Primeira Liga · Matchweek 26 · Mar 15

Rio Ave - Estrela

Rio Ave beat Estrela 2-1 in Primeira Liga (Matchweek 26). Goals: J. Blesa 27', 48'; Rodrigo Pinho 66'.

Rio AveHOME

2 - 1

EstrelaAWAY

J. Blesa 27', 48'

⚽

Rodrigo Pinho 66'

🏟 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube Vila do Conde 👤 Referee: F. Verissimo

Key events

8' 🟨 J. BrabecYellow card Rio Ave

15' 🟨 M. ScholzeYellow card Estrela

27' ⚽ J. Blesa(1 - 0) · Assist: D. Spikic Rio Ave

45+1' 🟨 O. PohlmannYellow card Rio Ave

48' ⚽ J. Blesa(2 - 0) · Assist: D. Spikic Rio Ave

66' ⚽ Rodrigo Pinho(2 - 1) · Assist: Robinho Estrela

67' 🟨 E. van der GouwYellow card Rio Ave

68' 🟨 Ryan GuilhermeYellow card Rio Ave

80' 🟨 G. DoueYellow card Estrela

Quick stats

%46 Possession %54

1.14 Pre-match xG 0.92

17 Total shots 11

6 Shots on target 3

2 Shots off target 6

9 Blocked shots 2

11 Shots inside box 5

6 Shots outside box 6

2 Saves 4

Match timeline

First half

J. BrabecYellow card🟨

15'

🟨M. ScholzeYellow card

J. Blesa(1 - 0) · Assist: D. Spikic⚽

27'

O. PohlmannYellow card🟨

45+1'

HT 1 - 0

J. Blesa(2 - 0) · Assist: D. Spikic⚽

48'

54'

🔁I. Stoica ↔ RobinhoSubstitution

54'

🔁Otavio ↔ G. DoueSubstitution

O. Pohlmann ↔ Ryan GuilhermeSubstitution🔁

58'

66'

⚽Rodrigo Pinho(2 - 1) · Assist: Robinho

E. van der GouwYellow card🟨

67'

Ryan GuilhermeYellow card🟨

68'

D. Spikic ↔ J. TomeSubstitution🔁

76'

N. Abbey ↔ T. MonteiroSubstitution🔁

76'

80'

🟨G. DoueYellow card

83'

🔁M. Scholze ↔ L. AntonettiSubstitution

Diogo Bezerra ↔ G. LiavasSubstitution🔁

88'

J. Blesa ↔ F. PetrassoSubstitution🔁

89'

🔁B. Langa ↔ Y. KalleySubstitution

89'

🔁Luan Patrick ↔ T. MoustierSubstitution

FT 2 - 1

Match statsRio Ave · Estrela

Key stats

%46 Possession %54

1.14 Pre-match xG 0.92

Shots

17 Total shots 11

6 Shots on target 3

2 Shots off target 6

9 Blocked shots 2

11 Shots inside box 5

6 Shots outside box 6

2 Saves 4

Attacking

0 Attacks 0

0 Dangerous attacks 0

Passing

351 Total passes 426

294 Accurate passes 362

%84 Pass accuracy %85

Set pieces & discipline

10 Corners 4

0 Offsides 1

15 Fouls 9

Cards

4 Yellow cards 2

By half

1 1st-half goals 0

1 2nd-half goals 1

Penalties

0 Penalties won 0

0 Penalty goals 0

LineupsRio Ave 4-2-3-1Estrela 4-4-2

Gouw 6

Abbey 39

Mancha 32

Brabec 17

Vrousai 5

Ndoj 44

Nikitscher 18

Špikić 80

Pohlmann 7

Bezerra 11

Blesa 40

Ribeiro 24

Langa 83

Otavio 30

Patrick 21

Scholze 10

Stoica 6

Jansson 19

Moreira 99

Marcus 11

Cabral 9

Pinho

Rio Ave · Bench

1Cezary Miszta1

9Tamblé Monteiro9

21João Graça21

19Antonis Papakanellos19

54Georgios Liavas54

8Ryan Guilherme8

23Francisco Petrasso23

24Leonardo Buta24

20João Tomé20

Coach: Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

Estrela · Bench

18Jorge Meireles18

13Eduardo Dos Santos Haesler13

2Yahya Kalley2

3Ni3

8Robson Lucas Oliveira Botelho8

39Eddy Doué39

28Tom Moustier28

63Alex Sola63

7Leandro Antonetti7

Coach: Joao Nuno

HEAD TO HEAD6 meetings · 2023–2026

Rio Ave 2

Dec 2who was on topSep 14

Estrela 1

2 Rio Ave 3 draw 1 Estrela

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

3.0goals / match

10–8total goals

1/1clean sheets

2-0Rio Ave best win · May 5

1-0Estrela best win · Dec 23

Over 1.5 5/6

Over 2.5 3/6

Over 3.5 2/6

BTTS 4/6

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Rio Ave at home3 matches

1W 2D 0L 6:4

Estrela at home3 matches

1W 1D 1L 4:4

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

SEASON COMPARISON

12Rio Avein the table36pts

34matches 8-12-14W-D-L 35:57goals -22diff

DLDLD

15Estrelain the table30pts

34matches 6-12-16W-D-L 38:56goals -18diff

DDLLL

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Sep 14

Rio Ave 3-3 Estrela

Primeira Liga

Oct 25

Estrela 1-2 Rio Ave

Primeira Liga

May 5

Rio Ave 2-0 Estrela

Primeira Liga

Dec 23

Estrela 1-0 Rio Ave

Primeira Liga

Apr 14

Estrela 2-2 Rio Ave

Primeira Liga

Dec 2

Rio Ave 1-1 Estrela

Primeira Liga

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Estrela dominated the ball54% possession

