Rio Ave

16th in the league on 7 points from 10 games played. Squad, fixtures, expected XI and performance record.

Form

Last 6 results, most recent last.

LDLWLL

Next fixtures

Sun 08 Nov, 20:30 UTC · MW11 HOME Braga 2 Win23% Draw23% Lose55% Analysis  Sat 28 Nov, 15:30 UTC · MW12 AWAY Arouca 2 Win23% Draw24% Lose54% Analysis  Sun 06 Dec, 15:30 UTC · MW13 HOME Casa Pia 1 Win43% Draw25% Lose32% Analysis  Sat 12 Dec, 18:00 UTC · MW14 AWAY Maritimo 3 Win32% Draw26% Lose42% Analysis  Sun 20 Dec, 11:00 UTC · MW15 HOME Benfica 5 Win12% Draw16% Lose71% Analysis 

Win/draw/lose are the estimated probabilities for Rio Ave, not for the home side. Open a fixture for the full breakdown and the market’s prices.

Previous fixtures

Full match history on file for Rio Ave, most recent first. Select a row for the full match page.

DateOpponentScoreResultCompetitionShotsMatch page
01 Nov 26 Away Academico Viseu 1–2 L Liga Portugal 12 (5 on target)
25 Oct 26 Home Famalicao 0–4 L Liga Portugal 7 (2 on target)
11 Oct 26 Home Nacional 3–2 W Liga Portugal 11 (7 on target)
19 Sep 26 Away Alverca 0–1 L Liga Portugal 6 (3 on target)
14 Sep 26 Home Estrela Amadora 3–3 D Liga Portugal 11 (6 on target)
06 Sep 26 Away Santa Clara 0–4 L Liga Portugal 5 (3 on target)
28 Aug 26 Home Sporting CP 0–4 L Liga Portugal 6 (0 on target)
22 Aug 26 Away Estoril 2–0 W Liga Portugal 3 (3 on target)
15 Aug 26 Home Porto 0–2 L Liga Portugal 13 (1 on target)
09 Aug 26 Away Gil Vicente 0–1 L Liga Portugal 6 (2 on target)

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Season Statistics

Games Played: 10

PPG ?Points per game this season (win = 3, draw = 1, loss = 0), with the win/draw/loss split behind it.

0.70PPG
  • Win · 2 (20%)
  • Draw · 1 (10%)
  • Loss · 7 (70%)

Clean Sheets ?How often this team has kept a clean sheet (conceded zero goals) this season.

CS
  • Yes · 1 (10%)
  • No · 9 (90%)

BTTS ?Both Teams To Score: how often this team's matches have seen both sides get on the scoresheet this season.

BTTS
  • Yes · 3 (30%)
  • No · 7 (70%)

O/U 2.5 Goals ?How often this team's matches have finished with more (Over) or fewer (Under) than 2.5 total goals this season.

2.5Goals
  • Over · 6 (60%)
  • Under · 4 (40%)

O/U 9.5 Corners ?How often this team's matches have finished with more (Over) or fewer (Under) than 9.5 total corners this season.

9.5Corners
  • Over · 5 (50%)
  • Under · 5 (50%)
Scored / game 0.90 League avg: 1.32
Conceded / game 2.30 League avg: 1.32
Goals avg 3.20 League avg: 2.63
Yellow cards avg 1.70 League avg: 2.09
Corners avg 4.00 League avg: 4.38
xG for / game 0.72 League avg: 1.26
xG against / game 1.75 League avg: 1.26
Home advantage ?How many more points per game Rio Ave earns at home than away, over its last two seasons or so of matches. +0.00 League avg: +0.24
Squad size 36 (1 out) League avg: 31

Lineup & availability

Rio Ave 4-2-3-1 Predicted XI
Gouw
Amaral
Petrasso
Ndoj
Vrousai
Liavas
Nikitscher
Sellouki
Bezerra
Monteiro
Blesa

Out / doubtful

  • B. Aguilera Injured · Anterior cruciate ligament (back 2026-12-10)

How they play

Each line runs across the 18 clubs of the league, from up to the last 19 league games of each. A marker at either end means the most or least of that measure.

Rio Ave
  • Plays on the floor

Rio Ave rank 13th of 18 for crosses and headers.

All-time record

Recent form (Last 6)

16th in the league · 7 pts

ResultsPPG
Overall LDLWLL 0.67
Home LLLDWL 0.67
Away DLWLLL 0.67

Career Overall

Overall Home Away
Win % 24% 33% 15%
Goals/game (both sides) 2.59 2.64 2.53
Scored/game 1.08 1.25 0.90
Conceded/game 1.51 1.40 1.63
Both teams scored 51% 53% 49%
Clean sheets 22% 25% 19%
Failed to score 34% 26% 41%
xG/game 1.10 1.31 0.89
xG against/game 1.50 1.36 1.64
npxG/game 0.96 1.11 0.80
Led at half-time 23% 26% 19%
Comebacks (trailed at HT, won) 4% 0% 7%

Historic Bets

Rio Ave’s 5 most frequent betting markets, based on its entire match history on file.

