Sunday , 16 August 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 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • AVS 33 games · 20 pts (2026/27)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 Moreirense FC 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 1 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
14 CD Nacional 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

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
0% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Rio Ave FC vs AVS — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rui Ferreira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' AVS are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Nelson Abbey, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Rio Ave FC is showing some good football. However, Rio Ave FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' AVS fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' The 24-year-old Rafael Rodrigues has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 32' What a moment for John Mercado! That strike on 32 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rio Ave FC that had 324 games and scored 268 goals.
  • 42' Babatunde Akinsola has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 323 appearances.
  • 46' Andre Luiz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tiago Fonseca Morais at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Rio Ave FC 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.
  • 56' Rio Ave FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against AVS's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 57' That is a card for Rio Ave FC. Omar Richards will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' AVS receives a card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 62' What a moment for Demir Tiknaz! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 63' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 63 minute. Omar Richards leaves to be changed 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' The referee has no hesitation. Kiko Bondoso is booked for Rio Ave FC — card on 75.
  • 79' Another substitution for AVS to replace John Mercado by Babatunde Akinsola on 79 minute.
  • 83' Rio Ave FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Joao Novais comes on to replace Demir Tiknaz.
  • 88' The AVS manager makes a substitution. Vasco Lopes departs to be replaced by Rodrigo Ribeiro.
  • 90' Cezary Miszta catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 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.