Rio Ave vs FC Porto
Ref: Anzhony Rodrigues, PortugalEstádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde · 12,815 cap
Match recap
FC Porto beat Rio Ave 3–0 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Rosario, Samu, and Gabri Veiga scored for FC Porto. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.18 for Rio Ave versus 2.01 for FC Porto. Rio Ave sit 12th in the Primeira Liga table while FC Porto are 1st.
First Half
4'
⚽
Rosario
Assist: Gabri Veiga
14'
⚽
Samu
Assist: Gabri Veiga
25'
Rosario
Yellow Card
Brabec
Yellow Card
André Luiz
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Varela
52'
⚽
Gabri Veiga
Assist: Pepê Aquino
⇄
Liavas
⇄
Athanasiou
58'
⇄
Gabri Veiga
58'
⇄
Rosario
⇄
Clayton
⇄
Špikić
71'
⇄
Samu
⇄
Ntoi
76'
⇄
Pepê Aquino
| # | 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
Rio AveFC Porto
2Won
Statistical edge
2–12
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.18VS2.01
Attack0 · 6 won
7
Shots
19
2
Shots on target
7
3
Shots in the box
14
4
Shots outside box
5
1
Shots off goal
8
2
Corners
10
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
449
Total passes
496
380
Accurate passes
433
85%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline1 · 2 won
11
Fouls
18
2
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
4
0.15
Goals prevented
0.15
Rio Ave
3-4-3
FC Porto
4-3-3
Rio Ave
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1C. MisztaG
- 3N. AthanasiouM
- 5A. NtoiD
- 6N. AbbeyD
- 9ClaytonF
- 10B. AguileraM
- 11André LuizF
- 17M. VrousaiM
- 18D. ŠpikićF
- 32J. BrabecD
- 54G. LiavasM
Substitutes
- 2Eric Emanuel da Silva MoreiraF
- 4J. PanzoD
- 19A. PapakanellosM
- 21João GraçaM
- 22K. ChamorroG
- 28Marc GualF
- 44T. NikitscherM
- 77O. RichardsD
- 80Ole PohlmannM
FC Porto
4-3-3Starting XI
- 4J. KiwiorD
- 5J. BednarekD
- 8Victor Mow FroholdtM
- 9SamuF
- 10Gabri VeigaM
- 11Pepê AquinoF
- 13P. RosarioD
- 17Borja SainzF
- 22A. VarelaM
- 74Francisco MouraD
- 99Diogo CostaG
Substitutes
- 6S. EustáquioM
- 7WilliamF
- 12Z. SanusiD
- 14Cláudio RamosG
- 21D. PrpićD
- 27D. GülF
- 46Pedro LimaD
- 47Ángel Alarcón
- 86Rodrigo MoraM
Rio Ave
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgios Liavas | M | 57 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cezary Miszta | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Aguilera | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Dario Špikić | F | 65 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Clayton | F | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nelson Abbey | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| André Luiz | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Nikolaos Athanasiou | M | 57 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marios Vrousai(C) | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Jakub Brabec | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Ndoj | D | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Antonis Papakanellos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Graça | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Panzo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Chamorro | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ole Pohlmann | M | 33 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tamás Nikitscher | M | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Richards | D | 33 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marc Gual | F | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Eric da Silva Moreira | F | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
FC Porto
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabri Veiga | M | 58 | 9.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Pablo Rosario | D | 58 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Diogo Costa(C) | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samu Aghehowa | F | 71 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Jakub Kiwior | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Jan Bednarek | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Froholdt | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/2 |
| Alan Varela | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Borja Sainz | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 1/3 |
| Francisco Moura | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Pepê | F | 76 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dominik Prpić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cláudio Ramos | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Lima | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Gomes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Mora | M | 32 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Zaidu Sanusi | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ángel Alarcón | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Eustaquio | M | 32 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deniz Gül | F | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |