Saturday , 14 November 2026

Rio Ave FC vs AVS, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
Rio Ave FC
1 – 1
Full Time
AVS
Sun 16 Feb 2025 · 15:30 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. 2,206 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 32' John Mercado
Demir Tiknaz 62' 1–1
Omar Richards 57' Y
Clayton 57' Y
Y 61' Gustavo Assuncao
Kiko Bondoso 75' Y
Demir Tiknaz 83' Y
Cezary Miszta 90' Y
Martim Neto 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs AVS — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C..

  • Rio Ave FC 11 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
  • AVS 33 games · 20 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

1
2
1
Rio Ave FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals AVS
Last 5 meetings
2025-02-16 Rio Ave FC 1–1 AVS 2024-09-14 AVS 1–0 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb AVS H 1–1 D
10 Feb FC Arouca A 1–1 D
03 Feb FC Porto H 2–2 D
25 Jan SC Farense A 2–1 W
18 Jan Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–3 L
06 Jan Gil Vicente FC A 1–1 D
AVS
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb Rio Ave FC A 1–1 D
08 Feb CD Santa Clara H 1–2 L
01 Feb Vitória SC A 0–2 L
27 Jan Gil Vicente FC H 1–0 W
19 Jan CD Nacional A 1–3 L
04 Jan Moreirense FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 3 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Rio Ave FC welcome AVS for this crunch clash at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C..
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' The travelling AVS supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Rio Ave FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joao Novais is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rio Ave FC.
  • 30' AVS come into this ranked 16 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' What a moment for John Mercado! That strike on 32 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 37' Rio Ave FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Andre Luiz on, Tiago Fonseca Morais off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomas Tavares, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rio Ave FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' Omar Richards catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 57.
  • 61' The referee shows AVS player a card on 61.
  • 62' Demir Tiknaz adds to his 0 season tally! Rio Ave FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Omar Richards is replaced by Joao Pedro.
  • 65' AVS make a change. Gustavo Assuncao trudges off to be replaced by Gustavo Mendonca on 65 minutes.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Kiko Bondoso.
  • 79' The AVS bench stirs into life. John Mercado is withdrawn and Babatunde Akinsola gets his opportunity.
  • 83' It’s gonna be a card for Demir Tiknaz.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Demir Tiknaz as he leaves the pitch. Joao Novais steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 88' A change in the AVS ranks — Vasco Lopes exits the field as Rodrigo Ribeiro enters on 88.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Cezary Miszta on 90 minutes earns him a card. Rio Ave FC will be frustrated.
  • It finishes all square. Rio Ave FC and AVS share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Petit

AVS Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Ferreira

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.19 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 AVS xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or AVS 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC39% Draw30% AVS31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
68%
Draw or AVS
61%
Rio Ave FC or AVS
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC25% Draw51% AVS24%
Actual: AVS win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push AVS covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
AVS keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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