Rio Ave 1-0 Sporting Braga: result and report

Liga Portugal · Sunday 13 May 2018

Result

Rio Ave 1-0 Sporting Braga

Liga Portugal · Sunday 13 May 2018, 17:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Rio Ave 1-0 Sporting Braga: match report

Rio Ave beat Sporting Braga 1-0 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 13 May 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Tarantini of Rio Ave in the 43rd minute.

Discipline: Rio Ave received 2 yellow cards; Sporting Braga received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rio Ave were 5th on 48 points from 33 and Sporting Braga 4th on 75 points from 33. Rio Ave went on to finish that season 5th with 51 points, and Sporting Braga 4th with 75.

Rio Ave lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sporting Braga in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Raúl Silva of Sporting Braga (7.8), ahead of André Kilian (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Rio Ave wins, 3 draws and 4 for Sporting Braga.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 39'Yellow card · Bruno VianaSporting Braga
  • 43'Goal · TarantiniRio Ave · 1-0
  • 66'Yellow card · Marcelo GoianoSporting Braga
  • 90'Yellow card · Chico GeraldesRio Ave
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Ricardo HortaSporting Braga
  • 90+1'Yellow card · TarantiniRio Ave
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Raúl SilvaSporting Braga

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rio Ave 3, draws 3, Sporting Braga 4.

Team news

Rio Ave line-up (4-2-3-1)

André Kilian, Nélson Monte, Yuri Ribeiro, Nadjack, Marcelo, Tarantini, Diego Lopes, Chico Geraldes, João Novais, Pelé, Hélder Guedes

Sporting Braga line-up (4-4-2)

Matheus, Jefferson, Raúl Silva, Bruno Viana, Marcelo Goiano, André Horta, Ricardo Horta, Nikola Vukčević, Ricardo Esgaio, Wilson Eduardo, Paulinho