Primeira Liga · 2025FC Alverca Sports Complex

FC Alverca 1–1 Rio Ave · Primeira Liga

1–1Historical match

Rio Ave

DDWWL

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

FC Alverca and Rio Ave drew 1–1.

Shots
1511
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
1.670.6
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Alverca and Rio Ave drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Alverca – Rio Ave): shots 15–11, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 1.67–0.6, possession 57%–43%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Rio Ave's recent record differs from the season

weak

Rio Ave's last-five shots average is below their season average.

7.8 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season9.55 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots7.8 shots/match9.55 shots/match12 shots/match

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

Alverca have a visible home split

moderate

Alverca's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

11.2 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season9.58 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.2 shots/match9.58 shots/match12 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots11 shotsFC Alverca 15 shots, Rio Ave 11 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsFC Alverca 5 shots, Rio Ave 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.67 xG0.6 xGFC Alverca 1.67 xG, Rio Ave 0.6 xG
  • Possession57%43%FC Alverca 57%, Rio Ave 43%
  • Corners9 corners3 cornersFC Alverca 9 corners, Rio Ave 3 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls16 foulsFC Alverca 15 fouls, Rio Ave 16 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards0 cardsFC Alverca 2 cards, Rio Ave 0 cards

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.

Sabit Abdulai · Alverca · 11′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMarios Vrousai · Rio Ave · 63′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAndré Luiz · Rio Ave · 88′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTamás Nikitscher · Rio Ave · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSabit Abdulai · Alverca · 37′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSabit Abdulai · Alverca · 47′ · 0.02 xG · on targetClayton · Rio Ave · 75′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAndré Luiz · Rio Ave · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedOle Pohlmann · Rio Ave · 15′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFrancisco Chissumba · Alverca · 49′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAlexsandro Amorim · Alverca · 66′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedBrandon Aguilera · Rio Ave · 67′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedAndré Luiz · Rio Ave · 26′ · 0.04 xG · on targetAlexsandro Amorim · Alverca · 37′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKaiky Naves · Alverca · 43′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCédric Nuozzi · Alverca · 47′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGian Cabezas · Alverca · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCédric Nuozzi · Alverca · 13′ · 0.05 xG · on targetMarios Vrousai · Rio Ave · 84′ · 0.05 xG · on targetFrancisco Chissumba · Alverca · 86′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedAndré Luiz · Rio Ave · 21′ · 0.09 xG · on targetMarko Milovanović · Alverca · 20′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedKaiky Naves · Alverca · 58′ · 0.22 xG · off target or blockedClayton · Rio Ave · 35′ · 0.27 xG · goalBastien Meupiyou · Alverca · 20′ · 0.36 xG · on targetSandro Lima · Alverca · 77′ · 0.52 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Alverca: 15 shots, 5 on target, 1.66 xG. Rio Ave: 11 shots, 4 on target, 0.58 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Sandro Lima · Alverca · 77′Clayton · Rio Ave · 35′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Alverca 1.66 xG · Rio Ave 0.58 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: FC Alverca favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Rio Ave in 2 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

FC Alverca12 matchesRio Ave11 matches
1.25 goals/matchGoals scored12/111.27 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed12/111.73 goals/match
1.25 xG/match ▲Expected goals11/110.94 xG/match
9.58 shots/matchShots12/119.55 shots/match
3.67 shots/matchShots on target12/11▲ 3.91 shots/match
45.8% ●Possession12/1143.4%
3 corners/matchCorners12/11● 3.27 corners/match
2.73 cards/matchCards11/113.09 cards/match
12.8 fouls/matchFouls12/1114.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples12 / 11home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 8 Nov 2025, 19:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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