Sunday , 15 November 2026

Rio Ave FC vs FC Porto, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
Rio Ave FC
0 – 3
Full Time
FC Porto
Sat 15 May 2021 · 19:30 UTC Estadio dos Arcos HT 45' · FT 45'
Toni Borevkovic 31' Y
Pedro Amaral 83' Y
Gabrielzinho 86' Y
Y 87' Mateus Uribe
Y 88' Mateus Uribe

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs FC Porto — Primeira Liga at Estadio dos Arcos.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Academico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicao 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitoria SC 11 9
15 CS Maritimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

1
4
10
Rio Ave FC 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Porto
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-15 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Porto 2021-02-01 FC Porto 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-03-07 FC Porto 1–1 Rio Ave FC 2019-09-29 Rio Ave FC 0–1 FC Porto 2019-04-26 Rio Ave FC 2–2 FC Porto

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May FC Porto H 0–3 L
11 May CD Santa Clara A 0–1 L
05 May Sporting Clube de Portugal H 0–2 L
01 May Portimonense SC A 0–0 D
25 Apr FC Paços de Ferreira H 1–1 D
21 Apr CS Maritimo A 0–1 L
FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May Rio Ave FC A 3–0 W
10 May SC Farense H 5–1 W
06 May Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–1 D
30 Apr FC Famalicao H 3–2 W
26 Apr Moreirense FC A 1–1 D
22 Apr Vitoria SC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC FC Porto
#17 Position #1
7 Points 33
11 Played 11
2 / 1 / 8 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 0
9 Scored 27
24 Conceded 5
-15 GD +22
0.64 PPG 3.00
18% Win % 100%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
55% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season

Rio Ave FC are 17th (7 pts). FC Porto are 1st (33 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
2/3
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Porto
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
7/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
6/–
76+
5/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 3 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
FC Porto
Borja Sainz 6 G 1 A
Gabriel Veiga 5 G 4 A
Andre Silva 4 G 2 A
Victor Froholdt 3 G
William da Silva 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Porto gets underway.
  • 5' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rio Ave FC and FC Porto are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' FC Porto fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' It’s high time Miguel Cardoso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Portugal international Pedro Amaral has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 31' The referee calls foul for Toni Borevkovic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 36' Rio Ave FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Rafael Camacho departs to be replaced by Gabrielzinho.
  • 41' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Gabrielzinho comes on to replace Rafael Camacho.
  • 46' Rio Ave FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and FC Porto are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' Toni Martinez adds to his 0 season tally! FC Porto lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 59' Brilliant from the ! Luis Diaz makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 59.
  • 63' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Nelson Monte departs to be replaced by Junior Brandao.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Junior Brandao comes on to replace Nelson Monte.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Mehdi Taremi as he leaves the pitch. Sergio Oliveira steps in for FC Porto.
  • 68' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sergio Oliveira makes it 0-3.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Carlos Mane as he leaves the pitch. Ryotaro Meshino steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Nanu. He replaces Otavio on 73 minute.
  • 78' Rio Ave FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Porto backline.
  • 82' Time for substitution for FC Porto. Joao Mario Lopes is replaced by Felipe Anderson.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Pedro Amaral is booked for Rio Ave FC — Yellow card on 83.
  • 86' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a Yellow card on 86.
  • 87' FC Porto player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 88' The referee shows FC Porto player a Yellow card on 88.
  • With this win, FC Porto is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Cardoso

FC Porto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Toni Martinez 4
Moussa Marega 3
Galeno 3
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 2
Nehuen Perez 2
Luis Diaz 2
Evanilson 2
Yacine Brahimi 2

Head to Head

2021-05-15 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Porto 2021-02-01 FC Porto 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2020-03-07 FC Porto 1–1 Rio Ave FC 2019-09-29 Rio Ave FC 0–1 FC Porto 2019-04-26 Rio Ave FC 2–2 FC Porto

Rio Ave FC Form

2021-05-15 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Porto L 2021-05-11 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2021-05-05 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2021-05-01 Portimonense SC 0–0 Rio Ave FC D 2021-04-25 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Paços de Ferreira D 2021-04-21 CS Maritimo 1–0 Rio Ave FC L

FC Porto Form

2021-05-15 Rio Ave FC 0–3 FC Porto W 2021-05-10 FC Porto 5–1 SC Farense W 2021-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 FC Porto D 2021-04-30 FC Porto 3–2 FC Famalicao W 2021-04-26 Moreirense FC 1–1 FC Porto D 2021-04-22 FC Porto 1–0 Vitoria SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.41 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.96 FC Porto xG
I would bet for: FC Porto to win 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC10% Draw15% FC Porto75%
Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
25%
Draw or FC Porto
90%
Rio Ave FC or FC Porto
85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC3% Draw31% FC Porto66%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
15.3%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 4
10.6%
0 – 1
10.6%
0 – 5
6.3%
1 – 2
6%
1 – 3
5.9%
0 – 0
4.6%
1 – 1
4.5%
1 – 4
4.5%
0 – 6
3.2%
1 – 5
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push FC Porto covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% — 100%
-1.5 0% — 100%
-1 0% 2% 97%
-0.5 3% — 97%
+0.5 13% — 87%
+1 13% 18% 69%
+1.5 31% — 69%
+2 31% 22% 47%
+2.5 53% — 47%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
67% ✓

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