Sunday , 16 August 2026

Rio Ave FC vs AC Milan, Europe 2020-21 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Rio Ave FC
2 – 2
8 – 9 pen
Full Time
AC Milan
Thu 1 Oct 2020 · 19:00 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Toni Borevkovic 15' Y
Bruno Moreira 41' Y
Aderllan Santos 47' Y
Y 61' Theo Hernandez
Filipe Augusto 65' Y
Tarantini 68' Y
Y 98' Rafael Leao
Y 113' Simon Kjaer
Toni Borevkovic 120' R

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs AC Milan — Europe at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

Match Details

  • Referee Diego Barbero
  • Referee Jesus Gil
  • Referee Angel Nevado
  • Referee Alberola Rojas

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
Rio Ave FC 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals AC Milan
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-01 Rio Ave FC 2–2 AC Milan

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct AC Milan H 2–2 D
27 Sep Vitória SC H 0–0 D
24 Sep Beşiktaş JK A 1–1 D
20 Sep CD Tondela A 1–1 D
17 Sep FK Borac Banja Luka A 2–0 W
25 Jul Boavista FC A 2–0 W
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Rio Ave FC A 2–2 D
27 Sep FC Crotone A 2–0 W
24 Sep FK Bodo/Glimt H 3–2 W
21 Sep Bologna FC 1909 H 2–0 W
17 Sep Shamrock Rovers FC A 2–0 W
01 Aug Cagliari Calcio H 3–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Rio Ave FC and AC Milan has kicked off!
  • 5' AC Milan is showing some good football. However, AC Milan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rio Ave FC and AC Milan are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Toni Borevkovic on 15 minutes.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' AC Milan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 35' Rio Ave FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AC Milan's shape.
  • 40' AC Milan seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 41' Rio Ave FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 46' AC Milan make a change. Samu Castillejo trudges off to be replaced by Brahim Diaz on 46 minutes.
  • 47' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Aderllan Santos will be fuming at that decision.
  • 51' GOAL! Alexis Saelemaekers fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Milan that had 515 games and scored 600 goals.
  • 61' The referee shows AC Milan player a Yellow card on 61.
  • 65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Filipe Augusto.
  • 66' Chico Geraldes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Lopes on 66 minute.
  • 67' The whistle greets Daniel Maldini as he departs to be replaced by Rafael Leao.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tarantini.
  • 72' GOAL! Chico Geraldes fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 75' Nikola Jambor has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tarantini on 75 minute.
  • 80' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. AC Milan seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' Brahim Diaz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Bruno Moreira as he leaves the pitch. Gelson Dala steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Rio Ave FC 2-2 AC Milan.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or AC Milan 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC37% Draw28% AC Milan35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
65%
Draw or AC Milan
63%
Rio Ave FC or AC Milan
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC26% Draw46% AC Milan28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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