GIL Vicente v Rio Ave result

Full-time · GIL Vicente 2–2 Rio Ave

Primeira Liga · Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:00 GMT · Estádio Cidade de Barcelos

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: GIL Vicente · Rio Ave · Head-to-head

GIL Vicente 2–2 Rio Ave — this Primeira Liga match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

GIL Vicente and Rio Ave drew 2–2 at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos in the Primeira Liga on Saturday 20 December. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: GIL Vicente out-shot Rio Ave 23 to 3 and created the better chances, 1.25 xG to 0.27 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — GIL Vicente: Murilo (39’, assisted by Gustavo Varela), an own goal by Espigares (66’) and Pablo (90’); Rio Ave: André Luiz (41’). Tamás Nikitscher (90+9’) was sent off.

What it changes

GIL Vicente have scored 47 goals, the sixth-most (shared) of the 19 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). GIL Vicente have conceded 38 goals, the seventh-fewest of the 19 clubs.

Rio Ave have scored 35 goals, the seventh-fewest (shared) of the 19 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Rio Ave have conceded 57 goals, the fourth-most (shared) of the 19 clubs.

GIL Vicente are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, André Luiz (Rio Ave) 9.0, Pablo (GIL Vicente) 7.0 and Murilo (GIL Vicente) 5.1 led the match.

Head-to-head

Rio Ave are unbeaten in the last six meetings with GIL Vicente, every meeting checked.

Next up

GIL Vicente next host Estoril on 29 November 2026.

Rio Ave next host SC Braga on 8 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for GIL Vicente: GIL Vicente v Estoril, Sunday 29 November — the preview. Next for Rio Ave: Rio Ave v SC Braga, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: GIL Vicente 2–2 Rio Ave · Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos · Barcelos
Referee: Diogo Rosa, Portugal
Head-to-head (last 6): GIL Vicente 0 · draws 4 · Rio Ave 2 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: GIL Vicente 1W 3D 1L · Rio Ave 1W 2D 2L

GIL Vicente 2–2 Rio Ave (Primeira Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 1.38

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.5 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.57 / 4.57

Corners

against 3 / 5.71 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.57 / 3.86

Shots on target

against 3.57 / 3.86 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.88 / 4.13

Cards

against 2.63 / 3.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 13 December 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	GIL Vicente for / against	Line	Rio Ave for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.57 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.57 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11.43 for · 10 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	9.71 for · 14.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.57 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.86 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.29 for · 15.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	14.57 for · 15.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.88 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	4.13 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Diogo Rosa, Portugal.

GIL Vicente

GIL Vicente Goalkeeper

GIL Vicente — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
A. da Silva Ventura	14	881226 min	362.6 /90	70.5 /90	20.1 /90

GIL Vicente — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for GIL Vicente before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. da Silva Ventura n 8	85.8	2.5 5/3

GIL Vicente Defensive

GIL Vicente — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
G. Konan	14	901254 min	181.3 /90	120.9 /90	20.1 /90	594.2 /90	151.1 /90	30.2 /90
Jonathan Buatu	14	871215 min	131 /90	80.6 /90	70.5 /90	513.8 /90	90.7 /90	20.1 /90
Zé Carlos	13	771001 min	222 /90	141.3 /90	10.1 /90	726.5 /90	171.5 /90	40.4 /90
M. Elimbi Gilbert	12	901080 min	110.9 /90	40.3 /90	70.6 /90	282.3 /90	121 /90	20.2 /90
Hevertton Santos	5	44218 min	62.5 /90	52.1 /90	10.4 /90	114.5 /90	31.2 /90	10.4 /90
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GIL Vicente — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for GIL Vicente before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Konan n 8	89.3	0.9 6/1	0.9 7/0	—
A. da Silva Ventura n 8	85.8	0.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
Jonathan Buatu n 8	84.4	0.5 3/1	0.4 3/0	—
F. Cáseres n 8	86	2.1 7/5	1.6 6/2	N. Athanasiou
Santi García n 8	78.9	2 7/6	2 6/4	Clayton
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GIL Vicente — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for GIL Vicente before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Konan n 8	89.3	1.3 5/3
Jonathan Buatu n 8	84.4	0.9 4/2
F. Cáseres n 8	86	2.6 7/6
Santi García n 8	78.9	1 4/2
Luís Esteves n 8	84.4	1.9 7/5
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GIL Vicente Attacking

GIL Vicente — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Pablo	11	77848 min	80.8 /90	10.1 /90	151.6 /90	111.2 /90	131.4 /90	80.8 /90
Gustavo Varela	10	38380 min	00 /90	00 /90	71.7 /90	30.7 /90	20.5 /90	51.2 /90
A. Moreira	7	42292 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	72.2 /90	20.6 /90	41.2 /90	20.6 /90
Sergio Bermejo	6	53316 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.1 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	41.1 /90
T. Touré	2	2447 min	00 /90	00 /90	23.8 /90	11.9 /90	00 /90	11.9 /90
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GIL Vicente — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for GIL Vicente before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Konan n 8	89.3	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
A. da Silva Ventura n 8	85.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Jonathan Buatu n 8	84.4	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
F. Cáseres n 8	86	0 0/0	0 0/0
Santi García n 8	78.9	1.6 6/4	1.1 5/3
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GIL Vicente — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for GIL Vicente before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Konan n 8	89.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. da Silva Ventura n 8	85.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Jonathan Buatu n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Cáseres n 8	86	0 0/0	0 0/0
Santi García n 8	78.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Rio Ave

Rio Ave Goalkeeper

Rio Ave — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
C. Miszta	13	901170 min	483.7 /90	211.6 /90	00 /90

