Rio Ave FC vs FC Vizela, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Rio Ave FC vs FC Vizela — Primeira Liga at Estadio dos Arcos.
- Rio Ave FC 34 games · 36 pts (2025/26)
- FC Vizela 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Dec FC Vizela H 1–1 D 10 Dec FC Arouca A 2–2 D 02 Dec CF Estrela da Amadora H 1–1 D 12 Nov Gil Vicente FC A 1–1 D 05 Nov Boavista FC H 2–0 W 29 Oct SC Farense H 3–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Dec Rio Ave FC A 1–1 D 08 Dec Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–3 L 01 Dec GD Chaves A 1–2 L 11 Nov FC Famalicão H 0–0 D 05 Nov Casa Pia AC A 1–0 W 29 Oct FC Porto H 0–2 L Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Rio Ave FC0-151/116-301/131-45–/346-603/–61-75–/376+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Rio Ave FC gets underway.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Rio Ave FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' 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 Samu suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Samuel Essende has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' Josue Sa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 30' Rio Ave FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' 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.
- 37' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Emmanuel Boateng.
- 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
- 45' It’s a booking for FC Vizela player. Joao Escoval gets a Yellow card.
- 50' Andre Pereira was booked on 50.
- 52' The referee calls foul for Matias Lacava. He receives a Yellow card.
- 55' What a strike from Samuel Essende! The score is 0-1.
- 56' Samuel Essende with the second goal in the match!
- 60' The whistle greets Amine Oudrhiri as he departs to be replaced by Joao Graca.
- 61' Leonardo Ruiz is replacing Andre Pereira for the Rio Ave FC side.
- 63' The referee calls foul for Josue Sa. He receives a Yellow card.
- 67' Matheus Pereira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pedro Ortiz on 67 minute.
- 69' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Miguel Nobrega departs to be replaced by Nuno Namora.
- 72' GOAL! Emmanuel Boateng scores on 72.
- 74' FC Vizela receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 74.
- 78' Another substitution for FC Vizela to replace Joao Escoval by Orest Lebedenko on 78 minute.
- 83' It’s high time Pablo Villar made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 85' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ze Manuel is hanging Fabio Ronaldo on the field on 85 minute.
- 89' FC Vizela manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Osama Rashid is hanging Diogo Nascimento on the field on 89 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
Rio Ave FC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
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- 14
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95
Andre Pereira ↓ Leonardo Ruiz 61'
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10
Amine Oudrhiri ↓ Joao Graca 60'
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3
Miguel Nobrega ↓ Nuno Namora 69'
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77
Fabio Ronaldo ↓ Ze Manuel 85'
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Bench
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7
Hernani ↑ 60'
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70
Ze Manuel ↑ 85'
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9
Leonardo Ruiz ↑ 61'
- 82
- 42
- 11
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21
Joao Graca ↑ 60'
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75
Nuno Namora ↑ 69'
Coach Luis FreireFC Vizela Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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- 20
- 99
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25
Joao Escoval ↓ Orest Lebedenko 78'
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- 5
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8
Alex Mendez ↓ Aleksandar Busnic 67'
- 82
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34
Pedro Ortiz ↓ Matheus Pereira 67'
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90
Diogo Nascimento ↓ Osama Rashid 89'
Bench
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6
Matheus Pereira ↑ 67'
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23
Osama Rashid ↑ 89'
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19
Orest Lebedenko ↑ 78'
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7
Jardel ↑ 89'
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22
Aleksandar Busnic ↑ 67'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Samuel Essende 2 Nuno Moreira 2 Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 2 Igor Juliao 1 Milutin Osmajic 1 Emmanuel Boateng 1 Samu 1 Head to Head
Rio Ave FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.2 Rio Ave FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.23 FC Vizela xGI would bet for: Rio Ave FC or FC Vizela 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.43Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Rio Ave FC or Draw 66%Draw or FC Vizela 63%Rio Ave FC or FC Vizela 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 10.9%0 – 1 9.7%1 – 0 9.4%1 – 2 7.7%2 – 1 7.5%0 – 2 6.5%2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 4.7%1 – 3 3.2%3 – 1 3%0 – 3 2.6%Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC
Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push FC Vizela covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 19% 66% -0.5 34% — 66% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 20% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓FC Vizela keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

