BRAGA. Sporting Braga beats Rio Ave with a 2-0 win with a goal from Bruma (36′) and a goal from S. Banza (79′). Sporting Braga was definitely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Cidade Desportiva SC Braga stadium in Braga on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida assisted by André Campos and Pedro Felisberto. The 4th official was Ricardo Baixinho. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 21 Total 10
- 11 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 1
- 7 Shots blocked 5
- 166 Attack 91
- 113 Dangerous attack 43
- 68 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sporting Braga had a superior ball possession 64% while Rio Ave was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sporting Braga had a more offensive attitude with 113 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sporting Braga won the match.
Sporting Braga shot 21 times, 11 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rio Ave shot 10 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Sporting Braga received 1 yellow card (Al Musrati). Talking about the opposition, Rio Ave didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sporting Braga will have 52 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Rio Ave will stay with 27 points like Famalicão to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Sporting Braga will play away with Vizela on the 11th of March with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Sporting Braga (0 draws).
Rio Ave will host Gil Vicente on the 12th of March with a 8-5 head to head statistic in favor of Rio Ave (5 draws).
Sporting Braga – Formation
Sporting Braga
86'
44'
36'
Sporting Braga started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim decided to play with the following team: Matheus , Victor Gómez , Vítor Tormena , Serdar Saatçı , Nuno Sequeira , Iuri Medeiros , Mutassim Al Musrati , André Horta , Bruma , Ricardo Horta and Abel Ruíz .
The home team had on the bench: Tiago Sá, Josafat Mendes, Simon Banza , Cristián Borja, Uroš Račić , Diogo Fonseca, André Castro, Rodrigo Gomes and Pizzi .
Substitutions
Sporting Braga made 5 changes: Bruma for Pizzi (65′), Iuri Medeiros for Simon Banza (72′), André Horta for André Castro (86′), Al Musrati for Rodrigo Gomes (86′) and André Horta for Uroš Račić (87′).
Best player: Iuri Medeiros
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Braga was Iuri Medeiros even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Rio Ave – Formation
Rio Ave
Rio Ave started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Luís Carlos Batalha Freire played with: Jhonatan , Patrick William , Aderllan Santos , Josué Sá , Costinha , Gonçalo Rodrigues , Andreas Samaris , Miguel Baeza , Fábio Ronaldo , André Pereira and Emmanuel Boateng .
They had on the bench: Leonardo Ruiz , Sávio , Miguel Nóbrega, Vítor Gomes, Ukra , Magrão, Paulo Vitor, Amine Oudrhiri and Bruno Ventura.
Substitutions
Rio Ave made 5 changes: Andreas Samaris for Amine Oudrhiri Idrissi (66′), André Pereira for Leonardo Ruiz (66′), Josué Sá for Savio (81′), Miguel Baeza for Ukra (81′) and Guga for Bruno Santos Ventura (89′).
Best player: Jhonatan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rio Ave was the goalkeeper: Jhonatan. His rating is 7.84. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Sporting Braga – Rio Ave – 2-0
- Gil Vicente – Marítimo – 2-0
- Santa Clara – Vitória SC – 1-3
