Wednesday , 30 September 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 7 games · 4 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 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Académico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Marítimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicão 7 7
14 Vitória SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 2

Head-to-Head

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2
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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
14% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 2 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Rio Ave FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' It looks surprising AVS does not make any changes. Pedro Lima has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Rio Ave FC currently sit 11 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Rio Ave FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AVS backline.
  • 18' Assisted by Diogo Oliveira with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ole Pohlmann makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 23' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 32' Tomane doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 37' Rio Ave FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against AVS's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 47' The 23-year-old Ryan Guilherme has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 52' Adriel Ramos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 336 appearances.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 64' Kiki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oscar Perea at the 64 minute mark.
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Andreas Ndoj. He receives a card.
  • 68' GOAL! Pedro Lima scores on 68. Assisted by Guilherme Neiva
  • 73' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. João Henriques will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 74' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Dario Spikic exits the field as Antonis Papakanellos enters on 74.
  • 79' GOAL! Andreas Ndoj scores on 79.
  • 84' AVS started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Ole Pohlmann as he leaves the pitch. Tamas Nikitscher steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 86' It is a substitution in AVS team. Gustavo Mendonca is replaced by Angel Algobia on 86 minute.
  • 90' Tomane was booked on 90.
  • 90' Diego Duarte is ready to make an impact after coming on for Babatunde Akinsola at the 90 minute mark.
  • The points are shared — Rio Ave FC 2-2 AVS. Honours even.

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.