Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Porto vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2022-23
FC Porto
1 – 0
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sat 18 Feb 2023 · 20:30 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Fabio Ronaldo
Y 32' Fabio Ronaldo
Y 44' Renato Pantalon
Joao Mario Lopes 65' Y
Y 67' Andre Pereira
Pepe 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

10
4
1
FC Porto 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-18 FC Porto 1–0 Rio Ave FC 2022-08-28 Rio Ave FC 3–1 FC Porto 2021-05-15 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Porto 2021-02-01 FC Porto 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-03-07 FC Porto 1–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Rio Ave FC H 1–0 W
12 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal A 2–1 W
05 Feb FC Vizela H 2–0 W
01 Feb CS Marítimo A 2–0 W
21 Jan Vitória SC A 1–0 W
15 Jan FC Famalicão H 4–1 W
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb FC Porto A 0–1 L
13 Feb GD Estoril Praia H 2–0 W
06 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–1 L
29 Jan FC Vizela A 1–3 L
22 Jan FC Famalicão A 0–0 D
14 Jan FC Paços de Ferreira H 0–1 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)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
9% Clean Sheets
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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Porto launch into their encounter with Rio Ave FC.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luis Freire might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marko Grujic, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Do Dragao with 6 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Porto and Rio Ave FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Porto and Rio Ave FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Savio is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rio Ave FC tonight.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 31' Poor challenge from Fabio Ronaldo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 32' Fabio Ronaldo was booked on 32.
  • 37' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Porto must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 42' Diogo Costa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 44' FC Porto is taking the lead after the goal scored by Toni Martinez on 44.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Renato Pantalon is booked for Rio Ave FC — Yellow card on 44.
  • 45' GOAL! Toni Martinez fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 50' Renato Pantalon has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Pepe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' FC Porto player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 67' Andre Pereira picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Andre Pereira exits the field as Leonardo Ruiz enters on 69.
  • 70' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 70 minute. Andre Pereira leaves to be changed by Leonardo Ruiz.
  • 74' Goncalo Borges gets the nod from FC Porto. He replaces Mehdi Taremi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Porto is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 81' Josue Sa makes way for Savio at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 82' Another substitution for FC Porto to replace Toni Martinez by Bernardo Folha on 82 minute.
  • 83' Bernardo Folha gets the nod from FC Porto. He replaces Andre Franco and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' FC Porto has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pepe.
  • The points are shared — FC Porto 1-0 Rio Ave FC. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Freire

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-02-18 FC Porto 1–0 Rio Ave FC 2022-08-28 Rio Ave FC 3–1 FC Porto 2021-05-15 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Porto 2021-02-01 FC Porto 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-03-07 FC Porto 1–1 Rio Ave FC

FC Porto Form

2023-02-18 FC Porto 1–0 Rio Ave FC W 2023-02-12 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–2 FC Porto W 2023-02-05 FC Porto 2–0 FC Vizela W 2023-02-01 CS Marítimo 0–2 FC Porto W 2023-01-21 Vitória SC 0–1 FC Porto W 2023-01-15 FC Porto 4–1 FC Famalicão W

Rio Ave FC Form

2023-02-18 FC Porto 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2023-02-13 Rio Ave FC 2–0 GD Estoril Praia W 2023-02-06 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2023-01-29 FC Vizela 3–1 Rio Ave FC L 2023-01-22 FC Famalicão 0–0 Rio Ave FC D 2023-01-14 Rio Ave FC 0–1 FC Paços de Ferreira L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.19 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.38 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto83% Draw12% Rio Ave FC5%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
94%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
17%
FC Porto or Rio Ave FC
88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto69% Draw28% Rio Ave FC3%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
15.1%
2 – 0
14.8%
4 – 0
11.8%
1 – 0
Actual
5 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 1
5.3%
4 – 1
4.6%
6 – 0
4.1%
0 – 0
3.9%
1 – 1
3.7%
5 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 52% — 48%
-2 52% 21% 27%
-1.5 73% — 27%
-1 73% 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
69% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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