Rio Ave FC vs Gil Vicente FC, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2025-26

Rio Ave FC

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Gil Vicente FC

Sun 3 May 2026 · 19:30 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. 2,801 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ryan Guilherme 63' Y

Y 69' Ze Carlos

Y 88' Marvin Elimbi

Overview

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Rio Ave FC vs Gil Vicente FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C..

Rio Ave FC 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Gil Vicente FC 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Fabio Costa
Assistant 1 Pedro Martins
Assistant 2 Hugo Marques (Portugal)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	2	6
2	FC Arouca	2	6
3	CD Nacional	2	4
4	CD Santa Clara	2	4
5	Sporting Clube de Portugal	2	4
6	CS Marítimo	1	3
7	Gil Vicente FC	1	3
8	CF Estrela da Amadora	2	2
9	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	1	1
10	Sporting Clube de Braga	1	1
11	Académico de Viseu FC	2	1
12	Moreirense FC	2	1
13	FC Famalicão	1	1
14	GD Estoril Praia	2	1
15	FC Alverca	2	1
16	Casa Pia AC	1	0
17	Vitória SC	2	0
18	Rio Ave FC	2	0

Head-to-Head

Rio Ave FC 13 games · Avg 2.1 goals Gil Vicente FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-03 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Gil Vicente FC 2025-12-20 Gil Vicente FC 2–2 Rio Ave FC 2025-05-16 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Gil Vicente FC 2025-01-06 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 Rio Ave FC 2024-04-06 Rio Ave FC 3–0 Gil Vicente FC

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC

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

Gil Vicente FC

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
#18	Position	#7
0	Points	3
2	Played	1
0 / 0 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	1
3	Conceded	0
-3	GD	+1
0.00	PPG	3.00
0%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

100% Clean Sheets
Gil Vicente FC this season

Rio Ave FC are 18th (0 pts). Gil Vicente FC are 7th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gil Vicente FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Gil Vicente FC get us underway at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C..
5' Murilo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Gil Vicente FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rio Ave FC and Gil Vicente FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' Gil Vicente FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C.. Rio Ave FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' Jalen Blesa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Gil Vicente FC so far.
45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rio Ave FC and Gil Vicente FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
46' Agustin Moreira gets the nod from Gil Vicente FC. He replaces Martin Fernandez Benitez and will look to change the dynamic.
51' 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.
56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
58' The Gil Vicente FC bench stirs into life. Hector Hernandez is withdrawn and Gustavo Varela gets his opportunity.
63' Poor challenge from Ryan Guilherme. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
63' Dario Spikic makes way for Ole Pohlmann at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel Figueira made 172 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
69' Ze Carlos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 69.
74' Gil Vicente FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
79' It is a substitution in Gil Vicente FC team. Ze Carlos is replaced by Sergio Bermejo on 79 minute.
82' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Omar Richards comes on to replace Nelson Abbey.
83' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Marious Vrousai by Joao Tome on 83 minute.
87' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Tamble Monteiro departs to be replaced by Antonis Papakanellos.
88' That looks like a foul for a card for Marvin Elimbi.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

17
Marious Vrousai ↓ Joao Tome 83'
1
Cezary Miszta
18
Dario Spikic ↓ Ole Pohlmann 63'
44
Tamas Nikitscher
6
Nelson Abbey ↓ Omar Richards 82'
9
Tamble Monteiro ↓ Antonis Papakanellos 87'
11
Jalen Blesa
7
Diogo Oliveira
23
Francisco Petrasso
39
Gustavo
8
Ryan Guilherme ↓ Georgios Liavas 87'

Bench

Coach Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

Gil Vicente FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Ghislain Konan
23
Hector Hernandez ↓ Gustavo Varela 58'
39
Jonathan Buatu
77
Murilo ↓ Carlos Eduardo 87'
2
Jose Carlos
10
Luis Esteves
4
Marvin Elimbi
99
Daniel Figueira
6
Ze Carlos ↓ Sergio Bermejo 79'
95
Santi Garcia
32
Martin Fernandez Benitez ↓ Agustin Moreira 46'

Bench

Coach César Peixoto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu	2
Filipe Augusto	1
Miguel Nobrega	1
Lourency Rodrigues	1
Miguel Monteiro	1
Joao Talocha	1
Joca	1
Samuel	1

Head to Head

Rio Ave FC Form

2026-05-03 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Gil Vicente FC D 2026-04-25 Vitória SC 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2026-04-17 Rio Ave FC 2–2 AVS D 2026-04-11 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave FC W 2026-04-04 Rio Ave FC 1–2 FC Alverca L 2026-03-22 GD Estoril Praia 1–2 Rio Ave FC W

Gil Vicente FC Form

2026-05-03 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Gil Vicente FC D 2026-04-27 Gil Vicente FC 2–1 Casa Pia AC W 2026-04-18 Gil Vicente FC 0–1 Vitória SC L 2026-04-13 CD Tondela 2–2 Gil Vicente FC D 2026-04-03 Gil Vicente FC 3–0 AVS W 2026-03-21 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Gil Vicente FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.55 Rio Ave FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 Gil Vicente FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Gil Vicente FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rio Ave FC27% Draw35% Gil Vicente FC38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes28% 0% No72%

Avg goals/match: 1.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	76%	24%
± 1.5	46%	54%
± 2.5	20%	80%
± 3.5	8%	92%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Gil Vicente FC

73%

Rio Ave FC or Gil Vicente FC

65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC12% Draw61% Gil Vicente FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

19.7%

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 0

10.4%

0 – 2

9.7%

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 1

3.2%

0 – 3

3.1%

2 – 0

1 – 3

2 – 2

1.8%

0 – 4

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap	Rio Ave FC covers	Push	Gil Vicente FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	14%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	26%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	12%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Gil Vicente FC keeps clean sheet

58% ✓

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