Estoril Praia 0–2 Rio Ave — Match Stats & Analysis

Primeira Liga · 2026Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 17:00 UTC

Estoril Praia

0–2Full-time analysis

Rio Ave

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Rio Ave won 0–2.

Shots: 183
Shots on target: 63
Expected goals: 1.160.7
Possession: 55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Rio Ave beat Estoril Praia 2–0. Recorded in this match (Estoril Praia – Rio Ave): shots 18–3, shots on target 6–3, expected goals 1.16–0.7, possession 55%–45%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots18 shots3 shotsEstoril Praia 18 shots, Rio Ave 3 shots
Shots on target6 shots3 shotsEstoril Praia 6 shots, Rio Ave 3 shots
Expected goals1.16 xG0.7 xGEstoril Praia 1.16 xG, Rio Ave 0.7 xG
Possession55%45%Estoril Praia 55%, Rio Ave 45%
Corners6 corners3 cornersEstoril Praia 6 corners, Rio Ave 3 corners
Fouls11 fouls14 foulsEstoril Praia 11 fouls, Rio Ave 14 fouls
Yellow cards1 card1 cardEstoril Praia 1 card, Rio Ave 1 card

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Estoril Praia: 18 shots, 6 on target, 1.16 xG. Rio Ave: 3 shots, 3 on target, 0.73 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Estoril Praia 1.16 xG · Rio Ave 0.73 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Estoril Praia

2Draws

1Rio Ave

22 Mar 2026Estoril Praia — Rio Ave · Primeira Liga1–2

1 Nov 2025Rio Ave — Estoril Praia · Primeira Liga0–4

22 Feb 2025Estoril Praia — Rio Ave · Primeira Liga2–1

21 Sept 2024Rio Ave — Estoril Praia · Primeira Liga2–2

31 Jan 2024Rio Ave — Estoril Praia · Primeira Liga1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

6.1 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.9 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4