Rio Ave

Rio Ave

Portugal
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Global stats in Primeira Liga

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  • Appearances 17
  • Goals for 22
  • Penalty goal 2
  • Goals against 29
  • Yellow 44
  • Red 4
24%
4 win
47%
8 draws
29%
5 Losses
1.18 Points/match

Main formation

Starting eleven
  • 3-4-3 17 matches this season

Top players

Player stats
Top scorer
  • André Luiz 7
  • D. Špikić 2
Top assist
  • Clayton 4
  • N. Athanasiou 1
Awards
Venue
Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube - Vila do Conde
  • Year of construction: 1985
  • Surface: grass
  • Capacity: 12815
  • Average attendance: 2047
  • Maximum attendance: 9023
  • % sold: 16
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Information
  • Type club male
  • Names Rio Ave
  • Code RIO
  • Area Portugal
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Rio Ave on Football Today

Get all the necessary information about the Rio Ave team: live results, lineups one hour before kick-off and the full schedule of the team for the 2025/2026 season of Primeira Liga.

Rio Ave match result

The next match is Rio Ave vs Benfica and kicks-off at 20:30 on the Saturday 17 January 2026 as part of the the week 18 of Primeira Liga.

The latest result of Primeira Liga featured Rio Ave and Casa Pia and ended up in a 3-1 score.

Rio Ave is currently at rank 10. in the General table of Primeira Liga 2025/2026.

Main players

Clayton is the latest most expensive arrival, coming from Vasco da Gama on the Tuesday 01 July 2025 for a 3M € fee.

Clayton is the top scorer with 10 goals.

André Luiz has the most assists with 5 goal assists.

The full squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Paulo Vítor, Cezary Pawet Miszta, Kevin José Chamorro Rodríguez, Alfonso Pastor, Matheus Henrique Teixeira and Antzelo Sina

Defenders: Richard Caimmy Marcondes dos Santos, Jonathan Panzo, Patrick William, Nelson Abbey, Marios Vrousai, João Tomé Esteves Baptista, João Costa, Francisco Petrasso, Hélder Sá, Jakub Brabec and Julien Lomboto Lompombi

Midfielders: Giorgos Okkas, Hiago Bagarolo Petronilho, Bruno Ventura, Rayan Andrew Pereira Goncalves, Anderson Cruz, Nicolaos Athanasiou, Andreas Richardos Ntoi, João Pedro Barradas Novais, Vitor Gomes, Theofanis Bakoulas, Brandon Aguilera, André Luiz, Antonis Papakanellos, João Graça, Tobías Medina, Tamás Nikitscher, Georgios Liavas, Dijar Ferati, Omar Richards, Olé Pohlmann and Vitó

Strikers: Gelson Dala, Saba Samushia, Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira, Amine Rehmi, Clayton, Karem Zoabi, Chukwudi Goodluck Igbokwe, Dario Špikić, Rafael Genuino Lobato, Marc Gual and Naziru Shuabiu

Rio Ave schedule & next match

Following Rio Ave vs Benfica, the next match will be Nacional vs Rio Ave on Sunday 25 January 2026. The coach Sotiris Silaidopoulos will reveal its strategy and the match sheet a few hours ahead of the game. The team most of the time starts with a 3-4-3 starting eleven
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2025/2026