Rio Ave took more shots17 - 11

Rio Ave struggled to stay disciplined4 yellow

Rio Ave committed more fouls15 - 9

THE REFEREE27 matches on record

Fábio José Costa Veríssimo

Strictness50 TEMPO56

Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate

This match vs his average

Cards 65.0 +1.0

Fouls 2423.6 +0.4

Goals 32.7 +0.3

Corners 149.2 +4.8

THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE

Rio AveEstrela

Goals 2.01.0 +1.0

Shots 17.09.6 +7.4

On target 6.03.7 +2.3

Possession %46%47 -1.4

Corners 10.03.8 +6.2

Cards 4.05.2 -1.2

Conceded 1.01.7 -0.7

this matchseason average · 33 matches

Goals 1.01.1 -0.1

Shots 11.010.6 +0.4

On target 3.03.5 -0.5

Possession %54%47 +7.4

Corners 4.03.3 +0.7

Cards 2.03.0 -1.0

Conceded 2.01.6 +0.4

this matchseason average · 33 matches

PLAYER RATINGS★ Jalen Blesa 8.90

Rio Ave6.89Estrela6.90

Starting XI

11 Jalen Blesa F · 89' 8.90

Goals2On target3/4Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won3/6Fouls1Passes20 · %16

18 Dario Špikić M · 75' 7.30

Assist2On target1/1Key pass3Tackles1Duels won2/8Fouls2Passes18 · %16

17 Marios Vrousai D · 90' · K 7.20

On target1/1Key pass3Dribbles1/3Tackles1Interceptions4Duels won5/11Fouls2Passes47 · %40

44 Tamás Nikitscher M · 90' 7.20

Key pass1Tackles7Interceptions2Duels won10/13Fouls won3Fouls2Passes31 · %28

6 Nelson Abbey D · 75' 6.90

Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won1/2Fouls1Passes19 · %15

5 Andreas Ndoj M · 90' 6.90

Tackles1Blocks1Duels won1/7Fouls1Passes25 · %22

39 Gustavo Mancha D · 90' 6.70

Duels won1/2Fouls won1Fouls1Passes46 · %38

32 Jakub Brabec D · 90' 6.50

Key pass1Interceptions3Fouls2Passes41 · %39

99 Ennio Van Der Gouw G · 90' 6.30

Saves2Passes39 · %27

7 Diogo Bezerra M · 88' 6.30

Key pass3Dribbles2/4Interceptions1Duels won6/11Fouls won4Passes23 · %16

80 Ole Pohlmann M · 58' 5.60

Tackles1Duels won1/13Fouls2Passes14 · %13

Substitutes

20 João Tomé D · 15' 6.60

Key pass1Passes9 · %8

8 Ryan Guilherme M · 32' 6.50

On target1/1Dribbles1/2Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes11 · %9

9 Tamblé Monteiro F · 15' 6.30

Passes8 · %7

23 Francisco Petrasso D · 1'

54 Georgios Liavas M · 2'

Dribbles1/1Duels won2/2Fouls won1

Unused: Leonardo ButaAntonis PapakanellosJoão GraçaCezary Miszta

Starting XI

6 Kevin Höög Jansson M · 90' 7.50

Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won7/10Fouls2Passes57 · %51

30 Luan Patrick D · 89' 7.50

Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions2Blocks3Duels won1/2Passes64 · %57

40 Renan Ribeiro G · 90' 7.30

Saves4Passes18 · %15

9 Rodrigo Pinho F · 90' 7.20

Goals1On target2/2Duels won1/2Passes9 · %7

99 Abraham Marcus M · 90' 7.00

On target1/2Dribbles1/1Tackles2Blocks1Duels won4/5Fouls won1Passes39 · %30

83 Otavio D · 54' 6.90

Tackles3Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/4Passes35 · %27

11 Jovane Cabral M · 90' · K 6.70

Dribbles1/2Tackles2Duels won7/16Fouls won4Fouls2Passes35 · %30

24 Bruno Langa D · 89' 6.60

Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won3/4Fouls won1Fouls1Passes34 · %30

10 Ianis Stoica M · 54' 6.50

Key pass1Tackles1Duels won3/5Fouls won1Fouls1Offside1Passes13 · %11

19 Paulo Moreira M · 90' 6.50

Dribbles1/1Tackles2Duels won7/10Fouls won3Fouls1Passes41 · %34

21 Max Scholze D · 83' 6.20

Dribbles1/2Tackles3Blocks1Duels won6/12Fouls won2Fouls1Passes38 · %32

Substitutes

8 Robson Lucas Oliveira Botelho M · 36' 8.00

Assist1Key pass1Duels won3/5Fouls won3Passes31 · %27

39 Eddy Doué M · 36' 6.30

Key pass1Dribbles2/2Tackles1Duels won3/7Fouls1Passes26 · %23

2 Yahya Kalley D · 1'

Fouls1Passes1

28 Tom Moustier M · 1'

7 Leandro Antonetti F · 7'

Blocks1

Unused: Jorge MeirelesEduardo Dos Santos HaeslerNiAlex Sola

Win probabilityModel: 1 (%52) ✓

Rio Ave %52 Draw %30 Estrela %18

1.86Rio Ave xPuan

0.84Estrela xPuan

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Form

Rio AveWDLLL

EstrelaDDLLW

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