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Sporting de Braga

VS
RIO

Rio Ave

Sporting de Braga vs Rio Ave Prediction

Over2.5 goals
89% confidence

Why we picked this for Sporting de Braga vs Rio Ave

Over 2.5 goals is our call for Sporting de Braga against Rio Ave (Primeira Liga), rated at 89% confidence. Matches involving Sporting de Braga produced 2.2 goals per game over their last 5, and 2 of those went over 2.5. For Rio Ave it is 3.4 goals per game, with 4 of 5 over 2.5. The form of both teams backs the call.

The head-to-head points the same way: 4 of their last 5 meetings finished over 2.5 goals. At 89%, most of the recent evidence lands on this side of the line, which makes it one of our stronger calls. Final score: 3-0. The pick won.

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2.2
avg goals, Sporting de Braga last 5
3.4
avg goals, Rio Ave last 5
80%
last 5 H2H went over 2.5
6 / 10
combined form matches over

Last 5 matches, each side

Most recent match first. Tag shows whether that match went over or under 2.5 total goals.

Sporting de Braga
AVS 0-4 Sporting de Braga
Feb 02, 2026
Over 2.5✓
Go Ahead Eagles 0-0 Sporting de Braga
Jan 29, 2026
Under 2.5✕
Sporting de Braga 5-0 Alverca
Jan 25, 2026
Over 2.5✓
Sporting de Braga 1-0 Nottm Forest
Jan 22, 2026
Under 2.5✕
Tondela 0-1 Sporting de Braga
Jan 18, 2026
Under 2.5✕
Rio Ave
Rio Ave 0-3 Arouca
Jan 31, 2026
Over 2.5✓
Nacional 4-0 Rio Ave
Jan 25, 2026
Over 2.5✓
Rio Ave 0-2 Benfica
Jan 17, 2026
Under 2.5✕
Rio Ave 3-1 Casa Pia Atletico
Jan 04, 2026
Over 2.5✓
Sporting Lisbon 4-0 Rio Ave
Dec 28, 2025
Over 2.5✓

Last 5 meetings

Sporting de Braga vs Rio Ave, most recent first.

DateHomeAwayScoreResult
Aug 31, 2025Rio AveSporting de Braga2-2
Over 2.5✓
Mar 02, 2025Rio AveSporting de Braga2-1
Over 2.5✓
Sep 29, 2024Sporting de BragaRio Ave4-0
Over 2.5✓
Mar 09, 2024Rio AveSporting de Braga0-0
Under 2.5✕
Oct 07, 2023Sporting de BragaRio Ave2-1
Over 2.5✓