Rio Ave vs Alverca
Ref: A. RodriguesEstádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde · 12,815 cap
Match recap
Alverca beat Rio Ave 2–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Blesa scored for Rio Ave; Figueiredo and Sandro Lima replied for Alverca. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.64 for Rio Ave versus 1.45 for Alverca. Rio Ave sit 12th in the Primeira Liga table while Alverca are 11th.
First Half
5'
⚽
Figueiredo
Assist: Lincoln
21'
⚽
Sandro Lima
Assist: Figueiredo
⇄
Nikitscher
Second Half
Vrousai
Yellow Card
⚽
Blesa
Assist: Abbey
⇄
Pohlmann
⇄
Abbey
69'
⇄
Figueiredo
Blesa
Yellow Card
74'
Sandro Lima
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
Sandro Lima
74'
⇄
Rhaldney
⇄
Špikić
⇄
Ntoi
86'
⇄
Chiquinho
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 10 |  Estoril | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 39 |
| 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
Rio AveAlverca
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.64VS1.45
Attack5 · 1 won
18
Shots
14
5
Shots on target
6
9
Shots in the box
7
9
Shots outside box
7
7
Shots off goal
5
8
Corners
4
Possession & Passing3 · 1 won
52%
Possession
48%
437
Total passes
404
355
Accurate passes
335
81%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline1 · 2 won
7
Fouls
6
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
4
6
Blocked shots
3
0.58
Goals prevented
0.58
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1
Alverca
3-4-3
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5Andreas-Richardos NtoiM
- 6Nelson Ighodaro AbbeyD
- 7Diogo Bezerra
- 11Jalen Aleix Miller BlesaF
- 17Marios VrousaiD
- 18Dario ŠpikićM
- 32Jakub BrabecD
- 39Gustavo ManchaD
- 44Tamás NikitscherM
- 80Ole PohlmannM
- 99Ennio van der GouwG
Substitutes
- 1Cezary MisztaG
- 8Ryan GuilhermeM
- 9Tamble MonteiroF
- 19Antonis PapakanellosM
- 20João ToméD
- 23Francisco PetrassoD
- 54Georgios LiavasM
- 63Julien Lomboto LompombiD
- 77Omar Tyrell Crawford RichardsD
Alverca
3-4-3Starting XI
- 2ZoubdiM
- 4Kaiky NavesD
- 5Sergi GómezD
- 10ChiquinhoF
- 12Isaac James OgiriM
- 18LincolnM
- 20FigueiredoF
- 26RhaldneyM
- 31Matheus MendesG
- 33Ndemeni Bastien Meupiyou MenadjouD
- 91Sandro LimaF
Substitutes
- 1Mateus OliveiraG
- 6Davy Jean Carl Kamon GuiM
- 9Marko MilovanovićF
- 11Cédric NuozziF
- 14Steven BaseyaD
- 17Vasco MoreiraM
- 19Mathis ClairiciaF
- 35Z. KassaryM
- 82Diogo Filipe Spencer MarquesD
Rio Ave
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Blesa | F | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 |
| Andreas Ndoj | M | 81 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Jakub Brabec | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Abbey | D | 68 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Gustavo Mancha | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ole Pohlmann | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Tamás Nikitscher | M | 42 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ennio Van Der Gouw | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dario Špikić | M | 81 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Diogo Bezerra | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Marios Vrousai(C) | D | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Antonis Papakanellos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cezary Miszta | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julien Lomboto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Petrasso | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgios Liavas | M | 9 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Richards | D | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tamblé Monteiro | F | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Tomé | D | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ryan Guilherme | M | 48 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 0/3 |
Alverca
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figueiredo | F | 69 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Matheus Mendes | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaiky Naves | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Isaac James | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2/2 |
| Chiquinho | F | 86 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3/6 |
| Sandro Lima | F | 74 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Nabil Touaizi | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Bastien Meupiyou | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Sergi Gómez(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rhaldney | M | 74 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Zakaria Kassary | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davy Gui | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Baseya | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mateus Oliveira | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathis Clairicia | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vasco Moreira | M | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Milovanović | F | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cédric Nuozzi | F | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Diogo Spencer | D | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |