Rio Ave FC vs Vitoria FC, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Rio Ave FC vs Vitoria FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.
- Rio Ave FC 34 games · 36 pts (2025/26)
- Vitoria FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
- Referee Nuno Eiras
- Referee Jorge Fernandes
- Referee Luis Ferreira
- Referee Albano Correia
18 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.1 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 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 09 Nov Vitoria FC H 1–0 W 02 Nov Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–2 L 30 Oct Moreirense FC H 1–1 D 25 Oct FC Pacos de Ferreira A 0–0 D 29 Sep FC Porto H 0–1 L 21 Sep Os Belenenses Futebol A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Nov Rio Ave FC A 0–1 L 04 Nov Boavista FC H 1–0 W 31 Oct CD Santa Clara A 1–1 D 26 Oct CS Maritimo H 0–0 D 28 Sep Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–1 L 22 Sep Portimonense SC H 0–0 D Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% 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' Welcome to Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube that hosts another battle between Rio Ave FC and Vitoria FC.
- 5' Rio Ave FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 11' Time for substitution for Vitoria FC. Nabil Ghilas is replaced by Khaled Hachadi.
- 16' 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.
- 21' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 26' 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.
- 27' Vitoria FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jubal is hanging Bruno Pires on the field on 27 minute.
- 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Silvio.
- 38' What a strike from Carlos Mane! The score is 1-0.
- 43' The travelling Vitoria FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 48' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Diego Lopes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 49' The supporters are chanting for Nikola Jambor. He replaces Tarantini on 49 minute.
- 54' Hildeberto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 13 Yellow cards this season.
- 59' Jubal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 62' The whistle greets Nuno Santos as he departs to be replaced by Gabrielzinho.
- 63' The Vitoria FC manager makes a substitution. Hildeberto departs to be replaced by Zequinha.
- 68' Vitoria FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Silvio made 69 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 78' 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 Nuno Valente suffering a number of foals already.
- 81' It is a substitution in Rio Ave FC team. Nikola Jambor is replaced by Mehdi Taremi on 81 minute.
- 86' It’s high time Albert Meyong Ze made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Vitoria FC.
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Lineups
Rio Ave FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 21
- 6
- 9
- 2
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8
Tarantini C ↓ Nikola Jambor 49'
- 10
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11
Nuno Santos ↓ Gabrielzinho 62'
- 7
- 5
Bench
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23
Nikola Jambor ↑ 49'
- 88
- 19
- 4
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70
Gabrielzinho ↑ 62'
- 99
- 24
Coach Carlos CarvalhalVitoria FC Lineups
Starting XI
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24
Bruno Pires ↓ Jubal 27'
- 90
- 22
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11
Hildeberto ↓ Zequinha 63'
- 4
- 8
- 16
- 29
- 76
- 17
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99
Nabil Ghilas ↓ Khaled Hachadi 11'
Bench
- 25
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3
Jubal ↑ 27'
- 5
- 10
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87
Zequinha ↑ 63'
- 12
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9
Khaled Hachadi ↑ 11'
Coach Albert Meyong Ze -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Bruno Moreira 2 Said Ahmed Said 1 Carlos Mane 1 Helder Guedes 1 Gelson Dala 1 Mehdi Taremi 1 Hildeberto 1 Galeno 1 Head to Head
Rio Ave FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.26 Rio Ave FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.8 Vitoria FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rio Ave FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.06Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 61% 39% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Rio Ave FC or Draw 78%Draw or Vitoria FC 51%Rio Ave FC or Vitoria FC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Rio Ave FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15%1 – 0 Actual1 – 1 13.7%2 – 0 9.7%0 – 1 8.9%2 – 1 7.9%1 – 2 5%3 – 0 4%0 – 2 3.9%3 – 1 3.4%2 – 2 3.3%3 – 2 1.5%Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC
Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Vitoria FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 14% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 24% 55% -0.5 45% — 55% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 15% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet 45% ✗Vitoria FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

