Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
Rio Ave FC
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Alverca
Sat 4 Apr 2026 · 17:00 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. 2,284 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 5' Lucas Figueiredo
0–2 21' Sandro Lima
Jalen Blesa 59' 1–2
Marious Vrousai 56' Y
Y 74' Sandro Lima
Jalen Blesa 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Anzhony Rodrigues
  • Assistant 1 Andreia Sousa (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 David Moises (Portugal)
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

Head-to-Head

1
1
Rio Ave FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Alverca
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-04 Rio Ave FC 1–2 FC Alverca 2025-11-08 FC Alverca 1–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
01 Mar FC Famalicão H 0–0 D
22 Feb FC Porto A 0–1 L
FC Alverca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Apr Rio Ave FC A 2–1 W
22 Mar Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–4 L
14 Mar Gil Vicente FC A 2–2 D
07 Mar AVS H 0–0 D
28 Feb Vitória SC A 1–1 D
21 Feb CD Santa Clara H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC FC Alverca
#12 Position #11
36 Points 39
34 Played 34
8 / 12 / 14 W / D / L 10 / 9 / 15
35 Scored 35
57 Conceded 52
-22 GD -17
1.06 PPG 1.15
24% Win % 29%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
FC Alverca this season

Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts). FC Alverca are 11th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Alverca
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Rio Ave FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Lucas Figueiredo puts FC Alverca on the lead.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rio Ave FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Cedric Nuozzi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 21' Goal! Sandro Lima scores his 11 goal in 238 matches.
  • 26' FC Alverca 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.
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jakub Brabec, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 42' The whistle greets Tamas Nikitscher as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Guilherme.
  • 47' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bastien Meupiyou Menadjou suffering a number of foals already.
  • 52' It looks surprising FC Alverca does not make any changes. Tamas Nikitscher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Marious Vrousai gets a card.
  • 59' What a strike from Jalen Blesa! The score is 1-2.
  • 64' Vasco Moreira needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Rio Ave FC team. Nelson Abbey is replaced by Omar Richards on 68 minute.
  • 69' Another change for FC Alverca made on 69 minute. Lucas Figueiredo leaves to be changed by Cedric Nuozzi.
  • 74' The referee shows FC Alverca player a card on 74.
  • 74' Another change for FC Alverca made on 74 minute. Rhaldney leaves to be changed by Marko Milovanovic.
  • 79' FC Alverca started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
  • 81' Joao Tome is replacing Dario Spikic for the Rio Ave FC side.
  • 86' Diogo Spencer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chiquinho on 86 minute.
  • Full Time. FC Alverca beats Rio Ave FC

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

FC Alverca Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Custódio

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.26 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 FC Alverca xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or FC Alverca 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC35% Draw29% FC Alverca36%
Actual: FC Alverca win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
63%
Draw or FC Alverca
65%
Rio Ave FC or FC Alverca
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC24% Draw47% FC Alverca29%
Actual: FC Alverca win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push FC Alverca covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
FC Alverca keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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