Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Porto vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
FC Porto
2 – 0
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Mon 1 Feb 2021 · 19:00 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 38' Ronan Jeronimo
Y 72' Ivo Pinto
Mateus Uribe 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs Rio Ave FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio Do Dragao.

Match Details

  • Referee Luis Godinho
  • Referee Bruno Jesus
  • Referee Iancu Vasilica
  • Referee Pedro Felisberto
  • Referee Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida
13 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

Head-to-Head

9
4
1
FC Porto 14 games · Avg 2.4 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-01 FC Porto 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-03-07 FC Porto 1–1 Rio Ave FC 2019-09-29 Rio Ave FC 0–1 FC Porto 2019-04-26 Rio Ave FC 2–2 FC Porto 2018-12-23 FC Porto 2–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Pacos de Ferreira A 0–2 L
28 Dec CS Maritimo H 1–3 L

Season Stats

FC Porto Rio Ave FC
#1 Position #12
88 Points 36
34 Played 34
28 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 8 / 12 / 14
66 Scored 35
18 Conceded 57
+48 GD -22
2.59 PPG 1.06
82% Win % 24%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
62% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

FC Porto are 1st (88 pts). Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Porto
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Porto and Rio Ave FC is underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Porto and Rio Ave FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Porto and Rio Ave FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Guinea-Bissau international Pele has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Toni Borevkovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rio Ave FC.
  • 38' Ronan Jeronimo was booked on 38.
  • 43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 44' FC Porto is taking the lead after the goal scored by Luis Diaz on 44.
  • 46' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chico Geraldes is hanging Carlos Mane on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at Estadio Do Dragao. FC Porto seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' Rio Ave FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' Agustin Marchesin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 66' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Filipe Augusto by Guga Rodrigues on 66 minute.
  • 67' It is a substitution in FC Porto team. Moussa Marega is replaced by Evanilson on 67 minute.
  • 72' Ivo Pinto is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 74' GOAL! Evanilson fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 75' Against the run of play, Evanilson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Anderson Cruz on, Ronan Jeronimo off on 76 minutes.
  • 78' Mateus Uribe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
  • 80' FC Porto make a change. Jesus Manuel Corona trudges off to be replaced by Marko Grujic on 80 minutes.
  • 81' A tactical swap from FC Porto — Nanu on, Zaidu Sanusi off on 81 minutes.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Fabio Coentrao as he leaves the pitch. Pedro Amaral steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 88' Loum Ndiaye gets the nod from FC Porto. He replaces Sergio Oliveira and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Full Time. FC Porto beats Rio Ave FC

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Cardoso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Toni Martinez 4
Moussa Marega 3
Galeno 3
Yacine Brahimi 2
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 2
Luis Diaz 2
Evanilson 2
Clayton 1

Head to Head

2021-02-01 FC Porto 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-03-07 FC Porto 1–1 Rio Ave FC 2019-09-29 Rio Ave FC 0–1 FC Porto 2019-04-26 Rio Ave FC 2–2 FC Porto 2018-12-23 FC Porto 2–1 Rio Ave FC

FC Porto Form

2021-02-01 FC Porto 2–0 Rio Ave FC W 2021-01-25 SC Farense 0–1 FC Porto W 2021-01-15 FC Porto 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2021-01-08 FC Famalicão 1–4 FC Porto W 2021-01-03 FC Porto 3–0 Moreirense FC W 2020-12-29 Vitória SC 2–3 FC Porto W

Rio Ave FC Form

2021-02-01 FC Porto 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2021-01-25 Rio Ave FC 1–2 CD Santa Clara L 2021-01-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2021-01-08 Rio Ave FC 3–0 Portimonense SC W 2021-01-03 FC Pacos de Ferreira 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2020-12-28 Rio Ave FC 1–3 CS Maritimo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.29 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.46 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto75% Draw17% Rio Ave FC8%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
92%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
25%
FC Porto or Rio Ave FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto55% Draw39% Rio Ave FC6%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.5%
3 – 0
12.3%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7.1%
4 – 0
7%
3 – 1
5.8%
4 – 1
3.4%
5 – 0
3.3%
0 – 1
2.3%
2 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 23% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 23% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
63% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.