Primeira Liga · Matchday 2
Rio Ave v Porto
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Rio Ave 18%Draw 21%Porto 61%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Rio AvePorto
48Possession52
0.58Expected goals (xG)1.97
13Shots14
1Shots on target6
8Shots off target5
4Blocked shots3
5Shots inside box9
8Shots outside box5
6Corners6
1Offsides3
1Fouls10
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
4Saves1
401Passes441
331Accurate passes371
83Pass accuracy84
Match events
- 11′Nehuén Pérez (assist Gabri Veiga)
- 34′Jakub Kiwior · VAR
- 66′Deniz Gül ← In-beom Hwang
- 66′William Gomes ← Borja Sainz
- 69′Nehuén Pérez ← Alberto Costa
- 69′Gabri Veiga ← André Silva
- 75′Francisco Petrasso
- 75′Tamble Folgado Monteiro → Marios Vrousai
- 82′Borja Sainz (assist In-beom Hwang)
- 83′Georgios Liavas
- 83′Diogo Santos Nascimento
- 89′Pepê ← Stephen Eustáquio
Rio Ave · Porto
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Rio Ave66.3Abbey
906.3↓83'Nascimento
546.3↓83'Liavas
96.3↓75'Monteiro
236.3↓75'Petrasso
306.3Galčík
446.3Nikitscher
116.3Blesa
76.3Bezerra
396.3Conceição
996.1Gouw
Porto57.2Bednarek
136.8Rosario
188.2↓69'Pérez
127.2Sanusi
107.5↓69'Veiga
997.3Costa
116.8↓89'Pepê
47.2Kiwior
86.8Froholdt
276.8↓66'Gül
76.8↓66'Gomes
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Rio Ave
- 6Nelson Ighodaro Abbey6.3
- 90Diogo Santos Nascimento6.3
- 54Georgios Liavas6.3
- 9Tamble Folgado Monteiro6.3
- 23Francisco Petrasso6.3
- 30Roland Galčík6.3
- 44Tamás Nikitscher6.3
- 11Jalen Blesa6.3
- 7Diogo Bezerra6.3
- 39Gustavo Teixeira Lopes da Conceição6.3
- 99Ennio van der Gouw6.1
Porto
- 5Jan Bednarek7.2
- 13Pablo Rosario6.8
- 18Nehuén Pérez8.2
- 12Zaidu Sanusi7.2
- 10Gabri Veiga7.5
- 99Diogo Costa7.3
- 11Pepê6.8
- 4Jakub Kiwior7.2
- 8Victor Froholdt6.8
- 27Deniz Gül6.8
- 7William Gomes6.8
Rio AveTale of the tapePorto
4-2-4Formation4-3-3
7 ptsTable24 pts
-9Goal difference+16
LDLDLFormWWLWW
0Head-to-head wins2
18%Win chance61%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Rio Ave 0W0D2W Porto
Goals 0–4
- 2026-02-22FC Porto1–0Rio Ave
- 2025-09-19Rio Ave0–3FC Porto
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Rio Ave
LDLDL- @Gil Vicente0-1
- @Casa Pia1-1
- vsSporting CP1-4
- vsGil Vicente0-0
- @Vitória de Guimarães0-2
Porto
WWLWW- vsAlverca2-0
- vsSanta Clara1-0
- @AVS1-3
- vsAlverca1-0
- @Estrela Amadora2-1
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 18-team table
