Rio Ave v FC Porto result

Full-time · Rio Ave 0–3 FC Porto

Primeira Liga · Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:15 BST · Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube

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

Team pages: Rio Ave · FC Porto · Head-to-head

Rio Ave 0–3 FC Porto — FC Porto won this Primeira Liga match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

FC Porto won 3–0 at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in the Primeira Liga on Friday 19 September. FC Porto have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

FC Porto led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — FC Porto: Pablo Rosario (4’, assisted by Gabri Veiga), Samu (14’, assisted by Gabri Veiga) and Gabri Veiga (52’, assisted by Pepê Aquino).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Rio Ave 0.18, FC Porto 2.01, from 7 shots to 19 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Rio Ave: Jakub Brabec (33’) and André Luiz (45’); FC Porto: Pablo Rosario (25’).

What it changes

Rio Ave are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions. FC Porto are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Gabri Veiga (FC Porto) 11.3, Samu (FC Porto) 5.1 and Borja Sainz (FC Porto) 4.8 led the match.

Next up

Rio Ave next host Famalicao on 25 October 2026.

FC Porto next host PSV Eindhoven on 20 October 2026.

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

Next for Rio Ave: Rio Ave v Famalicao, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for FC Porto: FC Porto v PSV Eindhoven, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Rio Ave 0–3 FC Porto · Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube · Vila do Conde
Referee: Anzhony Rodrigues, Portugal
Head-to-head (last 6): Rio Ave 1 · draws 2 · FC Porto 3 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Rio Ave 0W 4D 1L · FC Porto 5W 0D 0L

Rio Ave 0–3 FC Porto (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

1.63 / 2.13

Goals

against 2 / 0.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.63 / 5.75

Corners

against 5.88 / 3.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 5.63

Shots on target

against 5.63 / 3.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 2.13

Cards

against 2.38 / 2.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

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

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 September 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Rio Ave for / against	Line	FC Porto for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.63 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.88 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.88 for · 12.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.5 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.63 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.25 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.38 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Anzhony Rodrigues, Portugal.

Rio Ave

Rio Ave — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 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	89.3	2.3 8/5	2 8/5	Samu
B. Aguilera n 8	73.3	2.2 6/4	1.2 5/2	A. Varela
Demir Ege Tıknaz n 8	48.1	2.1 4/3	0.5 2/0	—
T. Bakoulas n 8	60.5	2 5/3	1.1 4/2	—
G. Liavas n 8	55.3	2 4/3	0.4 2/0	Gabri Veiga

Rio Ave — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
André Luiz n 8	84.9	2.3 6/6	0.9 5/2
D. Špikić n 8	57	2.2 7/3	1.4 6/1
Clayton n 8	89.3	2.1 7/7	1.8 7/7
João Novais n 8	38.5	1.5 2/2	0.9 2/1
M. Vrousai n 8	76.3	1.2 4/3	0.6 4/0

Rio Ave — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 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	89.3	0.8 4/2	0.1 1/0
Martim Neto n 8	46.9	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/0
N. Athanasiou n 8	88.3	0.1 1/0	0.5 4/0
D. Špikić n 8	57	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
André Luiz n 8	84.9	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0

Rio Ave — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Demir Ege Tıknaz n 8	48.1	3.5 8/3
G. Liavas n 8	55.3	2.4 6/4
M. Vrousai n 8	76.3	2.1 7/5
O. Richards n 8	71.6	1.9 5/3
João Pedro n 8	58.3	1.9 4/3

Rio Ave — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Miszta n 8	88.3	3.8 8/6

FC Porto

FC Porto — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 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
William n 8	39.1	2.6 5/3	1.7 4/1	—
Gabri Veiga n 8	49.4	2.1 6/3	0.5 2/0	G. Liavas
Samu n 8	56.9	2 5/3	1.4 3/1	Clayton
Alberto Baio n 8	80.3	1.7 5/4	1 5/2	—
A. Varela n 8	77.1	1.6 7/1	1.3 6/3	B. Aguilera

FC Porto — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Samu n 8	56.9	3.4 7/4	2.2 6/2
William n 8	39.1	3.2 5/3	2 3/3
L. de Jong n 8	74.4	2.6 6/6	1.2 5/3
Borja Sainz n 8	78	2 7/4	1.3 6/3
Rodrigo Mora n 8	63	2 7/4	0.7 4/0

FC Porto — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Samu n 8	56.9	1 4/1	0 0/0
William n 8	39.1	0.9 3/0	0 0/0
Alberto Baio n 8	80.3	0 0/0	0.8 4/2
L. de Jong n 8	74.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Pepê Aquino n 8	55.9	0.6 3/0	0 0/0

FC Porto — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Kiwior n 8	90	2.6 8/6
Gabri Veiga n 8	49.4	2.1 6/3
P. Rosario n 8	61.5	2 6/4
William n 8	39.1	2 6/1
Z. Sanusi n 8	34.3	2 4/2

FC Porto — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Diogo Costa n 8	93.8	1.9 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Rio Ave		FC Porto
48%	Possession	52%
0.18	Expected goals (xG)	2.01
7	Shots	19
2	Shots on target	7
1	Shots off target	8
4	Blocked shots	4
3	Shots inside the box	14
2	Corners	10
2	Offsides	0
11	Fouls	18
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	2
449	Passes	496
85%	Pass accuracy	87%

Rio Ave player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Miszta	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Brabec	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
N. Abbey	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Vrousai	90	1	1	1	2	0	6.2
B. Aguilera	90	0	0	3	0	0	6.7
André Luiz	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
A. Ntoi	73	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
Clayton	65	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Špikić	65	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
G. Liavas	57	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
N. Athanasiou	57	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
O. Richards sub	33	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Ole Pohlmann sub	33	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Eric da Silva Moreira sub	25	1	1	0	1	0	6.5
Marc Gual sub	25	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
T. Nikitscher sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

FC Porto player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Diogo Costa	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
J. Bednarek	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Kiwior	90	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	7.2
Francisco Moura	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
Victor Mow Froholdt	90	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	7
Borja Sainz	90	0	0	5	3	0	2	0	6.9
Pepê Aquino	76	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	6.7
Samu	71	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7.5
P. Rosario	58	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	7.9
Gabri Veiga	58	1	2	3	1	2	1	0	9.5
A. Varela	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Z. Sanusi sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Eustaquio sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Rodrigo Mora sub	32	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
D. Gül sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Ángel Alarcón sub	14	0	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 Rio Ave v FC Porto — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Rio AveDDDDL

Last 5: 0W 4D 1L · 1.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

FC PortoWWWWW

Last 5: 5W 0D 0L · 2.4 scored / 0.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Rio Ave 1 · 2 draws · FC Porto 3 · 2.33 goals/game

2025-02-03 Rio Ave 2–2 FC Porto
2024-08-24 FC Porto 2–0 Rio Ave
2024-02-03 FC Porto 0–0 Rio Ave
2023-08-28 Rio Ave 1–2 FC Porto
2023-02-18 FC Porto 1–0 Rio Ave
2022-08-28 Rio Ave 3–1 FC Porto

League standing · 2025/26

Rio Ave#12 pos36 pts34 pl-22 GD

FC Porto#1 pos88 pts34 pl+48 GD

Goals per game

Rio Ave scored1.03

FC Porto scored1.94

Rio Ave conceded1.68

FC Porto conceded0.53

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What is the head-to-head record between Rio Ave and FC Porto?: In their last 6 meetings, Rio Ave won 1, FC Porto won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Rio Ave and FC Porto?: Recent form — Rio Ave 0W 4D 1L; FC Porto 5W 0D 0L.

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