Sep 11th features a match where Rio Ave will play host to Sporting Braga in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Rio Ave is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Chaves. Héctor Hernández scored the first goal for Chaves in the 32nd minute, then Leonardo Ruiz tied it up for Rio Ave in the 90th minute earning Rio Ave at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while sporting Braga sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Vitória SC. Vitor Tormena struck first for Sporting Braga in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Ricardo Horta, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Vitória SC was frustrated by Sporting Braga’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sporting Braga ended the match with the shutout victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Sporting Braga should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Sporting Braga is glad to have Simon Banza in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Rio Ave’s most prolific scorer has been Abdul-Aziz Yakubu. The Ghanaian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.