Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
Rio Ave FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Moreirense FC
Sat 31 Oct 2020 · 18:00 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 20' Fabio Pacheco
Y 32' Nahuel Ferraresi
Pele 40' Y
Y 58' Alex Soares
Y 80' Steven Vitoria

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs Moreirense FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

Match Details

  • Referee Tiago Martins
  • Referee Alvaro Mesquita
  • Referee Iancu Vasilica
  • Referee Bruno Trindade
  • Referee Andre Neto

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
3
4
Rio Ave FC 12 games · Avg 2.6 goals Moreirense FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-31 Rio Ave FC 2–0 Moreirense FC 2020-06-12 Moreirense FC 0–1 Rio Ave FC 2019-10-30 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Moreirense FC 2019-05-03 Moreirense FC 1–2 Rio Ave FC 2019-01-02 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Moreirense FC

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Moreirense FC H 2–0 W
25 Oct SC Farense A 1–0 W
18 Oct Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–3 L
04 Oct FC Famalicão A 1–1 D
01 Oct AC Milan H 2–2 D
27 Sep Vitória SC H 0–0 D
Moreirense FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Rio Ave FC A 0–2 L
25 Oct CS Marítimo H 2–1 W
18 Oct Os Belenenses Futebol A 0–0 D
02 Oct Boavista FC H 1–1 D
26 Sep Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–2 L
20 Sep SC Farense H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC Moreirense FC
#16 Position #9
4 Points 8
7 Played 7
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
5 Scored 8
15 Conceded 14
-10 GD -6
0.57 PPG 1.14
14% Win % 29%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Moreirense FC this season

Rio Ave FC are 16th (4 pts). Moreirense FC are 9th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Moreirense FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 2 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
Moreirense FC
Joao Veloso 1 G 2 A
Nile John 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube!
  • 5' Moreirense 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.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ricardo Soares will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 14' Lucas Piazon adds to his 0 season tally! Rio Ave FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 19' Rio Ave FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
  • 20' The referee shows Moreirense FC player a Yellow card on 20.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' 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 Felipe Pires suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' Controversy at the stadium! Nahuel Ferraresi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 37' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Moreirense FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' Controversy at the stadium! Pele argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Diego Lopes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rio Ave FC.
  • 50' Lazar Rosic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' A moment of madness from Alex Soares on 58 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Moreirense FC will be frustrated.
  • 63' Moreirense FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 68' 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.
  • 73' The Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Bruno Moreira is withdrawn and Andre Pereira gets his opportunity.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Moreirense FC team. Afonso Figueiredo is replaced by Anthony D'Alberto on 74 minute.
  • 79' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rio Ave FC and Moreirense FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' It’s a booking for Moreirense FC player. Steven Vitoria gets a Yellow card.
  • 83' Lucas Piazon makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Rio Ave FC are in front.
  • 88' A change in the Moreirense FC ranks — Pedro Nuno exits the field as Ibrahima Camara enters on 88.
  • 89' Carlos Mane makes way for Tarantini at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 90' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Lucas Piazon departs to be replaced by Chico Geraldes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Moreirense FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Soares

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Piazon 2
Joao Camacho 2
Heriberto Tavares 2
Mehdi Taremi 2
Joao Graca 1
Demir Tiknaz 1
Felipe Pires 1
Filipe Soares 1

Head to Head

2020-10-31 Rio Ave FC 2–0 Moreirense FC 2020-06-12 Moreirense FC 0–1 Rio Ave FC 2019-10-30 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Moreirense FC 2019-05-03 Moreirense FC 1–2 Rio Ave FC 2019-01-02 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Moreirense FC

Rio Ave FC Form

2020-10-31 Rio Ave FC 2–0 Moreirense FC W 2020-10-25 SC Farense 0–1 Rio Ave FC W 2020-10-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2020-10-04 FC Famalicão 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2020-10-01 Rio Ave FC 2–2 AC Milan D 2020-09-27 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Vitória SC D

Moreirense FC Form

2020-10-31 Rio Ave FC 2–0 Moreirense FC L 2020-10-25 Moreirense FC 2–1 CS Marítimo W 2020-10-18 Os Belenenses Futebol 0–0 Moreirense FC D 2020-10-02 Moreirense FC 1–1 Boavista FC D 2020-09-26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Moreirense FC L 2020-09-20 Moreirense FC 2–0 SC Farense W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.28 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Moreirense FC xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or Moreirense FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC43% Draw28% Moreirense FC29%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Moreirense FC
57%
Rio Ave FC or Moreirense FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC26% Draw49% Moreirense FC25%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Moreirense FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Moreirense FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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