Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Rio Ave FC vs FC Porto, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2018-19
Rio Ave FC
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Porto
Fri 26 Apr 2019 · 19:30 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Moussa Marega
Junio 38' Y
Nikola Jambor 80' Y
Nikola Jambor 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs FC Porto — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

Match Details

  • Referee Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares
  • Referee Paulo Soares
  • Referee Bruno Alexandre Da Silva Esteves
  • Referee Artur Soares Dias
  • Referee Fabio Oliveira Melo

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

1
4
10
Rio Ave FC 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Porto
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-26 Rio Ave FC 2–2 FC Porto 2018-12-23 FC Porto 2–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr FC Porto H 2–2 D
20 Apr Os Belenenses Futebol A 3–1 W
14 Apr Vitória SC H 2–1 W
07 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–3 L
31 Mar CD Aves H 0–2 L
17 Mar CD Nacional A 1–0 W
FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Rio Ave FC A 2–2 D
20 Apr CD Santa Clara H 1–0 W
17 Apr Liverpool FC H 1–4 L
13 Apr Portimonense SC A 3–0 W
09 Apr Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
05 Apr Boavista FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC FC Porto
#16 Position #1
4 Points 21
7 Played 7
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 0
5 Scored 18
15 Conceded 3
-10 GD +15
0.57 PPG 3.00
14% Win % 100%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
57% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season

Rio Ave FC are 16th (4 pts). FC Porto are 1st (21 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
FC Porto
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
5/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 2 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
FC Porto
Gabriel Veiga 4 G 3 A
Andre Silva 3 G 2 A
Borja Sainz 3 G
William da Silva 2 G 2 A
Nehuen Perez 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Rio Ave FC have kicked off against FC Porto. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' FC Porto come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The 29-year-old Toni Borevkovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' Brilliant from the ! Yacine Brahimi makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 18.
  • 21' Moussa Marega picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 22' GOAL! Moussa Marega scores on 22.
  • 27' Tarantini is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Porto tonight.
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Otavio made 495 appearances and scored 23 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' FC Porto has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 38' A moment of madness from Junio on 38 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Rio Ave FC will be frustrated.
  • 43' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Gabrielzinho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 48' Wilson Manafa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' Nuno Santos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rio Ave FC so far.
  • 63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bruno Costa, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Bruno Moreira is replaced by Ronan Jeronimo.
  • 74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rio Ave FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 76' A tactical swap from FC Porto — Wilson Manafa on, Yacine Brahimi off on 76 minutes.
  • 80' Rio Ave FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 82' Joca has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gabrielzinho on 82 minute.
  • 84' Goal! Nuno Santos scores his 36 goal in 328 matches.
  • 86' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Jesus Manuel Corona departs to be replaced by Tiquinho.
  • 87' Bruno Costa is replacing Otavio for the FC Porto side.
  • 90' Nikola Jambor picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Ramos

FC Porto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.9 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.88 FC Porto xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + FC Porto to win 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC19% Draw18% FC Porto63%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
38%
Draw or FC Porto
81%
Rio Ave FC or FC Porto
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC9% Draw33% FC Porto58%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.7%
0 – 3
8.9%
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 3
7.9%
1 – 1
6.6%
0 – 1
6.5%
0 – 4
6.4%
1 – 4
5.7%
0 – 5
3.7%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 3
3.6%
0 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push FC Porto covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 6% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 24% — 76%
+1 24% 19% 57%
+1.5 43% — 57%
+2 43% 21% 36%
+2.5 64% — 36%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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