VILA DO CONDE. Sporting Braga didn’t concede much to Rio Ave to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday..
The match was played at the Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium in Vila do Conde on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Fábio José Costa Veríssimo with the collaboration of Pedro Mota and Hugo Marques. The 4th official was João Pedro Silva Pinho. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.37 degrees Celsius or 50.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 10 Total 12
- 3 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 102 Attack 105
- 48 Dangerous attack 46
- 73 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Rio Ave was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Sporting Braga that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rio Ave was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Rio Ave to win the match.
Rio Ave shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sporting Braga shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Rio Ave received 1 yellow card (Amine). Talking about the opposition, Sporting Braga received 4 yellow cards (Vitor Carvalho, Bruma, Paulo Oliveira and Rodrigo Zalazar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Rio Ave has 24 points to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Sporting Braga will has 50 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Rio Ave will play away against Farense on the 17th of March with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Rio Ave (0 draws).
Sporting Braga will host Gil Vicente on the 17th of March with a 12-3 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting Braga (5 draws).
Rio Ave – Formation
Rio Ave
43'
12'
Rio Ave started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Luís Carlos Batalha Freire decided to play with the following team: Hélder Sá, Jhonatan , Renato Pantalon , Aderllan Santos , Miguel Nóbrega , Costinha , Amine , Adrien Silva , Úmaro Embaló , Joca , Aziz and Fábio Ronaldo .
The home team had on the bench: Marios Vrousai , Patrick William , Mateo Tanlongo, João Teixeira , Vítor Gomes, João Graça , Emmanuel Boateng , Zé Manuel and Magrão.
Rio Ave could not rely on the presence of Patrick William (injured).
Substitutions
Rio Ave made 5 changes: Miguel Nóbrega for Patrick William (43′), Úmaro Embaló for Marios Vrousai (59′), Aziz for Emmanuel Boateng (81′), Adrien Silva for João Graça (81′) and Fábio Ronaldo for João Teixeira (81′).
Player of the match: Jhonatan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rio Ave was the goalkeeper: Jhonatan. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.
Sporting Braga – Formation
Sporting Braga
Sporting Braga started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Artur Jorge Torres Gomes Araújo Amorim played with: Matheus , Joe Mendes , Joe Mendes , Serdar Saatçı , Paulo Oliveira , Cristián Borja , Roger , Vitor Carvalho , João Moutinho , Bruma , Simon Banza and Abel Ruiz .
They had on the bench: Rodrigo Zalazar , Víctor Gómez , José Fonte, Cher Ndour, Álvaro Djaló , Rony Lopes, Pizzi, Francisco Rodrigues and Lukas Hornicek.
Substitutions
Sporting Braga made 4 changes: Vitor Carvalho for Rodrigo Zalazar (46′), Joe Mendes for Víctor Gómez (46′), Bruma for Álvaro Djaló (73′) and Roger for Pizzi (90′).
Player of the match: João Moutinho
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting Braga was João Moutinho.
His rating is with 51 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Vitória SC – Famalicão – 1-0
- Rio Ave – Sporting Braga – 0-0
- Boavista – Moreirense – 1-0
- Vizela – Farense – 2-1
