Primeira Liga · 2025Estádio João Cardoso

Tondela 0–1 Rio Ave · Primeira Liga

Tondela

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0–1Historical match

Rio Ave

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

Match at a glance

Rio Ave won 0–1.

Shots
69
Shots on target
22
Expected goals
0.51.23
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Rio Ave beat Tondela 1–0. Recorded in this match (Tondela – Rio Ave): shots 6–9, shots on target 2–2, expected goals 0.5–1.23, possession 47%–53%. 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.

Tondela's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.81 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 for1.4 goals/match0.81 goals/match1.23 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots9 shotsTondela 6 shots, Rio Ave 9 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots2 shotsTondela 2 shots, Rio Ave 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.5 xG1.23 xGTondela 0.5 xG, Rio Ave 1.23 xG
  • Possession47%53%Tondela 47%, Rio Ave 53%
  • Corners3 corners2 cornersTondela 3 corners, Rio Ave 2 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls14 foulsTondela 15 fouls, Rio Ave 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards4 cardsTondela 0 cards, Rio Ave 4 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.

Nelson Abbey · Rio Ave · 8′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDario Špikić · Rio Ave · 19′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAndreas Ndoj · Rio Ave · 25′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedDiogo Bezerra · Rio Ave · 43′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMaranhão · Tondela · 65′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMoudjatovic · Tondela · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJalen Blesa · Rio Ave · 32′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMaranhão · Tondela · 37′ · 0.04 xG · on targetBrayan Medina · Tondela · 30′ · 0.06 xG · on targetTamblé Monteiro · Rio Ave · 74′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedDario Špikić · Rio Ave · 32′ · 0.12 xG · on targetJoe Hodge · Tondela · 53′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedJalen Blesa · Rio Ave · 70′ · 0.13 xG · goalJoão Silva · Tondela · 23′ · 0.26 xG · off target or blockedDiogo Bezerra · Rio Ave · 45′ · 0.82 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Tondela: 6 shots, 2 on target, 0.52 xG. Rio Ave: 9 shots, 2 on target, 1.25 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Jalen Blesa · Rio Ave · 70′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Tondela 0.52 xG · Rio Ave 1.25 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Tondela
0Draws
1Rio Ave
Rio Ave — Tondela · Primeira Liga3–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Tondela favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Rio Ave in 3 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Tondela26 matchesRio Ave26 matches
0.81 goals/matchGoals scored26/26▲ 1 goal/match
1.58 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/261.73 goals/match
1.15 xG/match ▲Expected goals25/250.92 xG/match
10.5 shots/match ▲Shots26/269.92 shots/match
3.42 shots/matchShots on target26/26▲ 3.73 shots/match
41.9%Possession26/26● 47.2%
3.85 corners/matchCorners26/26● 4.04 corners/match
2.92 cards/matchCards24/242.75 cards/match
14.8 fouls/matchFouls26/2613.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / 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: Tue, 10 Mar 2026, 00:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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