FC Porto vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Porto vs Rio Ave FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio Do Dragao.
- FC Porto 11 games · 33 pts (2026/27)
- Rio Ave FC 11 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Luis Godinho
- Referee Bruno Jesus
- Referee Iancu Vasilica
- Referee Pedro Felisberto
- Referee Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida
8 games this season
🟨 4.8/game
⚽ 9.4 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Académico de Viseu FC | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente FC | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 11 | 17 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | FC Famalicão | 11 | 13 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | CD Nacional | 11 | 10 |
| 14 | Vitória SC | 11 | 9 |
| 15 | CS Marítimo | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 11 | 8 |
| 17 | Rio Ave FC | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 10 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb | Rio Ave FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Jan | SC Farense | A | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Jan | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Jan | FC Famalicão | A | 4–1 | W |
| 03 Jan | Moreirense FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 29 Dec | Vitória SC | A | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb | FC Porto | A | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Jan | CD Santa Clara | H | 1–2 | L |
| 15 Jan | Sporting Clube de Portugal | A | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Jan | Portimonense SC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 03 Jan | FC Paços de Ferreira | A | 0–2 | L |
| 28 Dec | CS Marítimo | H | 1–3 | L |
Season Stats
| FC Porto | Rio Ave FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #17 |
| 33 | Points | 7 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 11 / 0 / 0 | W / D / L | 2 / 1 / 8 |
| 27 | Scored | 9 |
| 5 | Conceded | 24 |
| +22 | GD | -15 |
| 3.00 | PPG | 0.64 |
| 100% | Win % | 18% |
Key Stats
40%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
47%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
55%
Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
FC Porto this season
9%
Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
Rio Ave FC this season
FC Porto are 1st (33 pts). Rio Ave FC are 17th (7 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Porto
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
7/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
6/–
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
2/3
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Porto
| Borja Sainz | 6 G | 1 A |
| Gabriel Veiga | 5 G | 4 A |
| Andre Silva | 4 G | 2 A |
| Victor Froholdt | 3 G | |
| William da Silva | 2 G | 2 A |
Rio Ave FC
| Jalen Blesa | 3 G | 1 A |
| Tamble Monteiro | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Porto and Rio Ave FC is underway.
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' FC Porto has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 30' Pawel Kieszek is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Porto so far.
- 35' Filipe Augusto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rio Ave FC tonight.
- 38' Ronan Jeronimo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 43' It’s high time Sergio Conceicao made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 44' Luis Diaz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 6 goals this season for the .
- 46' Chico Geraldes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Carlos Mane at the 46 minute mark.
- 51' Rio Ave FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 56' FC Porto are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Rio Ave FC backline.
- 61' FC Porto looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Nehuen Perez scoring 1 goals.
- 66' Guga Rodrigues gets the nod from Rio Ave FC. He replaces Filipe Augusto and will look to change the dynamic.
- 67' FC Porto ring the changes. Moussa Marega has done his job and it is now time for Evanilson to step up.
- 72' Ivo Pinto was booked on 72.
- 74' Brilliant from the ! Evanilson makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 74.
- 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Evanilson makes it 3-0.
- 76' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Anderson Cruz comes on to replace Ronan Jeronimo.
- 78' Mateus Uribe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
- 80' Fresh legs for FC Porto! Marko Grujic comes on to replace Jesus Manuel Corona.
- 81' Fresh legs for FC Porto! Nanu comes on to replace Zaidu Sanusi.
- 85' The whistle greets Fabio Coentrao as he departs to be replaced by Pedro Amaral.
- 88' Loum Ndiaye gets the nod from FC Porto. He replaces Sergio Oliveira and will look to change the dynamic.
- Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
FC Porto Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 19
-
27
Sergio Oliveira ↓ Loum Ndiaye 88'
-
11
Moussa Marega ↓ Evanilson 67'
- 3
-
9
Mehdi Taremi ↓ Fabio Vieira 80'
- 8
- 7
- 18
- 1
-
12
Zaidu Sanusi ↓ Nanu 81'
Bench
- 28
-
16
Marko Grujic ↑ 80'
-
6
Loum Ndiaye ↑ 88'
- 4
-
31
Nanu ↑ 81'
- 29
- 99
-
30
Evanilson ↑ 67'
-
50
Fabio Vieira ↑ 80'
Coach
Sergio Conceicao
Rio Ave FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
- 25
- 18
- 1
-
21
Carlos Mane ↓ Chico Geraldes 46'
-
17
Fabio Coentrao ↓ Pedro Amaral 85'
- 6
-
19
Ronan Jeronimo ↓ Anderson Cruz 76'
- 7
-
8
Tarantini C ↓ Ryotaro Meshino 85'
-
5
Filipe Augusto ↓ Guga Rodrigues 66'
Bench
-
10
Anderson Cruz ↑ 76'
-
11
Chico Geraldes ↑ 46'
-
40
Ryotaro Meshino ↑ 85'
- 22
- 89
- 80
-
16
Guga Rodrigues ↑ 66'
-
24
Pedro Amaral ↑ 85'
- 28
Coach
Miguel Cardoso
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Toni Martinez | 4 |
| Moussa Marega | 3 |
| Galeno | 3 |
| Nehuen Perez | 2 |
| Luis Diaz | 2 |
| Evanilson | 2 |
| Yacine Brahimi | 2 |
| Abdul-Aziz Yakubu | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Porto Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.24
FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.4
Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for:
FC Porto to win 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Porto win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 2.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 3.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 4.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
Double Chance
FC Porto or Draw
94%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
17%
FC Porto or Rio Ave FC
88%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Porto win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
3 – 0
14.8%
2 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
9.1%
5 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 1
5.4%
4 – 1
4.8%
6 – 0
4.2%
1 – 1
3.8%
0 – 0
3.6%
5 – 1
3.2%
Asian Handicap — FC Porto
| Handicap | FC Porto covers | Push | Rio Ave FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| -2 | 52% | 21% | 26% |
| -1.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| -1 | 74% | 16% | 11% |
| -0.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +0.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +1 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +1.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
67%
✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
5%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.