Rio Ave v Tondela result

Full-time · Rio Ave 3–0 Tondela

Primeira Liga · Sun, 05 Oct 2025 17:30 BST · Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube

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

Team pages: Rio Ave · Tondela · Head-to-head

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Rio Ave beat Tondela 3–0 at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in the Primeira Liga on Sunday 5 October.

The goals

Rio Ave led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Rio Ave: Dario Špikić (25’), André Luiz (42’) and Clayton (73’, assisted by André Luiz). Clayton (89’) and B. Medina (90+2’) were sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Rio Ave 2.27, Tondela 0.75, from 13 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Rio Ave: Clayton (11’), B. Aguilera (45+1’), Francisco Petrasso (68’), J. Panzo (78’), Andreas-Richardos Ntoi (84’), Clayton (89’) and Tamás Nikitscher (90+4’); Tondela: Bebeto (69’), R. Vita (76’), B. Medina (86’) and B. Medina (90+2’).

What it changes

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.

Tondela have scored 27 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 19 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Tondela have conceded 55 goals, the sixth-most of the 19 clubs.

Rio Ave’s three-goal margin was the biggest of round 8, across nine matches. Rio Ave are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, André Luiz (Rio Ave) 11.0, Pedro Maranhão (Tondela) 7.7 and Christian Marques (Tondela) 4.7 led the match.

Next up

Rio Ave next travel to Arouca on 28 November 2026.

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

Next for Rio Ave: Arouca v Rio Ave, Saturday 28 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Rio Ave 3–0 Tondela · Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube · Vila do Conde
Referee: Antonio Nobre, Portugal
Head-to-head (last 6): Rio Ave 2 · draws 2 · Tondela 2 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Rio Ave 0W 3D 2L · Tondela 1W 2D 2L

Rio Ave 3–0 Tondela (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

1.13 / 0.63

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 3.57

Corners

against 7.88 / 5.57 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.13 / 4.71

Shots on target

against 6.38 / 5.71 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.25 / 2.86

Cards

against 2.38 / 1.86 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 28 September 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	Rio Ave for / against	Line	Tondela for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.5 for · 7.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.57 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	9.63 for · 17.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.43 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.13 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.71 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	14 for · 14.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	14.57 for · 12.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.86 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Antonio Nobre, Portugal.

Rio Ave

Rio Ave Defensive

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 28 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
C. Miszta n 8	88.3	0 0/0	0.4 2/1	—
M. Vrousai n 8	82.9	2 6/4	1.4 6/3	J. RodrÃguez
Clayton n 8	78.6	2.7 8/6	3 8/5	—
André Luiz n 8	77.8	0.7 4/1	2.6 7/6	—
N. Athanasiou n 7	64.4	1.2 4/2	2.2 6/4	J. RodrÃguez
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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 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Miszta n 8	88.3	0 0/0
M. Vrousai n 8	82.9	2.6 8/6
Clayton n 8	78.6	0.1 1/0
André Luiz n 8	77.8	1.2 6/2
N. Athanasiou n 7	64.4	0.8 3/1
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Rio Ave Attacking

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 28 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+
C. Miszta n 8	88.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Vrousai n 8	82.9	0.5 3/1	0.4 3/0
Clayton n 8	78.6	1.4 5/4	1.1 4/4
André Luiz n 8	77.8	2.3 6/5	1.2 5/2
N. Athanasiou n 7	64.4	0.4 1/1	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 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Miszta n 8	88.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Vrousai n 8	82.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
Clayton n 8	78.6	0.7 3/2	0.1 1/0
André Luiz n 8	77.8	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
N. Athanasiou n 7	64.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
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Tondela

Tondela Goalkeeper

Tondela — 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
Bernardo Fontes	7	90630 min	273.9 /90	111.6 /90	00 /90

Tondela — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tondela before kick-off, to 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Bernardo Fontes n 7	90	3.9 7/7

Tondela Defensive

Tondela — 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
Christian Marques	6	90540 min	50.8 /90	61 /90	30.5 /90	111.8 /90	30.5 /90	10.2 /90
E. Maviram	6	75448 min	91.8 /90	81.6 /90	10.2 /90	193.8 /90	40.8 /90	10.2 /90
B. Medina	5	90450 min	132.6 /90	51 /90	10.2 /90	255 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90
Bebeto	4	83330 min	113 /90	61.6 /90	51.4 /90	226 /90	113 /90	20.5 /90
R. Vita	2	4692 min	22 /90	11 /90	00 /90	54.9 /90	54.9 /90	11 /90
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Tondela — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tondela before kick-off, to 28 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
Bernardo Fontes n 7	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
Tiago Manso n 7	71.3	1.3 6/1	1.6 5/2	—
J. RodrÃguez n 7	69.3	1.1 3/2	1.1 4/2	N. Athanasiou
Christian Marques n 6	90	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0	—
E. Maviram n 6	74.7	0.8 3/1	0.6 2/1	—
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Tondela — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tondela before kick-off, to 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Tiago Manso n 7	71.3	2.5 7/5
J. RodrÃguez n 7	69.3	3 7/4
Christian Marques n 6	90	0.8 3/2
E. Maviram n 6	74.7	1.8 4/3
Pedro Maranhão n 6	73.3	2 3/2
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Tondela Attacking

Tondela — 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
Yarlen	5	65327 min	00 /90	00 /90	30.8 /90	20.6 /90	20.6 /90	82.2 /90
Y. Rodriguez	5	39193 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.9 /90	20.9 /90	31.4 /90	10.5 /90
J. Siebatcheu	3	60181 min	00 /90	00 /90	52.5 /90	31.5 /90	21 /90	10.5 /90
Tiago Manso	7	71499 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	61.1 /90	40.7 /90	30.5 /90	71.3 /90
J. RodrÃguez	7	69485 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	20.4 /90	20.4 /90
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Tondela — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tondela before kick-off, to 28 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+
Bernardo Fontes n 7	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Tiago Manso n 7	71.3	1.1 4/2	0.7 4/0
J. RodrÃguez n 7	69.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Christian Marques n 6	90	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
E. Maviram n 6	74.7	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
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Tondela — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Tondela before kick-off, to 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Bernardo Fontes n 7	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Tiago Manso n 7	71.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
J. RodrÃguez n 7	69.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Christian Marques n 6	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Maviram n 6	74.7	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.
Rio Ave		Tondela
47%	Possession	53%
2.27	Expected goals (xG)	0.75
13	Shots	13
7	Shots on target	3
2	Shots off target	7
4	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	8
6	Corners	7
0	Offsides	3
15	Fouls	15
7	Yellow cards	4
1	Red cards	1
3	Saves	4
374	Passes	400
83%	Pass accuracy	84%

Rio Ave Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Miszta	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
J. Brabec	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Panzo	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
A. Ntoi	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7
N. Athanasiou	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Clayton	89	1	0	2	2	0	0	RY	7.2
André Luiz	87	1	1	2	1	4	1	0	9.6
F. Petrasso	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
M. Vrousai	79	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	7.3
B. Aguilera	61	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.9
D. Špikić	45	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.6
Ole Pohlmann sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
G. Liavas sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Eric da Silva Moreira sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
T. Nikitscher sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
João Graça sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Tondela Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Bernardo Fontes	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Christian Marques	90	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
B. Medina	90	1	0	0	5	RY	6.3
S. Sithole	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
Pedro Maranhão	90	4	1	2	3	0	7.2
J. Siebatcheu	90	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
Bebeto	75	0	0	1	1	Y	5.9
Ivan Cavaleiro	75	1	0	2	0	0	6.7
Rony Lopes	56	0	0	2	0	0	6.3
Tiago Manso	45	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
J. RodrÃguez	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
R. Vita sub	45	1	0	0	0	Y	6.2
Hugo Félix sub	45	1	1	1	0	0	6.5
Y. Rodriguez sub	34	0	0	0	1	0	5.9
Yarlen sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Ouattara sub	15	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

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 Tondela — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Rio AveDLLDD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

TondelaLDLDW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Rio Ave 2 · 2 draws · Tondela 2 · 3.17 goals/game

2022-01-12 Rio Ave 0–1 Tondela
2021-02-09 Rio Ave 2–1 Tondela
2020-09-20 Tondela 1–1 Rio Ave
2020-02-22 Tondela 1–2 Rio Ave
2019-09-15 Rio Ave 2–4 Tondela
2019-02-01 Rio Ave 2–2 Tondela

League standing · 2025/26

Rio Ave#12 pos36 pts34 pl-22 GD

Tondela#17 pos28 pts34 pl-28 GD

Goals per game

Rio Ave scored1.03

Tondela scored0.79

Rio Ave conceded1.68

Tondela conceded1.62

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What is the head-to-head record between Rio Ave and Tondela?: In their last 6 meetings, Rio Ave won 2, Tondela won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Rio Ave and Tondela?: Recent form — Rio Ave 0W 3D 2L; Tondela 1W 2D 2L.

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