Rio Ave FC vs Gil Vicente FC, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Rio Ave FC vs Gil Vicente FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C..
- Rio Ave FC 34 games · 36 pts (2025/26)
- Gil Vicente FC 34 games · 50 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Fabio Costa
- Assistant 1 Pedro Martins
- Assistant 2 Hugo Marques (Portugal)
11 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/gameStandings
# 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 03 May Gil Vicente FC H 0–0 D 25 Apr Vitória SC A 0–2 L 17 Apr AVS H 2–2 D 11 Apr CD Santa Clara A 2–0 W 04 Apr FC Alverca H 1–2 L 22 Mar GD Estoril Praia A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May Rio Ave FC A 0–0 D 27 Apr Casa Pia AC H 2–1 W 18 Apr Vitória SC H 0–1 L 13 Apr CD Tondela A 2–2 D 03 Apr AVS H 3–0 W 21 Mar CD Santa Clara A 0–1 L Season Stats
Rio Ave FC Gil Vicente FC #12 Position #6 36 Points 50 34 Played 34 8 / 12 / 14 W / D / L 13 / 11 / 10 35 Scored 47 57 Conceded 38 -22 GD +9 1.06 PPG 1.47 24% Win % 38% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season35% Clean Sheets
Gil Vicente FC this seasonRio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts). Gil Vicente FC are 6th (50 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Rio Ave FC0-151/116-301/131-45–/346-603/–61-75–/376+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededGil Vicente FC0-151/216-301/–31-452/246-60–/–61-752/376+2/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Rio Ave FC to score. At the same time, Gil Vicente FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Ze Carlos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rio Ave FC that had 324 games and scored 268 goals.
- 20' Gil Vicente FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luis Esteves, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Martin Fernandez Benitez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 40' Gil Vicente FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 45' Gil Vicente FC is showing some good football. However, Gil Vicente FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 46' Another change for Gil Vicente FC made on 46 minute. Martin Fernandez Benitez leaves to be changed by Agustin Moreira.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' Gil Vicente FC 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.
- 58' Gustavo Varela is replacing Hector Hernandez for the Gil Vicente FC side.
- 63' It’s gonna be a card for Ryan Guilherme.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Ole Pohlmann. He replaces Dario Spikic on 63 minute.
- 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gil Vicente FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 69' It’s a booking for Gil Vicente FC player. Ze Carlos gets a card.
- 74' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Gil Vicente FC winning 0% of all matches.
- 79' Sergio Bermejo is replacing Ze Carlos for the Gil Vicente FC side.
- 82' It is a substitution in Rio Ave FC team. Nelson Abbey is replaced by Omar Richards on 82 minute.
- 83' Joao Tome is replacing Marious Vrousai for the Rio Ave FC side.
- 87' It is a substitution in Rio Ave FC team. Tamble Monteiro is replaced by Antonis Papakanellos on 87 minute.
- 88' It’s a booking for Gil Vicente FC player. Marvin Elimbi gets a card.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Rio Ave FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Marious Vrousai ↓ Joao Tome 83'
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18
Dario Spikic ↓ Ole Pohlmann 63'
- 44
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6
Nelson Abbey ↓ Omar Richards 82'
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- 11
- 7
- 23
- 39
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Bench
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77
Omar Richards ↑ 82'
- 32
- 99
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80
Ole Pohlmann ↑ 63'
- 63
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20
Joao Tome ↑ 83'
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19
Antonis Papakanellos ↑ 87'
- 25
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54
Georgios Liavas ↑ 87'
Coach Sotiris SylaidopoulosGil Vicente FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 39
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Murilo ↓ Carlos Eduardo 87'
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- 10
- 4
- 99
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Ze Carlos ↓ Sergio Bermejo 79'
- 95
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Bench
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Sergio Bermejo ↑ 79'
- 30
- 11
- 5
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Carlos Eduardo ↑ 87'
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- 48
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89
Gustavo Varela ↑ 58'
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27
Agustin Moreira ↑ 46'
Coach César Peixoto -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 2 Joca 1 Samuel 1 Joao Teixeira 1 Brandon Aguilera 1 Guga Rodrigues 1 Felix Correia 1 Murilo 1 Head to Head
Rio Ave FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.05 Rio Ave FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.27 Gil Vicente FC xGI would bet for: Rio Ave FC or Gil Vicente FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.32Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 67% 33% ± 2.5 40% 60% ± 3.5 21% 79% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Rio Ave FC or Draw 64%Draw or Gil Vicente FC 65%Rio Ave FC or Gil Vicente FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.1%0 – 0 Actual0 – 1 11.3%1 – 0 9.2%1 – 2 8%0 – 2 7.7%2 – 1 6.6%2 – 0 5.2%2 – 2 4.3%1 – 3 3.4%0 – 3 3.2%3 – 1 2.3%Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC
Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Gil Vicente FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 8% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 18% 71% -0.5 29% — 71% +0.5 60% — 40% +1 60% 22% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 12% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✗Gil Vicente FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.