Rio Ave — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rio Ave before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Miszta n 8	90	3.1 7/4

Rio Ave Defensive

Rio Ave — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Panzo	12	82988 min	181.6 /90	181.6 /90	161.5 /90	433.9 /90	171.5 /90	20.2 /90
F. Petrasso	10	80799 min	111.2 /90	60.7 /90	30.3 /90	313.5 /90	80.9 /90	40.5 /90
N. Abbey	9	85766 min	111.3 /90	111.3 /90	10.1 /90	222.6 /90	60.7 /90	20.2 /90
J. Brabec	7	84585 min	60.9 /90	60.9 /90	152.3 /90	182.8 /90	40.6 /90	20.3 /90
M. Vrousai	14	781097 min	352.9 /90	211.7 /90	50.4 /90	786.4 /90	211.7 /90	20.2 /90
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Rio Ave — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rio Ave before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Clayton n 8	87.5	2.6 8/6	3.1 8/7	Santi García
André Luiz n 8	86.9	0.9 5/2	3.5 8/8	—
M. Vrousai n 8	76.8	1.6 7/4	1.2 6/2	—
N. Athanasiou n 8	80.4	1 6/1	1.7 7/4	F. Cáseres
C. Miszta n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0	—
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Rio Ave — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rio Ave before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Clayton n 8	87.5	0.3 2/0
André Luiz n 8	86.9	1.7 7/4
M. Vrousai n 8	76.8	2.9 7/6
N. Athanasiou n 8	80.4	2 6/4
B. Aguilera n 8	68.6	0.5 3/0
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Rio Ave Attacking

Rio Ave — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Clayton	14	821152 min	100.8 /90	20.2 /90	272.1 /90	191.5 /90	80.6 /90	40.3 /90
André Luiz	14	811137 min	40.3 /90	50.4 /90	262.1 /90	131 /90	191.5 /90	231.8 /90
Ole Pohlmann	12	60715 min	00 /90	10.1 /90	60.8 /90	20.3 /90	70.9 /90	91.1 /90
D. Špikić	11	49536 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	40.7 /90	30.5 /90	61 /90	91.5 /90
M. Vrousai	14	781097 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	121 /90	100.8 /90	80.7 /90	110.9 /90
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Rio Ave — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rio Ave before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Clayton n 8	87.5	2.2 6/5	1.4 5/3
André Luiz n 8	86.9	1.7 8/4	1 5/2
M. Vrousai n 8	76.8	1.5 5/4	1.2 5/2
N. Athanasiou n 8	80.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Miszta n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Rio Ave — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rio Ave before kick-off, to 13 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Clayton n 8	87.5	0.6 4/1	0.1 1/0
André Luiz n 8	86.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
M. Vrousai n 8	76.8	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
N. Athanasiou n 8	80.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. Miszta n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
GIL Vicente		Rio Ave
54%	Possession	46%
1.25	Expected goals (xG)	0.27
23	Shots	3
5	Shots on target	2
10	Shots off target	1
8	Blocked shots	0
10	Shots inside the box	2
10	Corners	1
1	Offsides	2
16	Fouls	16
3	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	1
1	Saves	3
366	Passes	321
85%	Pass accuracy	79%

GIL Vicente Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. da Silva Ventura	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Elimbi Gilbert	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.5
Espigares	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
Hevertton Santos	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.5
F. Cáseres	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.5
Santi García	90	0	0	3	0	2	2	0	6.5
Zé Carlos	83	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.5
Luís Esteves	83	0	0	4	1	1	2	0	6.3
Joelson Fernandes	75	0	0	0	0	4	1	Y	6.3
Murilo	58	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	7.7
Gustavo Varela	58	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	7.2
T. Touré sub	32	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9
Pablo sub	32	1	0	1	1	1	3	0	7.9
M. Fernández sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Rodrigo Rodrigues sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
Sergio Bermejo sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7

Rio Ave Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Miszta	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
F. Petrasso	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
J. Brabec	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Panzo	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
João Tomé	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
B. Aguilera	90	0	1	1	1	3	0	7.3
André Luiz	90	1	2	1	0	4	0	8.2
Clayton	89	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7
A. Ntoi	83	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
N. Athanasiou	83	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
Ole Pohlmann	74	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
N. Abbey sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Papakanellos sub	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
T. Nikitscher sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	RY	6.2
G. Liavas sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind GIL Vicente v Rio Ave — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

GIL VicenteWDLDD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Rio AveLDDWL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

GIL Vicente 0 · 4 draws · Rio Ave 2 · 2.67 goals/game

2025-05-16 Rio Ave 1–1 GIL Vicente
2025-01-06 GIL Vicente 1–1 Rio Ave
2024-04-06 Rio Ave 3–0 GIL Vicente
2023-11-12 GIL Vicente 1–1 Rio Ave
2023-03-12 Rio Ave 2–1 GIL Vicente
2022-09-17 GIL Vicente 2–2 Rio Ave

League standing · 2025/26

GIL Vicente#6 pos50 pts34 pl+9 GD

Rio Ave#12 pos36 pts34 pl-22 GD

Goals per game

GIL Vicente scored1.38

Rio Ave scored1.03

GIL Vicente conceded1.12

Rio Ave conceded1.68

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What is the head-to-head record between GIL Vicente and Rio Ave?: In their last 6 meetings, GIL Vicente won 0, Rio Ave won 2 and there were 4 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of GIL Vicente and Rio Ave?: Recent form — GIL Vicente 1W 3D 1L; Rio Ave 1W 2D 2L.

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