FC Porto vs Rio Ave
Ref: D. SilvaEstádio Do Dragão, Porto · 50,399 cap
Match recap
FC Porto beat Rio Ave 1–0 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Mow Froholdt scored for FC Porto. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.96 for FC Porto versus 0.24 for Rio Ave. FC Porto sit 1st in the Primeira Liga table while Rio Ave are 12th.
First Half
⚽
Mow Froholdt
Assist: Pietuszewski
Second Half
VAR
Goal cancelled
⇄
Pietuszewski
65'
⇄
Pohlmann
65'
⇄
Špikić
⇄
Gabri Veiga
⇄
Pepê Aquino
⇄
Gül
83'
⇄
Nikitscher
83'
⇄
Vrousai
⇄
Mow Froholdt
88'
⇄
Ntoi
90+2'
Richards
Yellow Card
Baio
Yellow Card
90+2'
João Graça
Yellow Card
90+6'
Zoabi
Yellow Card
Varela
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 |  Sporting CP | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | +65 | 82 |
| 11 |  Alverca | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -17 | 39 |
| 12 |  Rio Ave | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -22 | 36 |
| 13 |  Santa Clara | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 36 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
FC PortoRio Ave
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.96VS0.24
Attack6 · 0 won
16
Shots
6
3
Shots on target
1
11
Shots in the box
2
5
Shots outside box
4
8
Shots off goal
3
10
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
471
Total passes
398
403
Accurate passes
320
86%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 1 won
14
Fouls
16
2
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
2
0.21
Goals prevented
0.21
FC Porto
4-3-3
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1
FC Porto
4-3-3Starting XI
- 5Jan Kacper BednarekD
- 8Victor Mow FroholdtM
- 10Gabri VeigaM
- 11Pepê AquinoF
- 12Zaidu SanusiD
- 13Pablo Paulino RosarioD
- 20Alberto BaioD
- 22Alan Gonzalo VarelaM
- 27Deniz Daniel GülF
- 77Oskar PietuszewskiF
- 99Diogo CostaG
Substitutes
- 7WilliamF
- 14Cláudio RamosG
- 17Borja SainzF
- 21Dominik PrpićD
- 29Teremas Igobor MoffiF
- 42Seko Mohamed FofanaM
- 73Gabriel BrásD
- 74Francisco MouraD
- 86Rodrigo MoraM
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5Andreas-Richardos NtoiM
- 7Diogo Bezerra
- 11Jalen Aleix Miller BlesaF
- 17Marios VrousaiD
- 18Dario ŠpikićM
- 32Jakub BrabecD
- 39Gustavo ManchaD
- 44Tamás NikitscherM
- 77Omar Tyrell Crawford RichardsD
- 80Ole PohlmannM
- 99Ennio van der GouwG
Substitutes
- 6Nelson Ighodaro AbbeyD
- 8Ryan GuilhermeM
- 14Karem ZoabiF
- 19Antonis PapakanellosM
- 20João ToméD
- 21João GraçaM
- 22Kevin José Chamorro RodríguezG
- 23Francisco PetrassoD
- 54Georgios LiavasM
FC Porto
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Rosario | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alan Varela | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Victor Froholdt | M | 85 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Oskar Pietuszewski | F | 65 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2/6 |
| Deniz Gül | F | 75 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jan Bednarek | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Zaidu Sanusi | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Alberto Costa | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Diogo Costa(C) | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabri Veiga | M | 65 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Pepê | F | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gabriel Brás | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominik Prpić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cláudio Ramos | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Moura | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Mora | M | 25 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| William Gomes | F | 25 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Seko Fofana | M | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Terem Moffi | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Borja Sainz | F | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Rio Ave
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marios Vrousai(C) | D | 83 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| Tamás Nikitscher | M | 83 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Gustavo Mancha | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakub Brabec | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ennio Van Der Gouw | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ole Pohlmann | M | 65 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Andreas Ndoj | M | 88 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dario Špikić | M | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Diogo Bezerra | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Omar Richards | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jalen Blesa | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nelson Abbey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Chamorro | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgios Liavas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Petrasso | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Tomé | D | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| João Graça | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonis Papakanellos | M | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ryan Guilherme | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karem Zoabi | F | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |