Rio Ave vs Estrela

2 - 1
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Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
Rio Ave 13 Β· Estrela 15
Referee Stats
16 matches Β· 3.06 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.06
Reds avg 0.06
Penalties avg 0.13
Over 4.5 cards 44%
Home wins 38%
Draws 44%
Away wins 19%

Team Overview

Rio Ave (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 3-6-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 29
Avg: 1.00 / 1.71

Points

15
Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7
Estrela (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 2-6-9

Goals For / Against

17 / 32
Avg: 1.00 / 1.88

Points

12
Avg: 0.71

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.88
PPG
0.71
1.00
GF
1.00
1.71
GA
1.88
65%
O2.5
53%
53%
BTTS
53%
29%
Score 1st
29%

League-position context

Rio Ave rank13th
Estrela rank15th
Rio Ave points36
Estrela points30
Rio Ave: #13 Β· 36 pts Β· GD -22
46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Estrela: #15 Β· 30 pts Β· GD -18
52 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Rio Ave last 5 home

L D D L W
Points5/15
Weighted index22
Goals6-9
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Estrela last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals5-10
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 88% Β· Over 1.5 82% Β· Over 3.5 29% Β· 1H BTTS 24%

Estrela trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 82% Β· Over 1.5 76% Β· Over 3.5 41% Β· 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Rio Ave score at home59%
Rio Ave clean sheet at home18%
Estrela score away53%
Estrela clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Rio Ave score first29%
Rio Ave win after scoring first40%
Estrela score first29%
Estrela win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Rio Ave 0% Β· Estrela 25%
Avg first goal minute: Rio Ave 26.0' Β· Estrela 12.6'

Vs league average

Rio Ave score at home1.00 vs 1.50
Rio Ave concede at home1.71 vs 1.19
Estrela score away1.00 vs 1.19
Estrela concede away1.88 vs 1.50
Rio Ave score 33% below league average, while Estrela score 16% below league average.
Defensive side: Rio Ave are 44% above league average at home, and Estrela are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Rio Ave goal timing (home)

1H scored: 62% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
0-15 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 3
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
61-75 2

Estrela goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 4
16-30 3

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Rio Ave vs Estrela Head-to-Head History by Season