Sporting Braga vs Rio Ave

Sporting Braga

Estádio Municipal de Braga

08 Feb 2026, 19:00

3:0

Finished

Rio Ave

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

4'

Goal

F. Grillitsch(Pau Víctor)

Gustavo Mancha

45'

2ND HALF

A. Papakanellos

O. Pohlmann

62'

Diogo Oliveira

Dario Špikić

70'

Tamble

Jalen Blesa

70'

73'

Goal

Ricardo Horta(F. Grillitsch)

74'

Fran Navarro

Pau Víctor

75'

Diego Henrique

Gabri

82'

Ege Tiknaz

F. Grillitsch

82'

L. Lelo

R. Zalazar

G. Liavas

Andreas Ntoi

84'

Omar Richards

Leonardo Buta

84'

87'

L. Lelo

89'

Yanis Da Rocha

Victor Gómez

93'

Goal

Ricardo Horta(João Moutinho)

Match statistics

63%Possession37%

686Passes Attempted399

627Completed Passes343

9Corners1

19Throw-ins14

15Shots On Target7

Line-ups

Sporting Braga

Formation

3-4-2-1

Lukáš Horníček

#1Lukáš Horníček

G. Lagerbielke

#14G. Lagerbielke

B. Arrey-Mbi

#26B. Arrey-Mbi

A. Barišić

#37A. Barišić

João Moutinho

#8João Moutinho

F. Grillitsch

#27F. Grillitsch

Victor Gómez

#2Victor Gómez

Gabri

#77Gabri

R. Zalazar

#10R. Zalazar

Ricardo Horta

#21Ricardo Horta

Pau Víctor

#18Pau Víctor

Starting XI

Lukáš Horníček #1
G. Lagerbielke #14
B. Arrey-Mbi #26
A. Barišić #37
João Moutinho #8	🎯93'
F. Grillitsch #27	🎯73' 82' ⚽4'
Victor Gómez #2	89'
Gabri #77	75'
R. Zalazar #10	82'
Ricardo Horta #21	⚽73' ⚽93'
Pau Víctor #18	74' 🎯4'

Substitutes

Tiago Sá #12
Paulo Oliveira #15
L. Lelo #5	87' 82'
Diego Henrique #50	75'
Gabriel Moscardo #17
Ege Tiknaz #34	82'
Mario Dorgeles #20
Yanis Da Rocha #41	89'
Fran Navarro #39	74'

Will not play

Sikou

Sikou Niakaté

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Late June 2026

Adrian Leon

Adrian Leon Barišić

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Diego Henrique

Diego Henrique Oliveira Rodrigues

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Sporting Braga

Carlos Vicens

Sporting Braga

Formation

3-4-2-1

Lukáš Horníček

#1Lukáš Horníček

G. Lagerbielke

#14G. Lagerbielke

B. Arrey-Mbi

#26B. Arrey-Mbi

A. Barišić

#37A. Barišić

João Moutinho

#8João Moutinho

F. Grillitsch

#27F. Grillitsch

Victor Gómez

#2Victor Gómez

Gabri

#77Gabri

R. Zalazar

#10R. Zalazar

Ricardo Horta

#21Ricardo Horta

Pau Víctor

#18Pau Víctor

Starting XI

Lukáš Horníček #1
G. Lagerbielke #14
B. Arrey-Mbi #26
A. Barišić #37
João Moutinho #8	🎯93'
F. Grillitsch #27	🎯73' 82' ⚽4'
Victor Gómez #2	89'
Gabri #77	75'
R. Zalazar #10	82'
Ricardo Horta #21	⚽73' ⚽93'
Pau Víctor #18	74' 🎯4'

Substitutes

Tiago Sá #12
Paulo Oliveira #15
L. Lelo #5	87' 82'
Diego Henrique #50	75'
Gabriel Moscardo #17
Ege Tiknaz #34	82'
Mario Dorgeles #20
Yanis Da Rocha #41	89'
Fran Navarro #39	74'

Will not play

Sikou

Sikou Niakaté

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Late June 2026

Adrian Leon

Adrian Leon Barišić

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Diego Henrique

Diego Henrique Oliveira Rodrigues

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Sporting Braga

Carlos Vicens

Rio Ave

Formation

3-4-2-1

E. Van Der Gouw

#99E. Van Der Gouw

Gustavo Mancha

#39Gustavo Mancha

Nelson Abbey

#6Nelson Abbey

Jakub Brabec

#32Jakub Brabec

G. Liavas

#54G. Liavas

T. Nikitscher

#44T. Nikitscher

M. Vrousai

#17M. Vrousai

Omar Richards

#77Omar Richards

Diogo Oliveira

#7Diogo Oliveira

A. Papakanellos

#19A. Papakanellos

Tamble

#9Tamble

Starting XI

E. Van Der Gouw #99
Gustavo Mancha #39	45'
Nelson Abbey #6
Jakub Brabec #32
G. Liavas #54	84'
T. Nikitscher #44
M. Vrousai #17
Omar Richards #77	84'
Diogo Oliveira #7	70'
A. Papakanellos #19	62'
Tamble #9	70'

Substitutes

K. Chamorro #22
João Tomé #20
J. Lomboto #63
Andreas Ntoi #5	84'
Leonardo Buta #24	84'
O. Pohlmann #80	62'
Ryan Guilherme #8
Jalen Blesa #11	70'
Dario Špikić #18	70'

Will not play

Brandon

Brandon Aguilera Zamora

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Rio Ave

Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

Head-to-head

62 matches

Sporting Braga

Sporting Braga

28

Wins

19

Draws

15

Wins

Rio Ave

Rio Ave

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League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Porto	30	25	4	1	61:14	+47	79	WWDWW
2	Benfica	30	21	9	0	63:19	+44	72	WWDWW
3	Sporting CP	29	22	5	2	74:19	+55	71	DWWWL
4	Sporting Braga	29	15	8	6	57:29	+28	53	DLWWD
5	Famalicão	30	13	9	8	38:27	+11	48	WWDDD
6	Gil Vicente	30	12	10	8	44:31	+13	46	DLWDL
7	Moreirense	30	11	6	13	33:41	-8	39	LLLDW
8	Vitória Guimarães	30	11	6	13	36:43	-7	39	LLWDW
9	Estoril	30	10	7	13	51:51	0	37	WLLLL
10	FC Alverca	30	9	8	13	32:48	-16	35	DLWWL
11	Arouca	30	10	5	15	38:58	-20	35	LWWLW
12	Rio Ave	30	8	10	12	33:50	-17	34	WWLWD
13	Santa Clara	30	7	8	15	26:37	-11	29	WWLLD
14	Nacional	30	7	7	16	32:41	-9	28	LLWLW
15	Estrela	30	6	10	14	33:49	-16	28	LWLLL
16	Casa Pia	29	5	11	13	28:52	-24	26	DLDLD
17	Tondela	29	4	9	16	21:48	-27	21	LDLDL
18	AFS	30	1	10	19	21:64	-43	13	LDLDD

UCL

UCL Qualifying Round

Qualifying phase Europa League

Relegation Playoffs

Relegation

Europa Conference League

Match Information

Referee:

Miguel Nogueira

Venue:

Estádio Municipal de Braga

Capacity:

30 286

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