Rio Ave FC vs Os Belenenses Futebol, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Rio Ave FC vs Os Belenenses Futebol — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.
- Rio Ave FC 34 games · 36 pts (2025/26)
- Os Belenenses Futebol 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tiago Martins
- Referee Inacio Pereira
- Referee Gustavo Correia
- Referee
- Referee
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 Famalicao 34 56 6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50 7 Moreirense FC 34 43 8 FC Arouca 34 42 9 Vitoria 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 21 Mar Os Belenenses Futebol H 0–0 D 14 Mar Moreirense FC A 1–1 D 07 Mar SC Farense H 2–0 W 01 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–2 L 21 Feb FC Famalicao H 0–1 L 13 Feb Vitoria SC A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Mar Rio Ave FC A 0–0 D 13 Mar SC Farense A 1–0 W 08 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–3 L 01 Mar Moreirense FC A 2–2 D 20 Feb CD Nacional H 2–1 W 12 Feb FC Famalicao A 0–0 D Key Stats
30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)40% 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.
- 3' Os Belenenses Futebol receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 3.
- 6' Time for substitution for Os Belenenses Futebol. Silvestre Varela is replaced by Andre Moreira.
- 11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
- 16' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Toni Borevkovic gets a Yellow card.
- 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rio Ave FC that had 313 games and scored 209 goals.
- 31' It’s high time Miguel Cardoso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 36' 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.
- 40' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 40 minute. Joao Pedro Loureiro Costa leaves to be changed by Ryotaro Meshino.
- 45' 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 Filipe Augusto suffering a number of foals already.
- 46' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Savio by Pedro Amaral on 46 minute.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Os Belenenses Futebol needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' Os Belenenses Futebol is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 61' Andre Moreira has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pedro Amaral on 66.
- 69' Junior Brandao has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rafael Camacho on 69 minute.
- 74' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Ryotaro Meshino is replaced by Anderson Cruz.
- 76' The whistle greets Afonso Sousa as he departs to be replaced by Bruno Ramires.
- 81' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Savio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Afonso Sousa, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aderllan Santos on 87.
- 90' Mateo Cassierra has so much to prove this time. He replaces Miguel Cardoso on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Rio Ave FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
- 18
- 11
- 1
- 21
- 6
- 7
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64
Rafael Camacho ↓ Junior Brandao 69'
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36
Savio ↓ Pedro Amaral 46'
- 5
- 20
Bench
- 10
- 19
- 4
- 8
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40
Ryotaro Meshino ↑ 40'
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9
Junior Brandao ↑ 69'
- 22
- 16
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24
Pedro Amaral ↑ 46'
Coach Miguel CardosoOs Belenenses Futebol Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 26
- 37
- 23
- 11
- 20
- 2
- 13
- 4
- 15
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28
Afonso Sousa ↓ Bruno Ramires 76'
Bench
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6
Bruno Ramires ↑ 76'
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1
Andre Moreira ↑ 6'
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9
Mateo Cassierra ↑ 90'
- 18
- 31
- 45
- 27
- 14
- 19
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Bruno Moreira 3 Gelson Dala 1 Vincent Sasso 1 Toni Borevkovic 1 Diego Lopes 1 Diogo Figueiras 1 Goncalo Silva 1 Fredy 1 Head to Head
Rio Ave FC Form
Os Belenenses Futebol Form
2021-03-21 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Os Belenenses Futebol D 2021-03-13 SC Farense 0–1 Os Belenenses Futebol W 2021-03-08 Os Belenenses Futebol 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-03-01 Moreirense FC 2–2 Os Belenenses Futebol D 2021-02-20 Os Belenenses Futebol 2–1 CD Nacional W 2021-02-12 FC Famalicao 0–0 Os Belenenses Futebol D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.02 Rio Ave FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.72 Os Belenenses Futebol xGI would bet for: Rio Ave FC or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 74%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.74Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 80% 20% ± 1.5 52% 48% ± 2.5 26% 74% ± 3.5 11% 89% ± 4.5 4% 96% Double Chance
Rio Ave FC or Draw 76%Draw or Os Belenenses Futebol 57%Rio Ave FC or Os Belenenses Futebol 67%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 0 16.4%1 – 1 13.8%0 – 1 11.1%2 – 0 8.6%2 – 1 6.5%1 – 2 4.5%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 0 2.9%2 – 2 2.5%3 – 1 2.3%1 – 3 1.1%Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC
Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Os Belenenses Futebol covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 24% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 16% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet 49% ✗Os Belenenses Futebol keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.