Rio Ave vs Braga: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Liga Portugal action on Sunday, 8 November 2026 sees Rio Ave take on Braga, with kick-off at 20:30 UTC.

The venue for the game is Estádio do Rio Ave, Vila do Conde. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Rio Ave are 17th with 7 points from 10 matches, while Braga are 8th with 14 points from 10 matches. That leaves Rio Ave 7 points behind Braga.

Rio Ave are currently in the relegation places. Rio Ave have scored 9 goals and conceded 23 goals in the league, a goal difference of -14. Braga have scored 12 goals and conceded 11 goals in the league, a goal difference of +1.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Rio Ave have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. They scored 5 goals and let in 9 goals (L-W-W-L-L).

Over their last 5 games Braga have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They scored 6 goals and let in 3 goals (L-W-L-W-D).

Braga arrive in better form, taking 7 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 6 for Rio Ave.

Head-to-head

Across 1 meeting in our records, the tally is 0 wins for Rio Ave, 1 win for Braga and 0 draws. The most recent meeting came on Sunday, 8 February 2026: Braga 3-0 Rio Ave.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 3 goals, an average of 3 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Rio Ave averaged 1 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game, while Braga averaged 1.2 scored and 0.6 conceded.

Braga have been harder to score against, conceding 0.6 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

We do not hold a broadcaster listing for this match yet. Check the competition organiser or your local rights holder.

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