  1. 1 Over 2.5 Cards in the Match 83.6% Based on 146 matches on file · Liga Portugal average 87.4% -4 pts
  2. 2 Over 7.5 Corners in the Match 76.0% Based on 146 matches on file · Liga Portugal average 72.7% +3 pts
  3. 3 Over 1.5 Goals in the Match 75.3% Based on 146 matches on file · Liga Portugal average 73.3% +2 pts
  4. 4 Team Over 1.5 Cards 71.2% Based on 146 matches on file · Liga Portugal average 75% -4 pts
  5. 5 1st Half Over 0.5 Goals 69.2% Based on 146 matches on file · Liga Portugal average 69% Level

Rio Ave betting trends at a glance In line with average

Over 146 matches on file, Rio Ave's most frequent betting market is Over 2.5 Cards in the Match, which has landed 83.6% of the time. Over 7.5 Corners in the Match (76%) and Over 1.5 Goals in the Match (75.3%) follow, with Team Over 1.5 Cards and 1st Half Over 0.5 Goals completing the top 5.

None of these markets differs from the average Liga Portugal side by more than chance could explain at this sample size, so none of them sets Rio Ave apart.

Overall, Rio Ave's top markets land about as often as they do for the typical Liga Portugal club. These are common Liga Portugal outcomes rather than something particular to Rio Ave, and gaps like these are within normal variation at this sample size.

These are past frequencies, not predictions. A market that lands often is usually already priced short by bookmakers, so a high strike rate does not make it a profitable bet. Use the figures to see what is normal for Rio Ave, then compare them with the odds on offer.

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Squad

Goalkeepers 6

# Player SavesCSMinsStarts
1
C. Miszta Cezary Miszta
- - - -
22
K. Chamorro Kevin Chamorro
- - - -
32
V. Hugo Vitor Hugo
9 - 270 3
98
R. Real Rodrigo Real
- - - -
99
A. Sina Antzelo Sina
- - - -
99
E. Van Der Gouw Ennio Van Der Gouw
23 1 641 7

CS clean sheets · Mins minutes played

Defenders 10

# Player TklIntDuelsCSFlsYelMinsStarts
2
Z. Carlos Zé Carlos
0 3 0 1 2 1 34 -
3
S. Garcia Simon Garcia
0 3 1 1 3 1 200 2
6
N. Abbey Nelson Abbey
11 4 20 2 3 1 258 3
13
J. Lomboto Julien Lomboto
1 0 2 - 0 0 14 -
14
J. Brabec Jakub Brabec
2 3 4 1 0 1 97 1
20
J. Tomé João Tomé
3 5 14 - 2 2 350 5
23
F. Petrasso Francisco Petrasso
4 5 21 2 10 3 744 8
24
P. Amaral Pedro Amaral
3 4 6 - 2 0 172 2
39
G. Mancha Gustavo Mancha
5 3 8 1 0 0 554 6
60
Caike
3 2 3 2 1 0 25 -

Tkl tackles · Int interceptions · Duels duels won · CS clean sheets · Fls fouls committed · Yel yellow cards · Mins minutes played

Midfielders 14

# Player AstxAKPGoalsTklYelMinsStarts
5
A. Ndoj Andreas Ndoj
0 0.12 4 0 11 1 713 8
7
D. Bezerra Diogo Bezerra
3 0.91 13 1 4 0 813 10
8
Ryan Ryan Guilherme
0 0.00 0 0 0 0 36 1
10
B. Aguilera Injured
- - - - - - - -
17
M. Vrousai Marios Vrousai
0 0.09 2 0 18 0 501 5
19
M. Sellouki Malik Sellouki
0 0.62 3 0 3 0 234 1
44
T. Nikitscher Tamás Nikitscher
0 0.16 2 0 17 2 526 6
54
G. Liavas Georgios Liavas
0 0.47 4 0 15 2 706 8
70
A. Wenck Antoine Wenck
0 0.00 0 0 0 0 16 -
77
D. Špikić Dario Špikić
0 0.06 1 0 3 0 188 2
79
M. Patricío Miguel Patricio
0 0.13 2 1 5 1 361 5
80
S. Clemmensen Sebastian Clemmensen
1 0.33 4 1 3 0 339 4
83
D. Baldé Dai Balde
- - - - - - - -
90
D. Nascimento Diogo Nascimento
0 0.21 3 0 4 0 455 5

Ast assists · xA expected assists · KP key passes · Tkl tackles · Yel yellow cards · Mins minutes played

