FC Porto vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Feb | Rio Ave FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 28 Jan | SC Farense | A | 3–1 | W |
| 20 Jan | Moreirense FC | H | 5–0 | W |
| 14 Jan | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 2–0 | W |
| 05 Jan | Boavista FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 29 Dec | GD Chaves | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Feb | FC Porto | A | 0–0 | D |
| 31 Jan | GD Estoril Praia | H | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Jan | GD Chaves | A | 0–0 | D |
| 14 Jan | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 1–4 | L |
| 07 Jan | Portimonense SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Dec | Vitória SC | A | 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)
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' KICK OFF: FC Porto gets underway.
- 5' It’s a booking for FC Porto player. Evanilson gets a Yellow card.
- 10' The Brazil Galeno breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 1-0!
- 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Porto and Rio Ave FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 20' A moment of madness from Joao Mario Lopes on 20 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Porto will be frustrated.
- 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 30' Mateo Tanlongo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Porto so far.
- 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Porto that had 506 games and scored 730 goals.
- 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Miguel Nobrega.
- 41' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Joao Mario Lopes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' Abdul-Aziz Yakubu is replacing Fabio Ronaldo for the Rio Ave FC side.
- 51' FC Porto is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 56' A quiet spell here at Estadio Do Dragao. FC Porto seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 59' Rio Ave FC make a change. Miguel Nobrega trudges off to be replaced by Patrick William on 59 minutes.
- 64' Mateo Tanlongo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Galeno.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Umaro Embalo. He replaces Joao Teixeira on 72 minute.
- 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pepe.
- 74' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Galeno departs to be replaced by Toni Martinez.
- 75' Ivan Jaime Pajuelo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nico Gonzalez on 75 minute.
- 77' Rio Ave FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 79' The Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Mateo Tanlongo is withdrawn and Vitor Gomes gets his opportunity.
- 84' It’s high time Luis Freire made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 85' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Emmanuel Boateng gets a Yellow card.
- 86' Fresh legs for FC Porto! Goncalo Borges comes on to replace Joao Mario Lopes.
- 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Emmanuel Boateng on 90 minutes.
- 90' The crowd applauds Francisco Conceicao as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Loader steps in for FC Porto.
- It finishes all square. FC Porto and Rio Ave FC share the spoils 0-0.
Lineups
FC Porto Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 11
- 18
-
13
Galeno ↓ Toni Martinez 74'
- 3
- 2
- 99
- 30
- 23
- 22
- 10
- 16
Bench
-
19
Daniel Namaso ↑ 90'
-
17
Ivan Jaime Pajuelo ↑ 75'
- 14
- 6
-
29
Toni Martinez ↑ 74'
- 28
- 31
- 20
-
70
Goncalo Borges ↑ 86'
Coach
Sergio Conceicao
Rio Ave FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 22
- 18
-
14
Joca ↓ Marious Vrousai 46'
-
7
Joao Teixeira ↓ Umaro Embalo 72'
- 23
-
5
Mateo Tanlongo ↓ Vitor Gomes 79'
- 20
- 3
- 77
- 21
- 33
Bench
-
27
Marious Vrousai ↑ 46'
- 70
-
8
Vitor Gomes ↑ 79'
- 9
- –
-
81
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu ↑ 46'
- 28
-
4
Patrick William ↑ 59'
-
11
Umaro Embalo ↑ 72'
Coach
Luis Freire
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Toni Martinez | 4 |
| Moussa Marega | 3 |
| Galeno | 3 |
| Yacine Brahimi | 2 |
| Abdul-Aziz Yakubu | 2 |
| Nehuen Perez | 2 |
| Luis Diaz | 2 |
| Evanilson | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Porto Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
3.1
FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.33
Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for:
FC Porto to win 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 2.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 3.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 4.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
Double Chance
FC Porto or Draw
93%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
20%
FC Porto or Rio Ave FC
87%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
15.9%
3 – 0
15.8%
4 – 0
12%
1 – 0
10.6%
5 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 1
5%
0 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.1%
6 – 0
4%
1 – 1
3.6%
5 – 1
2.7%
Asian Handicap — FC Porto
| Handicap | FC Porto covers | Push | Rio Ave FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| -2 | 51% | 22% | 27% |
| -1.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| -1 | 73% | 17% | 11% |
| -0.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +0.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +1 | 98% | 1% | 0% |
| +1.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
72%
✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
5%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.