Rio Ave 1-1 Sporting Braga: result and report

Liga Portugal · Friday 21 March 2014

Result

Rio Ave 1-1 Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal · Friday 21 March 2014, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Rio Ave 1-1 Sporting Braga: match report

Rio Ave drew with Sporting Braga 1-1 in Liga Portugal on Friday 21 March 2014. The half-time score was 0-0.

Marcelo opened the scoring in the 54th minute. Rio Ave's goal came from Marcelo (54'). Sporting Braga scored through R. Rusescu (65', penalty).

Discipline: Rio Ave received 3 yellow cards; Sporting Braga received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rio Ave were 12th on 25 points from 23 and Sporting Braga 7th on 31 points from 23. Rio Ave went on to finish that season 13th with 30 points, and Sporting Braga 7th with 37.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Rio Ave wins, 4 draws and 4 for Sporting Braga.

Going into the match Rio Ave's last five read D-D-D-L-L and Sporting Braga's D-W-L-D-L.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 39'Yellow card · Vilas BoasRio Ave
  • 54'Goal · MarceloRio Ave · 1-0
  • 59'Yellow card · Nuno LopesRio Ave
  • 65'Penalty goal · R. RusescuSporting Braga · 1-1
  • 67'Yellow card · JoãozinhoSporting Braga
  • 79'Yellow card · Rúben MicaelSporting Braga
  • 81'Yellow card · PiquetiSporting Braga
  • 82'Yellow card · Diego LopesRio Ave

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rio Ave 2, draws 4, Sporting Braga 4.

Team news

Rio Ave expected line-up (4-3-3)

Jan Oblak, Edimar, Alberto Rodríguez, Lionn, Marcelo, Tarantini, Bruno Braga, Diego Lopes, Ukra, Ahmed Hassan, Wires

Sporting Braga expected line-up

Eduardo, Baiano, Rúben Micael, Custódio Miguel Dias de Castro, Alan, Aderllan Santos, Luiz Carlos, Elderson Echiejile