Rio Ave 3-3 Estrela: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 6

Rio Ave

3 : 3

Estrela

F. Petrasso45'
R. Galcik57'
J. Blesa78' (pen)

21'I. Stoica
53', 62'A. Marcus

Estádio do Rio Ave FCGustavo CorreiaCapacity 12,815Mon, 14 Sept 202619:45

Rio Ave4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Estrela Estrela crest

Assistant

Augusto Gama

Assistant

Augusto Gama

Substitutions

53'
805.8
S. Clemmensen
308.0
R. Galcik
63'
796.7
M. Patricio
96.3
Tamble
68'
246.4
P. Amaral
176.5
M. Vrousai
68'
206.0
J. Tome
65.9
N. Abbey
68'
446.4
T. Nikitscher
195.7
M. Sellouki

Unused

Substitutions

63'
396.2
G. Doue
196.0
Joan Jordan
71'
216.3A
M. Scholze
65.9
K. Jansson
71'
786.4
S. Serra
176.0
J. Encada
84'
999.12
A. Marcus
936.1
B. Souza
84'
108.1A
I. Stoica
806.5
Alisson Souza

Unused

Player of the match

Abraham Marcus

Midfielder · Estrela

9.1

This match

Attacking

Goals2

Assists0

Shots3

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy67%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes36

Key passes2

Pass accuracy89%

Defending

Tackles3

Blocks1

Interceptions0

Duels won5 · 56%

Fouls won/made0 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
E. van der GouwG	2	1,97	-1,03	29/42	5/19
Léo LinckG	3	1,81	-1,19	29/35	2/8

Live stats

Possession & Passing

38%Possession62%

302Total passes481

83%Pass accuracy89%

4Corners5

Attack

11Shots20

6On target6

3Off target7

2Blocked shots7

Box & Quality

4Shots in box14

7Shots out box6

1.2xG1.9

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves3

0Offsides2

16Fouls12

2Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,38xG0,29

7Shots5

4On target2

1Big chances1

6Touches in box14

41%Possession59%

2Corners2

Second half

0,86xG1,58

4Shots15

2On target4

1Big chances2

3Touches in box16

34%Possession66%

2Corners3

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Rio Ave

1.2411838%

15% open play21% set piece64% penalty

Estrela

1.87201362%

78% open play22% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

31 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Rio Ave1,24 xG · 3 scored

Estrela1,87 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

Rio Ave19

Open play 10Set piece 2Dribble 2Foul won 3Rebound 2

Estrela40

Open play 33Set piece 3Dribble 2Rebound 2

Momentum

20 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Rio Ave14% pressure

Estrela86% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-3

0%Draw 100%0%

1.24xG1.87

11Shots20

8On target13

Momentum

90' Saved Beni Souza 0.03 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

11 v 20

Rio Ave shoot right, Estrela left. Bigger dot = better chance.

RARio AveESTEstrelagoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

21 on target · 6 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Rio AveEstrelagoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Rio AveDefensive line 39%

EstrelaDefensive line 39%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Rio AveUntil 54'

Most-connected pair: Gouw and Petrasso, 17 passes between them.

EstrelaUntil 63'

Most-connected pair: Patrick and Leković, 25 passes between them.

Tactical battle

21control79

I. Stoica

9 touches in box

In possession

28,1%Field tilt71,9%

3Passes into box11

19Progressive passes37

7Carries into final third17

5Chances created17

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

12,57Press intensity (PPDA)8,60

6High turnovers11

3Regains within 5s7

29,7sBall recovery time22,7s

14Interceptions6

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

80Carries178

1089mCarry distance2144m

12Progressive carries26

546mProgressive carry distance1126m

1Carries into the box7

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

6Take-ons won5

19Take-ons attempted12

393mProgressive pass distance694m

0Through balls0

5Switches of play5

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,26Expected threat (xT)1,52

2,33Action value (VAEP)2,20

19Shot-creating actions40

6Goal-creating actions6

0,17Expected assisted goals1,59

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

2,9Passes per attack3,8

10,2sAttack duration13,4s

2,42 m/sAttack directness2,11 m/s

0Build-up attacks2

2Direct attacks10

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

9Touches in box30

47Final third entries43

2Big chances3

1,81xG on target1,97

0Big chances missed1

Passing

3/11 (27%)Crosses6/25 (24%)

19/40 (48%)Long balls28/49 (57%)

18Throw-ins18

11Free kicks16

11Goal kicks5

Duels

41Total59

27/67 (40%)Ground40/67 (60%)

10/23 (43%)Aerial13/23 (57%)

6/19 (32%)Dribbles5/11 (45%)

7Dispossessed3

Defending

35Recoveries48

11Interceptions2

9Tackles20

56%Tackles won80%

19Clearances18

2Big chances scored2

1Big saves1

1Errors led to goal1

0Errors led to shot1

6,83Average rating6,99

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Rio AveThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

EstrelaThis season

Scores most 61-75 · concedes most 0-15

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

38%1+ goal75%

38%2+ goals75%

25%3+ goals25%

They concede

88%1+ goal100%

63%2+ goals75%

38%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 2-0 (A)·worst 0-4 (H)

best 2-1 (H)·worst 0-2 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Rio AveshootallowEstrela

3.9%-1.8Six-yard box5.7%

59.4%+2.6Penalty area+3.560.1%

26.9%Edge of the box-1.625.5%

9.8%Long range-1.98.7%

357 shots taken · 459 faced

EstrelashootallowRio Ave

6.0%Six-yard box7.0%

49.6%-7.2Penalty area56.8%

29.3%+2.4Edge of the box28.3%

15.2%+4.6Long range-2.87.8%

369 shots taken · 526 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Rio Ave and Estrela drew 3-3 at Estádio do Rio Ave FC in Primeira Liga. It was 1-1 at half-time. Scorers: F. Petrasso (45'), R. Galcik (57'), J. Blesa (78' pen) for Rio Ave; I. Stoica (21'), A. Marcus (53', 62') for Estrela. In their last 9 meetings, Rio Ave have won 5, Estrela 1, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.