Rio Ave vs SC Braga 0-1

SC Braga won 1-0 at Estádio dos Arcos after Ricardo Horta scored a penalty in the 67th minute. VAR had already confirmed the spot-kick, and that was enough to settle a game in which Rio Ave had more of the ball but little reward.

The first half finished goalless, with Rio Ave 0-0 SC Braga at the break.

The decisive moment came after the interval. Braga made two changes on 60 minutes before the VAR check on 64 minutes led to the penalty, and Horta converted three minutes later to put them ahead at 1-0. Rio Ave responded with three changes on 69 minutes and made two more on 77 minutes, while Braga freshened up again with two changes on 81 minutes and another in the 90th minute plus four, but the visitors held their lead to the end.

Rio Ave had 54% of the possession and 448 passes to Braga's 377, yet the visitors had 13 shots to four, 8 corners to none and a much higher xG of 1.89 to 0.26. Rio Ave had 3 shots on target to Braga's 2, while the away side also won the fouls count 22 to 12 and the saves tally 3 to 1.

Diogo Nascimento was booked for Rio Ave in the 53rd minute, Diogo Bezerra was booked in the 67th, and Fra Navarro went into the book for Braga in the 79th minute. There were no red cards.