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Rio Ave Sporting Braga betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The scenario that best fits for this match is the existence of few goals. For being a match to be eliminated, we believe the two teams will come into play more cautiously, thus exploiting to attack through fast attacks. In addition, the last 9 official matches between the two teams at this stadium ended with the “under 2.5 goals” winning market. So, and taking into account these factors, betting on a very balanced match and with few goals is a good option.
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Preview
Rio Ave and Sporting Braga meet at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, in a match for this stage of the Taça de Portugal (4th Round). The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 10 head‑to‑heads they won 4, tied 5 and lost 1. Accordingly, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Primeira Liga, on 02‑02‑2017, Rio Ave won by (1‑0). Rafa (68' ) scored the only goal of the match.

Analysis Rio Ave

The home team comes to this stage of the Taça de Portugal (4th Round) after a away win by (0‑4) against Sanjoanense. In their last match, for the Primeira Liga, they got an away win against Estoril by (0‑2). In the last 10 home matches Rio Ave has won 6, tied 1 and lost 3.

Rio Ave comes for this match after a triumph against Estoril, by 0-2, putting an end to the two followed defeats in official matches: the goals were signed by Guedes and João Novais. Usually, the coach Miguel Cardoso draws the team in 4-2-3-1 benefiting from ball possession and organized attacks: Guedes is usually the forward player in the village-condense scheme. In addition, this player is Rio Ave's top scorer with 3 goals scored. For this match, the home team’s coach can count on the usual players.

Confirmed Lineup: Cássio, Bruno Teles, Lionn, Marcelo, Nélson Monte, João Novais, Óscar Barreto, Pelé, Tarantini, Hélder Guedes, Rúben Ribeiro.
Coach: L. Batalha Freire.

Analysis Braga

The away team comes to this stage of the Taça de Portugal (4th Round) after a away win by (2‑3) against AR São Martinho. In their last match, for the Primeira Liga, they got an away tie against Sporting CP by (2‑2). In the last 10 away matches Sporting Braga has won 6, tied 3 and lost 1. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches.

Braga comes for this match after a positive draw against Sporting, by 2-2, adding the fourth followed match without proving the bitter taste of defeat: the goals were signed by Dyego Sousa and Danilo Barbosa. In this away match, Bracarans should opt for a more cautious strategy, exiting for attack through counterattacks, exploiting the successive defensive failures of the opponent. Ahmed Hassan is one of the players that deserves attention in Braga, being this player the best scorer with 3 scored goals. It seems that the coach won’t count on Mauro, Rosic and Marafona, all with physical problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Matheus, Jefferson, Marcelo Goiano, Raul Silva, Ricardo Esgaio, Ricardo Ferreira, Danilo, Fransergio, Nikola Vukčević, Ricardo Horta, Dyego Sousa.
Coach: R. Gomes Duarte.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Rio Ave vs Braga match, on 18 November 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Under 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Rio Ave vs Braga on 18 November 2017 will be played at Vila do Conde, Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Rio Ave Braga match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Braga at with 40% of the tips.

 

Taça de Portugal - 2017/2018

  • 100% 171 / 171 Games

  • Home team wins 55.56%
  • Draws 0%
  • Away team wins 44.44%
  • Over 1.5 74.27%
  • Over 2.5 53.8%
  • Over 3.5 36.84%
  • Goals 508
  • Goals /match 2.97
  • Goals /match home 1.59
  • Goals /match away 1.38
  • Both teams score 47.95%
  • Goals after 80' 5.71%
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