Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
Rio Ave FC
0 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Costa
  • Assistant 1 Pedro Martins
  • Assistant 2 Hugo Marques (Portugal)
11 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

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

3
6
3
Rio Ave FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
35% Clean Sheets
Gil Vicente FC this season

Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts). Gil Vicente FC are 6th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gil Vicente FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/3
76+
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.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

Gil Vicente FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach César Peixoto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 2
Miguel Nobrega 1
Lourency Rodrigues 1
Miguel Monteiro 1
Joao Talocha 1
Joca 1
Samuel 1
Joao Teixeira 1

Head to Head

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

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
1.05 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Gil Vicente FC xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or Gil Vicente FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC35% Draw29% Gil Vicente FC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC21% Draw51% Gil Vicente FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 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.