Rio Ave 0-2 FC Porto: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

Rio Ave

0 : 2

FC Porto

11'N. Perez
82'B. Sainz

Estádio do Rio Ave FCMiguel Andre Monteiro FonsecaCapacity 12,815Sat, 15 Aug 202621:30

Rio Ave4-3-3

Line ups

4-3-3FC Porto FC Porto crest

Assistant

Augusto Gama

Assistant

Lucho González

Assistant

Augusto Gama

Substitutions

59'
306.2
R. Galcik
776.3
D. Spikic
75'
236.5
F. Petrasso
136.3
J. Lomboto
75'
97.2
Tamble
176.7
M. Vrousai
83'
546.6
G. Liavas
796.7
M. Patricio
83'
906.9
D. Nascimento
676.5
S. Alves

Unused

Assistant

Lucho González

Substitutions

66'
276.2
D. Gul
166.7A
Hwang In-Beom
66'
76.9
William Gomes
177.2
B. Sainz
69'
187.6
N. Perez
207.2
A. Costa
69'
107.0A
G. Veiga
196.3
Andre Silva
89'
116.9
Pepê
6
S. Eustaquio

Unused

Player of the match

Jakub Kiwior

Defender · FC Porto

8.5

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Build-up

Passes79

Key passes2

Pass accuracy87%

Defending

Tackles2

Duels won6 · 67%

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Diogo CostaG	1	0	0,50	+0,50	37/39	2/4
Ennio Van Der GouwG	4	2	2,24	+0,24	31/47	6/22

Half by half

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

First half

0,34xG0,67

7Shots6

1On target1

0Big chances1

5Touches in box18

52%Possession48%

2Corners2

Second half

0,23xG1,31

6Shots8

0On target5

0Big chances3

8Touches in box18

45%Possession55%

4Corners4

xG race

27 shots

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

Rio Ave0,58 xG · 0 scored

FC Porto1,97 xG · 2 scored

How those chances were made

Rio Ave26

Open play 21Set piece 3Dribble 1Rebound 1

FC Porto26

Open play 24Set piece 1Defensive 1

Momentum

15 swings

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

Rio Ave30% pressure

FC Porto70% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-2

0%Draw 0%100%

0.58xG1.97

13Shots14

5On target9

Momentum

90' Saved Stephen Eustaquio 0.21 xG · Fast break · Right foot

Shot map

13 v 14

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

RARio AvePORFC Portogoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

14 on target · 2 scored

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

Rio AveFC Portogoalsavedoff 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 29%

FC PortoDefensive line 34%

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 59'

Most-connected pair: Petrasso and Liavas, 16 passes between them.

FC PortoUntil 66'

Most-connected pairs: Kiwior and Costa; Kiwior and Veiga. 18 passes each.

Tactical battle

37control63

Deniz Gül

7 touches in box

In possession

46,9%Field tilt53,1%

8Passes into box20

20Progressive passes47

13Carries into final third9

11Chances created13

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

Out of possession

23,44Press intensity (PPDA)12,48

11High turnovers7

3Regains within 5s6

25,3sBall recovery time20,2s

13Interceptions8

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

Carrying

94Carries152

1094mCarry distance1818m

12Progressive carries21

566mProgressive carry distance1016m

1Carries into the box3

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

Beating the press

5Take-ons won7

11Take-ons attempted18

378mProgressive pass distance859m

0Through balls0

6Switches of play5

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

Threat created

0,51Expected threat (xT)1,33

0,38Action value (VAEP)2,45

26Shot-creating actions26

0Goal-creating actions4

0,54Expected assisted goals1,95

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

Tempo

4,3Passes per attack4,1

14,9sAttack duration14,0s

2,18 m/sAttack directness2,26 m/s

4Build-up attacks7

7Direct attacks12

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

More match stats

Attack

14Touches in box36

51Final third entries61

0Big chances4

0,50xG on target2,24

0Big chances missed2

Passing

4/25 (16%)Crosses6/19 (32%)

26/66 (39%)Long balls29/48 (60%)

17Throw-ins19

10Free kicks1

11Goal kicks10

Duels

57Total43

27/46 (59%)Ground19/46 (41%)

14/26 (54%)Aerial12/26 (46%)

6/11 (55%)Dribbles7/18 (39%)

6Dispossessed2

Defending

34Recoveries49

7Interceptions2

13Tackles11

69%Tackles won55%

21Clearances30

0Big chances scored2

1Big saves1

1Fouled in final third0

6,94Average rating7,94

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Rio AveThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

FC PortoThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 16-30

Goal profile

This season

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

Share of their matches

They score

38%1+ goal100%

38%2+ goals100%

25%3+ goals38%

They concede

88%1+ goal50%

Heaviest results

best 2-0 (A)·worst 0-4 (H)

best 4-1 (A)

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 AveshootallowFC Porto

3.9%-1.8Six-yard box-2.33.4%

59.4%+2.6Penalty area-7.249.4%

26.9%Edge of the box+2.829.9%

9.8%Long range+6.817.4%

357 shots taken · 328 faced

FC PortoshootallowRio Ave

6.9%Six-yard box7.0%

60.3%+3.5Penalty area56.8%

24.5%-2.4Edge of the box28.3%

8.3%-2.3Long range-2.87.8%

494 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

FC Porto beat Rio Ave 2-0 at Estádio do Rio Ave FC in Primeira Liga. FC Porto led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: N. Perez (11'), B. Sainz (82') for FC Porto. In their last 32 meetings, Rio Ave have won 1, FC Porto 25, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.