Rio Ave 2-2 Sporting Braga: result and report

Liga Portugal · Sunday 31 August 2025

Result

Rio Ave 2-2 Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal · Sunday 31 August 2025, 19:30 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Rio Ave 2-2 Sporting Braga: match report

Rio Ave drew with Sporting Braga 2-2 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 31 August 2025. The half-time score was 2-1.

Clayton opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Rio Ave's goals came from Clayton (14', penalty) and Clayton (24'). Sporting Braga scored through Roger Fernandes (22') and Amine El Ouazzani (88').

Discipline: Rio Ave received 3 yellow cards; Sporting Braga received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rio Ave were 12th on 2 points from 2 and Sporting Braga 6th on 7 points from 3. Rio Ave went on to finish that season 13th with 36 points, and Sporting Braga 4th with 59.

Rio Ave lined up in a 3-4-3 and Sporting Braga in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Leonardo Lelo of Sporting Braga (8.0), ahead of Clayton (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Rio Ave wins, 2 draws and 6 for Sporting Braga.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Yellow card · GorbySporting Braga
  • 14'Penalty goal · ClaytonRio Ave · 1-0
  • 22'Goal · Roger FernandesSporting Braga · 1-1
  • 24'Goal · ClaytonRio Ave · 2-1
  • 42'Yellow card · Dario SpikicRio Ave
  • 45'Yellow card · Víctor GómezSporting Braga
  • 60'Yellow card · Brandon AguileraRio Ave
  • 81'Yellow card · Cezary MisztaRio Ave
  • 88'Goal · Amine El OuazzaniSporting Braga · 2-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rio Ave 2, draws 2, Sporting Braga 6.

Team news

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Rio Ave line-up (3-4-3)

Cezary Miszta, Francisco Petrasso, Jonathan Panzo, Nelson Abbey, Marios Vrousai, Georgios Liavas, Brandon Aguilera, Nikolaos Athanasiou, André Luiz, Clayton, Dario Spikic

Sporting Braga line-up (4-2-3-1)

Lukas Hornicek, Víctor Gómez, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Paulo Oliveira, Leonardo Lelo, João Moutinho, Gorby, Roger Fernandes, Pau Víctor, Rodrigo Zalazar, Fran Navarro