Rio Ave vs. Braga Betting Tips (2.02.2017)
PREVIEW&TIPS FOR Rio Ave vs. Braga
Rio Ave and Braga measure their strength at the Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in a game for the 19th round of the Primera Liga. In the last direct confrontation for this edition of the league, the 22-08-2016, both teams tied (1-1). At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 3 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in the last 9 games. However, the last time they met in this stadium was on 02-03-2016, in a match for the Portuguese Cup, which ended in a draw for (0-0).
Analysis Rio Ave
After 7 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, the home team is in 10th place, having won 24 points. In the last game, he lost with Porto outside (4-2), after having lost (1-0) away in a game against Belenenses. In the last 9 home games for the championship Rio Ave has recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, so he has won 13 points out of 27. The team conceded goals in 8 out of the last 10 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has been regularly scored, as they managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home games for this competition there is a tendency for goals to be scored, as 8 out of 9 have finished with over 2.5 goals on the scoreboard. In 18 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never managed to return to the result.
Rio Ave’s main objective is to gain a position that gives access to European competitions, however, this task is increasingly complicated. It is worth noting that homemakers have not won the competition for four consecutive games. Professor Luis Castro usually draws the team in 4-2-3-1 benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks: Guedes is usually the most advanced man in the village-condense scheme. In addition, this player is Rio Ave’s top scorer with 4 goals scored. It is important to inform that the home-owners have some defensive difficulties playing at home, having conceded 15 goals in 9 games played. Pedrinho, Capela, Lionn and Leandrinho all seem to have an injury.
Analysis Braga
After 11 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, the visiting team is in 3rd place, having won 36 points. In the last game, he lost to Guimaraes at home (1-2), after having won the home game in a game against Tondela (2-0). The team arrives at this meeting after a victory away with Vitória de Setúbal by (0-3). For the championship, Braga had 11 points in 24 chances, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 8 games they played as a visitor. In his league games as a visitor, the most frequent result at half-time was 0-0 (4 out of 8 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In their games away to this competition there is a tendency to have few goals, since 5 of the last 8 that disputed finished with Less than 1.5 goals. In 18 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 6 times and only got 1 turnaround.
Braga start for this unmotivated day as a result of the defeat against Moreirense, by 0-1, in a game to count for the League Cup final. In this game against Rio Ave the Bracarans should opt for a more cautious strategy, leaving for the attack through counterattacks, exploring the best successive defensive failures of the opponent. Pedro Santos is one of the players that deserves prominence in Braga, being this very fast and competent in the transport of the ball to other lands. The headache of coach Jorge Simão is Portuguese Wilson Eduardo: the far left is the highlight of the team with 6 goals and 10 assists. In addition to this player, the foreign commander can not count on Djavan and Marcelo Goiano, injured, besides Ahmed Hassan, player that dispute the CAN.