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SC Braga vs Rio Ave – Lineups & Match Details

SC Braga beat Rio Ave 3-0. Goals: F. Grillitsch (4'), Ricardo Horta (73'), Ricardo Horta (90'). SC Braga had 63% possession against Rio Ave's 37%. Shots on target: 7-2.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 21

Sunday, 8 February 2026

SC BragaSC Braga

3 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Rio AveRio Ave

Referee: M. Nogueira

Lineups

SC BragaSC Braga3-4-2-1
L. Hornicek1L. HornicekG
A. Barisic37A. BarisicD
G. Lagerbielke14G. LagerbielkeD
B. Arrey-Mbi26B. Arrey-MbiD
V. Gomez2V. GomezM
F. Grillitsch27F. GrillitschM
J. Moutinho8J. MoutinhoM
G. Martinez77G. MartinezM
R. Zalazar10R. ZalazarF
R. Horta21R. HortaF
P. Victor18P. VictorF

Substitutes

12T. SaG
5L. LeloD
15P. OliveiraD
17Gabriel MoscardoM
20M. DorgelesM
34D. E. TiknazM
39F. NavarroF
41Y. da RochaM
50D. RodriguesM
Rio AveRio Ave3-4-2-1
E. van der Gouw99E. van der GouwG
J. Brabec32J. BrabecD
Gustavo Mancha39Gustavo ManchaD
N. Abbey6N. AbbeyD
M. Vrousai17M. VrousaiM
T. Nikitscher44T. NikitscherM
G. Liavas54G. LiavasM
O. Richards77O. RichardsM
Diogo Bezerra7Diogo Bezerra
A. Papakanellos19A. PapakanellosF
T. Monteiro9T. MonteiroF

Substitutes

22K. ChamorroG
5A. NtoiD
8Ryan GuilhermeM
11J. BlesaF
18D. SpikicF
20J. TomeD
24L. ButaD
63J. LombotoD
80O. PohlmannM

Match Events

4'G

F. Grillitsch

Assist: Pau Victor

45'Y

Gustavo Mancha

62'S

A. Papakanellos

Substitution 1

70'S

Tamble Monteiro

Substitution 2

70'S

Diogo Bezerra

Substitution 3

73'G

Ricardo Horta

Assist: F. Grillitsch

74'S

Pau Victor

Substitution 1

75'S

Gabri Martínez

Substitution 2

82'S

R. Zalazar

Substitution 3

82'S

F. Grillitsch

Substitution 4

84'S

G. Liavas

Substitution 4

84'S

O. Richards

Substitution 5

87'Y

Leonardo Lelo

89'S

Víctor Gómez

Substitution 5

90'G

Ricardo Horta

Assist: João Moutinho

Statistics

SC Braga
63%37%
Rio Ave
2.74Expected Goals (xG)0.13
15Total Shots7
7Shots on Target2
9Corners1
14Fouls8
1Offsides0
91Pass Accuracy (%)86
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

SC Braga host Rio Ave on Sunday, 8 February 2026 at Estádio Municipal de Braga. The kick-off time is 18:00 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. SC Braga go into the match 4th in the table; Rio Ave sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

SC Braga have taken 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Rio Ave have collected 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 31 Aug 2025: SC Braga 2-2 Rio Ave; 2 Mar 2025: SC Braga 1-2 Rio Ave; 29 Sept 2024: SC Braga 4-0 Rio Ave. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

SC Braga beat Rio Ave 3-0. SC Braga scored through F. Grillitsch 4', Ricardo Horta 73', Ricardo Horta 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

SC Braga held 63% of the ball against 37% for Rio Ave. Shots on target finished 7-2. Expected goals read 2.74 for SC Braga, 0.13 for Rio Ave.

Verdict

The win nudges SC Braga forward and leaves Rio Ave with work to do. SC Braga sat 4th and Rio Ave 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.