Primeira Liga · 2025Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

Estoril Praia 1–2 Rio Ave · Primeira Liga

1–2Historical match

Rio Ave

LLDWW

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

Match at a glance

Rio Ave won 1–2.

Shots
1313
Shots on target
48
Expected goals
1.151.65
Possession
55%45%

Full time

What the match recorded

Rio Ave beat Estoril 2–1. Recorded in this match (Estoril – Rio Ave): shots 13–13, shots on target 4–8, expected goals 1.15–1.65, possession 55%–45%. 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.

Estoril's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Estoril's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1 goal/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.76 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/match1.76 goals/match1.18 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots13 shotsEstoril Praia 13 shots, Rio Ave 13 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots8 shotsEstoril Praia 4 shots, Rio Ave 8 shots
  • Expected goals1.15 xG1.65 xGEstoril Praia 1.15 xG, Rio Ave 1.65 xG
  • Possession55%45%Estoril Praia 55%, Rio Ave 45%
  • Corners11 corners7 cornersEstoril Praia 11 corners, Rio Ave 7 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls11 foulsEstoril Praia 16 fouls, Rio Ave 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsEstoril Praia 2 cards, Rio Ave 3 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.

Ole Pohlmann · Rio Ave · 9′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNelson Abbey · Rio Ave · 71′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedPedro Amaral · Estoril · 87′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedDiogo Bezerra · Rio Ave · 43′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJoão Carvalho · Estoril · 88′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoão Carvalho · Estoril · 4′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDiogo Bezerra · Rio Ave · 6′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRafik Guitane · Estoril · 14′ · 0.03 xG · on targetDiogo Bezerra · Rio Ave · 30′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJordan Holsgrove · Estoril · 49′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJoão Carvalho · Estoril · 60′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMarios Vrousai · Rio Ave · 57′ · 0.04 xG · on targetYanis Begraoui · Estoril · 82′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedOle Pohlmann · Rio Ave · 24′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedYanis Begraoui · Estoril · 57′ · 0.05 xG · on targetYanis Begraoui · Estoril · 77′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedYanis Begraoui · Estoril · 83′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJakub Brabec · Rio Ave · 54′ · 0.09 xG · goalDario Špikić · Rio Ave · 64′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedTamblé Monteiro · Rio Ave · 90′ · 0.10 xG · on targetFerro · Estoril · 16′ · 0.11 xG · goalTamblé Monteiro · Rio Ave · 89′ · 0.12 xG · on targetAndré Lacximicant · Estoril · 59′ · 0.14 xG · on targetMarios Vrousai · Rio Ave · 43′ · 0.26 xG · on targetAlejandro Marqués · Estoril · 90′ · 0.53 xG · off target or blockedJalen Blesa · Rio Ave · 74′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Estoril: 13 shots, 4 on target, 1.14 xG. Rio Ave: 13 shots, 8 on target, 1.67 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Ferro · Estoril · 16′Jakub Brabec · Rio Ave · 54′Jalen Blesa · Rio Ave · 74′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Estoril 1.14 xG · Rio Ave 1.67 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Estoril Praia
2Draws
0Rio Ave
Rio Ave — Estoril Praia · Primeira Liga0–4
Estoril Praia — Rio Ave · Primeira Liga2–1
Rio Ave — Estoril Praia · Primeira Liga2–2
Rio Ave — Estoril Praia · Primeira Liga1–1
Estoril Praia — Rio Ave · Primeira Liga2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Estoril Praia favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Rio Ave in 0 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Estoril Praia29 matchesRio Ave28 matches
1.76 goals/match ▲Goals scored29/281.07 goals/match
1.66 goals/matchGoals allowed29/281.68 goals/match
1.33 xG/match ▲Expected goals27/271.01 xG/match
12.2 shots/match ▲Shots29/2810.3 shots/match
4.24 shots/match ▲Shots on target29/283.96 shots/match
53% ●Possession29/2847%
4.66 corners/match ●Corners29/284.36 corners/match
2.6 cards/matchCards25/242.75 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls29/2813.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 28home / 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: Sun, 22 Mar 2026, 19:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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