Expert analysis

Rio Ave Poised for Points on the Road

Alverca enters this fixture after a sequence of inconsistent results that have left their home record vulnerable. Rio Ave has shown a pattern of struggling to find the net away from home while still picking up occasional points in tight games. Their head to head record includes a win and two draws, suggesting they can frustrate opponents who rely on breaking down compact defenses. Alverca’s low rate of clean sheets at home opens the door for visitors to grab at least a share of the spoils. Rio Ave’s recent away form features several low scoring affairs that often end level. Tactical discipline from the away side has limited high quality chances against stronger attacks this season.

Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate

Result

1–0 MISSED

Our pick “Draw or Rio Ave” at odds 1.91 didn’t land — final score 1–0.

Match timeline

First half
Dawda Camara Sankharé assist Francisco Chiquinho 3'
Second half
Marios Vrushai ↓ Pedro Amaral 59'
Sebastian Clemensen ↓ Roland Galcik 59'
Vivaldo Semedo ↓ Dawda Camara Sankharé 68'
André Vidigal ↓ Lucas Figueiredo dos Santos 68'
Malik Sellouki ↓ Miguel Patricío 69'
Caike Lourenço Valença ↓ Tamas Nikitscher 69'
Tamble Ulisses Folgado Monteiro ↓ João Tomé Baptista 69'
Matheus Franca ↓ Francisco Chiquinho 74'
Zé Rafael ↓ Rayan Lucas 84'
Yaya Bojang ↓ Francisco Chissumba 84'
Simón García 87'
Davy Gui 88'
André Vidigal 90+3'
Francisco Petrasso 90+5'

This season

	Alverca	Rio Ave
Over 2.5 goals	67%	50%
Clean sheet	0%	17%
Failed to score	17%	67%
Scored per game	1.3	0.8
Conceded per game	1.8	2.3
Scored home / away	1.3 / 1.3	1.0 / 0.7

Across 6 and 6 matches played this season.

League table position

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
11	MOR Moreirense	6	2	1	3	7
12	ALV Alverca ▲	6	1	2	3	5
13	FAM Famalicao	6	0	4	2	4
14	VIT Vitória SC	6	1	1	4	4
15	NAC Nacional	6	1	1	4	4
16	RIO Rio Ave ▲	6	1	1	4	4
17	EST Estoril	6	0	2	4	2

Recent form · last 5 finished matches

Alverca DLDLW

D vs Estrela 2–2 Aug 15

L @ Sporting CP 1–3 Aug 22

D vs Santa Clara 1–1 Aug 29

L vs SC Braga 1–2 Sep 5

W @ Nacional 3–1 Sep 12

Rio Ave LWLLD

L vs FC Porto 0–2 Aug 15

W @ Estoril 2–0 Aug 22

L vs Sporting CP 0–4 Aug 28

L @ Santa Clara 0–4 Sep 6

D vs Estrela 3–3 Sep 14

Goals trend · last 5 matches

Alverca

Scored 1.6 avg

2 1 1 1 3

Conceded 1.8 avg

2 3 1 2 1

Rio Ave

Scored 1.0 avg

0 2 0 0 3

Conceded 2.6 avg

2 0 4 4 3

Head-to-head · last meetings

1 Alverca

2 Draws

1 Rio Ave

Apr 2026 Rio Ave 1–2 Alverca Alverca

Nov 2025 Alverca 1–1 Rio Ave Draw

Nov 2024 Alverca 2–2 Rio Ave Draw

Nov 2019 Rio Ave 1–0 Alverca Rio Ave

Over 2.5 goals in 2 of the last 4 meetings.

Confirmed lineups

Alverca 3-4-3

31 Matheus Mendes G
14 S. Baseya D
21 Sergi Gómez D
12 I. James D
20 Diogo Filipe Spencer Marques M
35 Rayan M
6 D. Gui M
55 Francisco Chissumba M
10 Chiquinho F
19 D. Camara F
22 Figueiredo F

Bench Vasco Moreira, Jhonatan, Matheus França, E. Jemide, Z. Kassary, S. Merheg, C. Nuozzi, Vivaldo Semedo, Toni Tamarit, Zé Rafael, André Vidigal, Y. Bojang

Sérgio Ferreira

Rio Ave 4-2-3-1

32 Vitor Hugo G
20 João Tomé D
23 F. Petrasso D
3 S. Garcia D
24 Pedro Amaral D
5 A. Ntoi M
44 T. Nikitscher M
30 R. Galčík M
79 M. Patricio M
7 Diogo Bezerra M
11 J. Blesa F

Bench K. Chamorro, Tamble Monteiro, S. Clemmensen, G. Liavas, Caike, T. Medina, M. Sellouki, Gustavo Mancha, M. Vrousai, A. Wenck, R. Šiler, D. Špikić

S. Silaidopoulos