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Primeira Liga · 2026

Académico Viseu FC vs Rio Ave · Primeira Liga

vsPre-match analysis

Rio Ave

WLLDL

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.290.71
Expected goals
1.320.54
Shots
9.297.14
Possession
46.9%43%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: rio Ave's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Alongside it: rio Ave's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Rio Ave's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Rio Ave's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.71 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1 goal/match0.71 goals/match1.23 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Rio Ave have a visible away split

weak

Rio Ave's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season7.14 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots5 shots/match7.14 shots/match12.2 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Académico Viseu FC favored in 11 of 13 directional metrics · Rio Ave in 0 · 2 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Académico Viseu FC7 matchesRio Ave7 matches
1.29 goals/match ▲Goals scored7/70.71 goals/match
1.29 goals/match ▲Goals allowed7/72.14 goals/match
1.32 xG/match ▲Expected goals7/70.54 xG/match
9.29 shots/match ▲Shots7/77.14 shots/match
3.14 shots/match ▲Shots on target7/72.57 shots/match
46.9% ●Possession7/743%
2.71 corners/matchCorners7/7● 3.14 corners/match
13 fouls/matchFouls7/79.14 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness43 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 1 Nov 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Primeira Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsAcadémico Viseu FCRio Ave
CompetitionPrimeira Liga
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