January 2026
Saturday 17/01
Rio Ave Rio Ave
SL Benfica Benfica
20:30
Sunday 25/01
Nacional Nacional
Rio Ave Rio Ave
15:30
February 2026
Sunday 01/02
Rio Ave Rio Ave
Arouca Arouca
19:00
Sunday 08/02
Sporting Braga Braga
Rio Ave Rio Ave
19:00
Sunday 15/02
Rio Ave Rio Ave
Moreirense Moreirense
19:00
Sunday 22/02
Porto Porto
Rio Ave Rio Ave
19:00
March 2026
Sunday 01/03
Rio Ave Rio Ave
Famalicão Famalicão
19:00
Sunday 08/03
Tondela Tondela
Rio Ave Rio Ave
19:00
Sunday 15/03
Rio Ave Rio Ave
Estrela Estrela
19:00
Sunday 22/03
Estoril Estoril
Rio Ave Rio Ave
19:00
April 2026
Saturday 04/04
Rio Ave Rio Ave
Alverca Alverca
20:00
Sunday 12/04
Santa Clara Santa Clara
Rio Ave Rio Ave
20:00
Sunday 19/04
Rio Ave Rio Ave
AVS AVS
20:00
Sunday 26/04
Vitória Guimarães Vitória SC
Rio Ave Rio Ave
20:00
May 2026
Sunday 03/05
Rio Ave Rio Ave
Gil Vicente Gil Vicente
20:00
Sunday 10/05
Rio Ave Rio Ave
Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting
20:00
Sunday 17/05
Casa Pia Casa Pia
Rio Ave Rio Ave
20:00
January 2026
Sunday 04/01
Rio Ave Rio Ave
3
Casa Pia Casa Pia
1
Played
December 2025
Sunday 28/12
Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting
4
Rio Ave Rio Ave
0
Played
Saturday 20/12
Gil Vicente Gil Vicente
2
Rio Ave Rio Ave
2
Played
Saturday 13/12
Rio Ave Rio Ave
0
Vitória Guimarães Vitória SC
1
Played
Saturday 06/12
AVS AVS
1
Rio Ave Rio Ave
2
Played
November 2025
Sunday 30/11
Rio Ave Rio Ave
1
Santa Clara Santa Clara
1
Played
Saturday 08/11
Alverca Alverca
1
Rio Ave Rio Ave
1
Played
Saturday 01/11
Rio Ave Rio Ave
0
Estoril Estoril
4
Played
October 2025
Saturday 25/10
Estrela Estrela
1
Rio Ave Rio Ave
2
Played
Sunday 19/10
Sintrense Sintrense
3
Rio Ave Rio Ave
2
Played
Sunday 05/10
Rio Ave Rio Ave
3
Tondela Tondela
0
Played
September 2025
Sunday 28/09
Famalicão Famalicão
0
Rio Ave Rio Ave
0
Played
Tuesday 23/09
SL Benfica Benfica
1
Rio Ave Rio Ave
1
Played
Friday 19/09
Rio Ave Rio Ave
0
Porto Porto
3
Played
Saturday 13/09
Moreirense Moreirense
3
Rio Ave Rio Ave
1
Played
August 2025
Sunday 31/08
Rio Ave Rio Ave
2
Sporting Braga Braga
2
Played
Saturday 23/08
Arouca Arouca
3
Rio Ave Rio Ave
3
Played
Sunday 17/08
Rio Ave Rio Ave
1
Nacional Nacional
1
Played
Thursday 07/08
Al Nassr Nassr
4
Rio Ave Rio Ave
0
Played
Cancelled
Rio Ave Rio Ave
Arouca Arouca
Cancelled
Saturday 02/08
Rio Ave Rio Ave
1
Gil Vicente Gil Vicente
3
Played
July 2025
Saturday 26/07
Rio Ave Rio Ave
4
SL Benfica Benfica II
1
Played
Wednesday 23/07
Rio Ave Rio Ave
1
AVS AVS
1
Played
Saturday 19/07
Rio Ave Rio Ave
5
Marinhense Marinhense
0
Played
Saturday 12/07
Rio Ave Rio Ave
5
Os Limianos Limianos
0
Played
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# Team Pts P W D L GF GA GD
1 Porto Porto 49 17 16 1 0 36 4 32
2 Sporting Sporting 42 17 13 3 1 47 9 38
3 Benfica Benfica 39 17 11 6 0 36 11 25
4 Gil Vicente Gil Vicente 28 17 7 7 3 22 12 10
5 Braga Braga 27 17 7 6 4 31 18 13
6 Moreirense Moreirense 27 17 8 3 6 24 24 0
7 Vitória SC Vitória SC 25 17 7 4 6 18 22 -4
8 Famalicão Famalicão 23 17 6 5 6 20 14 6
9 Estoril Estoril 20 17 5 5 7 28 29 -1
10 Rio Ave Rio Ave 20 17 4 8 5 22 29 -7
11 Alverca Alverca 20 17 6 2 9 17 27 -10
12 Estrela Estrela 19 17 4 7 6 23 27 -4
13 Nacional Nacional 17 17 4 5 8 21 26 -5
14 Santa Clara Santa Clara 17 17 4 5 8 14 19 -5
15 Casa Pia Casa Pia 14 17 3 5 9 17 32 -15
16 Arouca Arouca 14 17 3 5 9 18 42 -24
17 Tondela Tondela 12 17 3 3 11 12 29 -17
18 AVS AVS 4 17 0 4 13 11 43 -32
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# Team Pts P W D L GF GA GD
1 Porto Porto 22 8 7 1 0 16 2 14
2 Sporting Sporting 19 8 6 1 1 27 3 24
3 Benfica Benfica 19 9 5 4 0 19 7 12
4 Moreirense Moreirense 16 8 5 1 2 13 11 2
5 Vitória SC Vitória SC 15 9 4 3 2 14 13 1
6 Estoril Estoril 15 9 4 3 2 17 12 5
7 Gil Vicente Gil Vicente 14 8 4 2 2 10 6 4
8 Braga Braga 14 8 4 2 2 14 7 7
9 Alverca Alverca 13 9 4 1 4 7 13 -6
10 Famalicão Famalicão 11 9 3 2 4 13 8 5
11 Santa Clara Santa Clara 11 9 3 2 4 7 7 0
12 Estrela Estrela 10 9 2 4 3 13 12 1
13 Rio Ave Rio Ave 9 8 2 3 3 10 13 -3
14 Arouca Arouca 9 9 2 3 4 10 19 -9
15 Nacional Nacional 7 8 2 1 5 12 17 -5
16 Tondela Tondela 5 8 1 2 5 6 12 -6
17 Casa Pia Casa Pia 4 8 0 4 4 7 15 -8
18 AVS AVS 3 9 0 3 6 7 18 -11
# Team Pts P W D L GF GA GD
1 Porto Porto 27 9 9 0 0 20 2 18
2 Sporting Sporting 23 9 7 2 0 20 6 14
3 Benfica Benfica 20 8 6 2 0 17 4 13
4 Gil Vicente Gil Vicente 14 9 3 5 1 12 6 6
5 Braga Braga 13 9 3 4 2 17 11 6
6 Famalicão Famalicão 12 8 3 3 2 7 6 1
7 Moreirense Moreirense 11 9 3 2 4 11 13 -2
8 Rio Ave Rio Ave 11 9 2 5 2 12 16 -4
9 Vitória SC Vitória SC 10 8 3 1 4 4 9 -5
10 Nacional Nacional 10 9 2 4 3 9 9 0
11 Casa Pia Casa Pia 10 9 3 1 5 10 17 -7
12 Estrela Estrela 9 8 2 3 3 10 15 -5
13 Alverca Alverca 7 8 2 1 5 10 14 -4
14 Tondela Tondela 7 9 2 1 6 6 17 -11
15 Santa Clara Santa Clara 6 8 1 3 4 7 12 -5
16 Estoril Estoril 5 8 1 2 5 11 17 -6
17 Arouca Arouca 5 8 1 2 5 8 23 -15
18 AVS AVS 1 8 0 1 7 4 25 -21
Advanced standings Primeira Liga
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Coach
Sotiris Silaidopoulos
Sotiris Silaidopoulos Greece 46 years - 17 official matches
24%
4 win
41%
7 draws
35%
6 Losses
1.19 Points/match (in championship)
Overall
  • Squad size 49
  • Average age 24.6
  • Foreign players 38 (77.6%)
  • Contracts ending 1
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Strikers
Loaned players - Defenders
Loaned players - Strikers
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Global stats
  • Appearances 17
  • Goals for 22
  • Penalty goal 2
  • Goals against 29
  • Yellow 44
  • Red 4
24%
4 win
47%
8 draws
29%
5 Losses
1.18 Points/match
10.
20 pts
13.
9 pts
8.
11 pts
Current form
Goal types (22 scored)
From inside box
19
86%
Right foot
13
59%
Left foot
6
27%
Penalty
2
9%
Headed
2
9%
From outside box
2
9%
Own accrued
1
5%
Set pieces
1
5%
Goals scored and conceded per match

