Rio Ave FC vs FC Famalicao, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Rio Ave FC vs FC Famalicao — Primeira Liga at Estadio dos Arcos.
- Rio Ave FC 10 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
- FC Famalicao 10 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Assistant 1 Jose Martins (Portugal)
- Assistant 2 Jorge Fernandes
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 10 | 30 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | Academico de Viseu FC | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente FC | 10 | 15 |
| 8 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 10 | 14 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 10 | 14 |
| 10 | FC Alverca | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | FC Famalicao | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 10 | 10 |
| 13 | Vitoria SC | 10 | 9 |
| 14 | CS Maritimo | 10 | 8 |
| 15 | Rio Ave FC | 10 | 7 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 10 | 7 |
| 17 | CD Nacional | 10 | 7 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 10 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep | FC Famalicao | H | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Sep | Casa Pia AC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Aug | FC Porto | H | 1–2 | L |
| 20 Aug | GD Estoril Praia | A | 0–2 | L |
| 13 Aug | GD Chaves | H | 2–0 | W |
| 26 May | FC Famalicao | H | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep | Rio Ave FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Sep | SC Farense | H | 1–0 | W |
| 27 Aug | Sporting Clube de Portugal | A | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Aug | Moreirense FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 11 Aug | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 2–1 | W |
| 26 May | Rio Ave FC | A | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| Rio Ave FC | FC Famalicao | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #11 |
| 7 | Points | 10 |
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 2 / 1 / 7 | W / D / L | 2 / 4 / 4 |
| 9 | Scored | 14 |
| 23 | Conceded | 14 |
| -14 | GD | +0 |
| 0.70 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 20% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
46%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
H2H (13 games)
31%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
10%
Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
Rio Ave FC this season
33%
Clean Sheets
FC Famalicao this season
FC Famalicao this season
Rio Ave FC are 15th (7 pts). FC Famalicao are 11th (10 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
2/2
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Famalicao
0-15
4/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Rio Ave FC
| Jalen Blesa | 3 G | 1 A |
| Tamble Monteiro | 1 G |
FC Famalicao
| Georgios Koutsias | 5 G | |
| Marcos Vinicios | 2 G | 2 A |
| Oscar Aranda | 2 G | 1 A |
| Finn van Breemen | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Estadio dos Arcos that hosts another battle between Rio Ave FC and FC Famalicao.
- 5' 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.
- 9' Mirko Topic is having his name booked by the referee on 9.
- 11' Jhonder Cadiz doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 21' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 26' A moment of madness from Zaydou Youssouf on 26 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Famalicao will be frustrated.
- 29' Zaydou Youssouf has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 29.
- 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rio Ave FC that had 332 games and scored 276 goals.
- 44' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 49' GOAL! Mirko Topic fires home to make it 0-2!
- 54' FC Famalicao player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 59' Rio Ave FC have won 276 goals from 332 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 62' Chiquinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oscar Aranda at the 62 minute mark.
- 63' The whistle greets Oscar Aranda as he departs to be replaced by Chiquinho.
- 64' Amine Oudrhiri catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
- 65' The referee has no hesitation. Riccieli is booked for FC Famalicao — Yellow card on 65.
- 67' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Leonardo Ruiz on, Andre Pereira off on 67 minutes.
- 68' Leonardo Ruiz is replacing Andre Pereira for the Rio Ave FC side.
- 73' Jose Luis Rodriguez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 8 appearances.
- 77' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Graca is hanging Joca on the field on 77 minute.
- 79' Josue Sa gets the nod from Rio Ave FC. He replaces Savio and will look to change the dynamic.
- 82' The crowd applauds Savio as he leaves the pitch. Josue Sa steps in for Rio Ave FC.
- 83' Time for substitution for FC Famalicao. Otso Liimatta is replaced by Gustavo Sa.
- 84' Otso Liimatta makes way for Gustavo Sa at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Famalicao.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Henrique Araujo. He replaces Jhonder Cadiz on 85 minute.
- 90' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Josue Sa gets a Red card.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
Lineups
Rio Ave FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
-
14
Joca ↓ Joao Graca 77'
-
95
Andre Pereira ↓ Leonardo Ruiz 67'
- 70
- 16
-
6
Guga Rodrigues ↓ Bruno Ventura 77'
-
10
Amine Oudrhiri ↓ Julien Lomboto 85'
- 1
- 42
- 20
- 77
- 33
Bench
- 7
- 17
-
9
Leonardo Ruiz ↑ 67'
-
23
Josue Sa ↑ 82'
- 4
- 40
-
11
Bruno Ventura ↑ 77'
-
21
Joao Graca ↑ 77'
-
36
Julien Lomboto ↑ 85'
Coach
Luis Freire
FC Famalicao Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 28
- 19
-
29
Jhonder Cadiz ↓ Henrique Araujo 85'
- 32
- 15
-
8
Mirko Topic ↓ Tom Lacoux 62'
- 74
- 13
-
11
Oscar Aranda ↓ Chiquinho 62'
- 31
-
18
Otso Liimatta ↓ Gustavo Sa 83'
Bench
- 1
- 16
-
12
Gustavo Assuncao ↑ 62'
- 22
-
6
Tom Lacoux ↑ 62'
-
–
Chiquinho ↑ 62'
-
9
Henrique Araujo ↑ 85'
- 23
-
20
Gustavo Sa ↑ 83'
Coach
Joao Pedro Sousa
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jhonder Cadiz | 3 |
| Mihai Dobre | 2 |
| Ruben Lima | 2 |
| Oscar Aranda | 2 |
| Emmanuel Boateng | 1 |
| Pedro Santos | 1 |
| Leonardo Ruiz | 1 |
| Patrick | 1 |
Head to Head
Rio Ave FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.11
Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73
FC Famalicao xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 55%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 3.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
Rio Ave FC or Draw
55%
Draw or FC Famalicao
72%
Rio Ave FC or FC Famalicao
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Famalicao win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 1
9.3%
0 – 2
8.6%
0 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
6%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC
| Handicap | Rio Ave FC covers | Push | FC Famalicao covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 6% | 91% |
| -1.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -1 | 9% | 14% | 77% |
| -0.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| +0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +1 | 50% | 22% | 28% |
| +1.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +2 | 72% | 16% | 12% |
| +2.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
Clean Sheet
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
FC Famalicao keeps clean sheet
34%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

