Portugal - Liga PortugalStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between SC Braga and Rio Ave, taking place on Sunday, 05 March 2023, at Estádio Municipal de Braga in Braga.
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SC Braga, Recent FormThe SC Braga squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 2-1 away defeat against Vitória Guimarães, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. Their share of possession in that meeting was 49%, while racking up 13 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target, in contrast to Vitória Guimarães, who had 9 shots on goal with 2 on target.
Manager Artur Jorge will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, with them having scored 11 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 10 goals conceded in the same period. With goals notched up in 5 of their past 6 matches, they are certainly showing some goal-scoring consistency of late. Unable to deliver a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games, it's fair to say they have their troubles at the back.
They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games.
On an individual basis, Simon Banza will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in SC Braga's last 6 league games.
Rio Ave, Recent FormRio Ave will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 1-0 win in their home outing against Chaves. In that game they recorded 39 % of the possession, with 10 attempts on goal, 3 on target. Their opponents found the target on 6 of their 11 shots on goal.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 4 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 5 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. They are proving to be well organised on their travels, having kept 3 clean sheets in their last 6 games. After failing to get on the scoresheet in 5 away games out of 11 this season, Luís Freire will be looking for a bit more consistency from his forwards.
With 3 defeats and just 2 wins from their last 6 outings, this cannot be regarded as a good run of form. Their away form in the early part of the season has produced an unusually high number of draws, with 5 draws in 11 away league games.
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu is the man of the moment at Rio Ave right now and the toast of their travelling support, having notched up 3 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league.
In the last league encounter between these sides, it was Rio Ave who ended up empty-handed, losing 2-3 to SC Braga.
SC Braga have managed to keep a clean sheet against Vilacondenses in each of their previous 2 meetings at Estádio Municipal de Braga. The Vilacondenses defence has struggled at Estádio Municipal de Braga, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 7 visits.
Playing at home, SC Braga have won the last 2 and are unbeaten in the last 7 times they have faced Rio Ave in the league.
Ricardo Horta will be looking to celebrate a goal with the home fans again and continue his scoring streak at home against Rio Ave, having scored in each of SC Braga's last 4 meetings with them at Estádio Municipal de Braga.
With no real injury worries, SC Braga manager Artur Jorge will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
With only Vítor Gomes (Muscle) and Jorge Joca (Knee) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Luís Freire will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
SC Braga Playing at home | Rio Ave Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 0.6 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 34' | Time first goal scored | 51' |
| 26' | Time first goal conceded | 42' |
| 2.7 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 4.7 | Subs used | 4.9 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | 1-0 |
| 1-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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