Forwards 6

# Player GoalsxGShotsSoTAstMinsStarts
9
T. Monteiro Tamblé Monteiro
1 0.82 7 3 0 457 4
11
J. Blesa Jalen Blesa
3 2.47 11 8 1 887 10
21
R. Siler Radek Siler
- - - - - - -
27
T. Medina Tobias Medina
- - - - - - -
30
R. Galčík Roland Galčík
1 0.25 5 2 0 344 4
67
S. d. S. Alves Samuel da Silva Alves
0 0.00 0 0 0 10 -

xG expected goals · SoT shots on target · Ast assists · Mins minutes played

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Squad data (name, position, shirt number, photo) is from Bzzoiro Sports Data. Season stat columns that source does not carry show as ‘-’ rather than a misleading zero.

Season Player Statistics

Goals

  1. J. Blesa 1 0 0 3 10
  2. D. Bezerra 1 0 0 1 10
  3. F. Petrasso 0 0 – 1 8

Shots on target

  1. J. Blesa 2 2 0 8 10
  2. D. Bezerra 1 0 1 6 10
  3. M. Patricío 2 0 2 4 5

Total shots

  1. D. Bezerra 1 2 3 15 10
  2. J. Blesa 2 2 1 11 10
  3. M. Patricío 3 0 2 7 5

Most carded

  1. J. Tomé 3 0 0 2Y 1R 5
  2. F. Petrasso 0 1 – 3Y 8
  3. A. Ndoj 0 0 0 1Y 1R 8

Most fouls committed

  1. A. Ndoj 0 0 3 13 8
  2. T. Nikitscher – – – 11 6
  3. F. Petrasso 0 4 – 10 8

Most tackles

  1. M. Vrousai 3 0 4 18 5
  2. T. Nikitscher – – – 17 6
  3. G. Liavas 2 1 2 15 8

Most interceptions

  1. M. Vrousai 1 3 1 14 5
  2. G. Liavas 1 3 2 13 8
  3. A. Ndoj 1 2 3 12 8

Most duels won

  1. J. Blesa 8 3 4 59 10
  2. T. Nikitscher – – – 40 6
  3. T. Monteiro 3 1 0 37 4

Most blocked shots

  1. F. Petrasso 0 1 – 8 8
  2. G. Mancha 1 – 1 7 6
  3. A. Ndoj 0 1 0 5 8

Most key passes

  1. D. Bezerra 1 1 3 13 10
  2. J. Blesa 1 1 1 10 10
  3. A. Ndoj 0 1 0 4 8

Head to head

Rio Ave’s record against every other Liga Portugal club, in table order, across all league meetings on file.

OpponentPWDLLast meetingNext meeting
Porto 9126 Rio Ave 0-2 Porto 15 Aug 26 24 Jan 27
Benfica 8026 Rio Ave 0-2 Benfica 17 Jan 26 20 Dec 26
Sporting CP 9018 Rio Ave 0-4 Sporting CP 28 Aug 26 07 Feb 27
Santa Clara 7322 Santa Clara 4-0 Rio Ave 06 Sep 26 14 Feb 27
Arouca 8341 Rio Ave 0-3 Arouca 31 Jan 26 28 Nov 26
Academico Viseu 1001 Academico Viseu 2-1 Rio Ave 01 Nov 26 21 Mar 27
Gil Vicente 9261 Gil Vicente 1-0 Rio Ave 09 Aug 26 17 Jan 27
Braga 8125 Braga 3-0 Rio Ave 08 Feb 26 08 Nov 26
Moreirense 6213 Rio Ave 1-2 Moreirense 16 Feb 26 10 Jan 27
Famalicao 9063 Rio Ave 0-4 Famalicao 25 Oct 26 14 Mar 27
Alverca 3012 Alverca 1-0 Rio Ave 19 Sep 26 28 Feb 27
Estrela Amadora 7331 Rio Ave 3-3 Estrela Amadora 14 Sep 26 21 Feb 27
Vitoria Guimaraes 8125 Vitoria Guimaraes 2-0 Rio Ave 25 Apr 26 27 Dec 26
Maritimo 2020 Maritimo 2-2 Rio Ave 07 May 23 12 Dec 26
Casa Pia 8242 Casa Pia 1-1 Rio Ave 16 May 26 06 Dec 26
Nacional 5221 Rio Ave 3-2 Nacional 11 Oct 26 07 Mar 27
Estoril 9333 Estoril 0-2 Rio Ave 22 Aug 26 31 Jan 27

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Season by season

Where Rio Ave finished in each completed Liga Portugal season on file.

SeasonPositionPGDPts
2025/26 12th of 18 34 -22 36
2024/25 11th of 18 34 -16 38
2023/24 11th of 18 34 -5 37
2022/23 12th of 18 34 -7 40

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