Rio Ave FC vs CS Maritimo, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Rio Ave FC vs CS Maritimo — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.
- Rio Ave FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- CS Maritimo 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Inacio Pereira
- Referee Gustavo Correia
- Referee Alvaro Mesquita
- Referee Joao Almeida
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 | Academico 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 Maritimo | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | FC Alverca | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Famalicao | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Vitoria 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec | CS Maritimo | H | 1–3 | L |
| 22 Dec | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 0–3 | L |
| 06 Dec | Boavista FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 29 Nov | Gil Vicente FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 06 Nov | Os Belenenses Futebol | A | 0–0 | D |
| 31 Oct | Moreirense FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec | Rio Ave FC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 19 Dec | Os Belenenses Futebol | H | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Dec | SC Farense | A | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Nov | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 1–2 | L |
| 07 Nov | FC Famalicao | A | 1–2 | L |
| 31 Oct | CD Nacional | H | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| Rio Ave FC | CS Maritimo | |
|---|---|---|
| #16 | Position | #11 |
| 4 | Points | 8 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 1 / 1 / 5 | W / D / L | 2 / 2 / 3 |
| 5 | Scored | 8 |
| 15 | Conceded | 12 |
| -10 | GD | -4 |
| 0.57 | PPG | 1.14 |
| 14% | Win % | 29% |
Key Stats
42%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
Rio Ave FC this season
14%
Clean Sheets
CS Maritimo this season
CS Maritimo this season
Rio Ave FC are 16th (4 pts). CS Maritimo are 11th (8 pts).
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
CS Maritimo
0-15
–/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
2/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Rio Ave FC
| Jalen Blesa | 2 G | 1 A |
| Tamble Monteiro | 1 G |
CS Maritimo
| Maurice Boakye | 1 G | 1 A |
| Paulo Henrique | 1 G | |
| Raphael Guzzo | 1 G | |
| Adrian Butzke | 1 G | |
| Simo | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: CS Marítimo gets underway.
- 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 10' CS Marítimo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 12' Toni Borevkovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 13' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Toni Borevkovic gets a Yellow card.
- 14' GOAL! Diego Lopes scores on 14.
- 19' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Rio Ave FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 24' Brazil international Aderllan Santos has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 29' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 36' Tarantini was booked on 36.
- 41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 43' The referee shows CS Maritimo player a Yellow card on 43.
- 48' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
- 50' What an equalizer from Joel Tagueu!
- 55' Marcelo Hermes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 260 appearances.
- 60' Rio Ave FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
- 63' GOAL! Joel Tagueu scores on 63.
- 65' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Tarantini is replaced by Nikola Jambor.
- 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pele.
- 71' CS Maritimo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Africo is hanging Rene on the field on 71 minute.
- 74' The crowd applauds Ivo Pinto as he leaves the pitch. Chico Geraldes steps in for Rio Ave FC.
- 75' A stunning finish from Marcelo Hermes — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 76' CS Maritimo ring the changes. Rafik Guitane has done his job and it is now time for Edgar Costa to step up.
- 81' A tactical swap from CS Maritimo — Edgar Costa on, Rafik Guitane off on 81 minutes.
- 86' Edgar Costa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CS Marítimo tonight.
- 88' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Pele by Ryotaro Meshino on 88 minute.
- 89' Fabio China is replacing Marcelo Hermes for the CS Maritimo side.
- 90' Jean Irmer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Milson. He replaces Rodrigo Pinho on 90 minute.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. CS Marítimo take all three points.
Lineups
Rio Ave FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
-
25
Ivo Pinto ↓ Chico Geraldes 74'
-
18
Pele ↓ Ryotaro Meshino 88'
- 1
- 21
- 6
- 7
-
8
Tarantini C ↓ Nikola Jambor 65'
-
10
Diego Lopes ↓ Gabrielzinho 74'
-
77
Andre Pereira ↓ Bruno Moreira 65'
- 24
Bench
-
11
Chico Geraldes ↑ 74'
-
23
Nikola Jambor ↑ 65'
-
9
Bruno Moreira ↑ 65'
-
70
Gabrielzinho ↑ 74'
-
40
Ryotaro Meshino ↑ 88'
- 22
CS Maritimo Lineups
Starting XI
-
86
Marcelo Hermes ↓ Fabio China 89'
- 2
-
25
Rene ↓ Lucas Africo 71'
- 6
-
7
Rafik Guitane ↓ Edgar Costa 76'
- 18
- 1
- 5
-
9
Rodrigo Pinho ↓ Milson 89'
- 95
- 66
Bench
-
45
Fabio China ↑ 89'
-
12
Edgar Costa ↑ 76'
-
4
Lucas Africo ↑ 71'
- 22
- 44
- 60
- 11
-
17
Milson ↑ 89'
- 20
Coach
Milton Mendes
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Joel Tagueu | 4 |
| Diego Lopes | 2 |
| Andre Vidigal | 2 |
| Leonardo Ruiz | 2 |
| Gelson Dala | 1 |
| Felix Correia | 1 |
| Bruno Moreira | 1 |
| Hernani | 1 |
Head to Head
Rio Ave FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.15
Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57
CS Maritimo xG
I would bet for:
Rio Ave FC or CS Maritimo 72%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: CS Maritimo win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Rio Ave FC or Draw
58%
Draw or CS Maritimo
70%
Rio Ave FC or CS Maritimo
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Rio Ave FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 2
8%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC
| Handicap | Rio Ave FC covers | Push | CS Maritimo covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 89% |
| -1.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -1 | 11% | 16% | 74% |
| -0.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| +0.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +1 | 54% | 22% | 24% |
| +1.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +2 | 76% | 14% | 10% |
| +2.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
Clean Sheet
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
CS Maritimo keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.