Final Time

1st half

2nd half

Goals scored and conceded per time segments
Stats exact scores
Goal
Goals per game
8. Rio Ave
1.3
Full table
Penalty Goals per game
10. Rio Ave
0.1
Full table
Attacking
Shots On Target ( inc goals ) per game
8. Rio Ave
3.9
Full table
Successful Dribbles per game
5. Rio Ave
7.6
Full table
Passing
Possession Percentage (%)
13. Rio Ave
45%
Full table
Passing Accuracy (%)
6. Rio Ave
82%
Full table
Crossing Accuracy (%)
15. Rio Ave
19%
Full table
Defending
Duels won per game
11. Rio Ave
48.6
Full table
Tackles Won per game
14. Rio Ave
8.8
Full table
Foul
Yellow Cards per game
7. Rio Ave
2.6
Full table
Total Red Cards per game
3. Rio Ave
0.2
Full table
Goalkeeper
Goals Conceded per game
4. Rio Ave
1.7
Full table
Goal
Penalty Goals
1. Clayton
2
Full table
Passing
Goal Assists
Full table
Total Passes per game
47.2
Full table
Key Passes (Attempt Assists) per game
Full table
Attacking
Successful Dribbles per game
1.7
Full table
Touches per game
62.3
Full table
Defending
Duels won per game
6.3
Full table
Aerial Duels won per game
Full table
Tackles Won per game
1.6
Full table
Interceptions per game
1.5
Full table
Foul
Total Fouls Won per game
1. Clayton
2.9
Full table
Total Fouls Conceded per game
1. Clayton
2.5
Full table
Goalkeeper
Saves Made per game
Full table
Main
Games Played
17
Full table
Starts
16
Full table
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Transfers overview
Count Average age Amount
Arrivals 19 24 5M €
Departures 13 22 0 €
Total 32 23 -5M €
Transfers