1L. Horníček (G)6.6
  • 26B. Arrey-Mbi6.6
  • 14G. Lagerbielke7.0
  • 37A. Barišić7.3
  • 77Gabri Martínez↓75’7.9
  • 8João MoutinhoA6.9
  • 27F. Grillitsch ★A↓82’8.3
  • 2Víctor Gómez↓89’6.9
  • 21Ricardo Horta8.2
  • 10R. Zalazar↓82’7.0
  • 18Pau VíctorA↓74’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 41Yanis da Rocha↑89’
  • 50D. Rodrigues↑75’6.3
  • 5Leonardo Lelo↑82’
  • 34D. Tıknaz↑82’
  • 39Fran Navarro↑74’6.3

Unused: Tiago Sá, Paulo Oliveira, M. Dorgeles, Gabriel Moscardo

Rio Ave 3-4-2-1

997.3 E. van der Gouw(G)
66.7 N. Abbey 396.2 Gustavo Mancha 326.7 J. Brabec
776.3 O. Richards ↓84’ 546.5 G. Liavas ↓84’ 446.7 T. Nikitscher 176.6 M. Vrousai
196.2 A. Papakanellos ↓62’ 76.6 Diogo Bezerra
96.5 Tamble Monteiro ↓70’
  • 99E. van der Gouw (G)7.3
  • 6N. Abbey6.7
  • 39Gustavo Mancha6.2
  • 32J. Brabec6.7
  • 77O. Richards↓84’6.3
  • 54G. Liavas↓84’6.5
  • 44T. Nikitscher6.7
  • 17M. Vrousai6.6
  • 19A. Papakanellos↓62’6.2
  • 7Diogo Bezerra6.6
  • 9Tamble Monteiro↓70’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 5A. Ntoi↑84’
  • 24Leonardo Buta↑84’
  • 80O. Pohlmann↑62’6.7
  • 18D. Špikić↑70’6.7
  • 11Jalen Blesa↑70’6.3

Unused: K. Chamorro, João Tomé, J. Lomboto, Ryan Guilherme

Player stats

Top rated
F. GrillitschSC Braga8.3
2nd
Ricardo HortaSC Braga8.2
3rd
Gabri MartínezSC Braga7.9

SC Braga

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Horníček G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 84% 25 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
B. Arrey-Mbi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 53 3 0 0/0 3/0 6.6
G. Lagerbielke D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 74 0 1 0/0 2/0 7.0
A. Barišić D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 60 1 2 0/0 0/0 7.3
Gabri Martínez F 75 0 0 3 (3) 0 94% 34 4 0 4/8 1/3 7.9
João Moutinho M 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 94% 94 3 1 0/0 2/1 6.9
F. Grillitsch M 82 1 1 2 (1) 3 93% 81 2 2 0/1 3/2 8.3
Víctor Gómez D 89 0 0 0 (0) 2 86% 64 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.9
Ricardo Horta F 90 2 0 3 (2) 2 94% 49 3 1 0/0 1/0 8.2
R. Zalazar M 82 0 0 1 (0) 1 81% 47 1 0 0/2 0/0 7.0
Pau Víctor F 74 0 1 0 (0) 1 88% 34 2 0 2/2 0/1 7.2
Yanis da Rocha M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
D. Rodrigues M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 10 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Leonardo Lelo D 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 8 0 0 0/0 1/0 —
D. Tıknaz M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 14 1 0 0/0 0/0 —
Fran Navarro F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Rio Ave

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. van der Gouw G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 82% 44 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
N. Abbey D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 46 3 1 0/0 1/0 6.7
Gustavo Mancha D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 62 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.2
J. Brabec D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 96% 70 3 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
O. Richards D 84 0 0 2 (1) 0 75% 20 2 1 0/1 0/1 6.3
G. Liavas D 84 0 0 1 (0) 0 81% 27 2 0 2/2 3/1 6.5
T. Nikitscher M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 33 2 1 1/2 1/1 6.7
M. Vrousai F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 36 1 3 1/3 1/2 6.6
A. Papakanellos M 62 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 17 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.2
Diogo Bezerra 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 40% 5 0 2 2/4 0/4 6.6
Tamble Monteiro F 70 0 0 0 (0) 0 69% 13 0 1 0/1 0/3 6.5
A. Ntoi D 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Leonardo Buta D 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
O. Pohlmann M 28 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 12 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
D. Špikić F 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 1 0 1/1 0/0 6.7
Jalen Blesa F 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 0 1 1/1 0/1 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.