Sunday , 16 August 2026

Rio Ave FC vs AVS, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
Rio Ave FC
2 – 2
Full Time
AVS
Fri 17 Apr 2026 · 19:45 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. 2,158 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ole Pohlmann 18' 1–0
1–1 32' Tomane
1–2 68' Pedro Lima
Andreas Ndoj 79' 2–2
Andreas Ndoj 66' Y
Y 90' Tomane
Y 90' Paulo Vitor

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)

Match Details

  • Referee Helder Carvalho (Portugal)
  • Assistant 1 Jose Mira (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Alexandre Ferreira (Portugal)

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 CD Nacional 2 2
9 GD Estoril Praia 2 2
10 Moreirense FC 1 1
11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
12 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
13 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
14 FC Famalicão 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
2026-04-17 Rio Ave FC 2–2 AVS 2025-12-06 AVS 1–2 Rio Ave FC 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
17 Apr AVS H 2–2 D
11 Apr CD Santa Clara A 2–0 W
04 Apr FC Alverca H 1–2 L
22 Mar GD Estoril Praia A 2–1 W
15 Mar CF Estrela da Amadora H 2–1 W
09 Mar CD Tondela A 1–0 W
AVS
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Rio Ave FC A 2–2 D
11 Apr Vitória SC H 1–1 D
03 Apr Gil Vicente FC A 0–3 L
21 Mar CD Tondela A 0–0 D
15 Mar CD Santa Clara H 0–1 L
07 Mar FC Alverca A 0–0 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' We are underway at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C.. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomane, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 15' It’s high time Sotiris Sylaidopoulos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 18' Assisted by Diogo Oliveira with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ole Pohlmann makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 23' Leonardo Rivas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AVS tonight.
  • 28' Dario Spikic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 32' Goal! Tomane scores his 17 goal in 172 matches.
  • 37' Ryan Guilherme has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 47' Diogo Oliveira is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rio Ave FC so far.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' AVS fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 62' Gustavo Mendonca, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 64' Another substitution for AVS to replace Oscar Perea by Kiki on 64 minute.
  • 66' Andreas Ndoj is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 68' What a strike from Pedro Lima! The score is 1-2.
  • 73' Rio Ave FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Antonis Papakanellos comes on to replace Dario Spikic.
  • 79' GOAL! Andreas Ndoj fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 84' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Tamas Nikitscher. He replaces Ole Pohlmann on 85 minute.
  • 86' Angel Algobia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gustavo Mendonca at the 86 minute mark.
  • 90' AVS receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Diego Duarte. He replaces Babatunde Akinsola on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Rio Ave FC 2-2 AVS.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

AVS Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach João Henriques

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.4 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 AVS xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or AVS 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC44% Draw27% AVS29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
72%
Draw or AVS
56%
Rio Ave FC or AVS
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC29% Draw48% AVS23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push AVS covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
AVS keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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