Rio Ave

14th · Primeira Liga · 7 points · Matches played: 8

17 points behind FC Porto · Table & Fixtures →

L90 Strength L90 Strength is LOAD90’s own club strength rating on a fixed 0–100 scale, built from its Elo rating. League Strength uses the mean Elo of a league's clubs and a separate league calibration, so the two scores are not directly comparable.

-1.8 is current form. We look at the goals the team scores and concedes and at the quality of its chances (expected goals, xG) over recent matches. If attack and defence are playing above what the Elo rating predicts, L90 Strength goes up for the forecast; if below, it goes down.

Base L90 Strength changed -2.3 over the last 5 matches; that is already inside the number. 20.8-1.8
World Rank 374th Global, by Elo
Primeira Liga Rank 14th L90 Strength
Last NacionalH xG 1.7–1.3 3–2 Next FamalicaoH 35%

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Our take

Up against it.

Rio Ave are short of quality at both ends, with one of the weaker attack in the league and one of the weaker defence in the league. Across the 8 league matches with forecasts, their points total is close to our pre-match expectations. The squad is fully fit, and The toughest of the next 3 matches is the visit of SC Braga.

They give up a lot of shots (16 a game). Their results hold up much the same at home and away.

  • Relegation 16%Likely 14th · 35 projected points
  • Next 3: about 3 of 9 points Toughest vs SC Braga · , 20% to win
  • Full squadNobody reported missing
  • 7 pts vs 8.3 expected-1.3 vs pre-match expectations · 8 matches with forecasts

Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Rio Ave. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals for this club in each category.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses observed Playing style averages; window size is not xG coverage and the two metrics can have different denominators. Points minus xPts uses the same covered current-league matches and stored forecasts as Club strength, including labelled historical reconstructions.

Headlines

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Defence

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

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Season

League position and season results.

Overview

2026-2027
Primeira LigaView table →
Position
14th/ 18
Points
70.88 PPG
Played
8
League gap
17pts behind leader
25.0%Win %
Wins2
Draws1
Losses5

Expected metrics · 5 of 8 matches covered

Goals For
81.00 / game
xG 3.77 1.23 more goals than expected. vs 5 goals
Goals Against
172.13 / game
xGA 7.75 1.25 more conceded than expected. vs 9 conceded
Goal Difference
-9-1.12 / game
xGD -3.98 Goal difference is 0.02 lower than expected. vs -4 GD
Clean Sheets
113% of games

League standings

Primeira Liga · 2026-2027

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Full Primeira Liga table, Rio Ave highlighted
#ClubRatingPWDLGDPtsForm
1– FC Porto 80 8800 +16 24
2– Benfica 82 8611 +17 19
3– Sporting CP 84 8530 +11 18
4– Santa Clara 34 8530 +8 18
5– Arouca 34 8422 +4 14
6▲ GIL Vicente 34 8422 +2 14
7– Academico Viseu 32 8422 +1 14
8▲ Alverca 30 8323 +1 11
9▼ SC Braga 56 8323 -1 11
10▼ Estrela 20 8242 -1 10
11– Maritimo 16 8224 -5 8
12– Moreirense 25 8224 -7 8
13– Famalicao 38 8143 -1 7
14▲ Rio Ave 21 8215 -9 7
15▼ Guimaraes 27 8125 -5 5
16▼ Nacional 17 8116 -9 4
17– Casa Pia 18 8116 -14 4
18– Estoril 22 8026 -8 2

18 clubs · ▲ Up · ▼ Down · – Unchanged · Since the start of the latest played matchweek.

League position over time

Position by matchweek

Higher is better. One point per matchweek; partial rounds are marked. Postponed games count when played. Hover, tap or focus a point for details.

View position history
Rio Ave league position by matchweek
MWResults through (UTC)PositionPtsP
110 Aug 20261701
2 · Partial17 Aug 20261702
3 · Partial24 Aug 20261033
431 Aug 20261334
510 Sep 20261535
614 Sep 20261646
720 Sep 20261647
819 Oct 20261478

Squad 34 players · this season, all competitions

Top scorer
Jalen Blesa3 goals (2 pen)
Most assists
?Diogo Bezerra2 assists
Best rated
E. van der Gouw7.08 avg rating
Most minutes
Jalen Blesa696 min
Key to the model
Jalen BlesaStarter · weight 1.79
PlayerAgeAppsMinGARatingModel role
Goalkeepers
E. van der Gouw 25 6 (6) 540 0 0 7.08 starter
K. Chamorro 26 0 (0) 0 0 0 — depth
C. Miszta 24 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Defenders
F. Petrasso 24 8 (7) 642 1 0 6.53 rotation
A. Ntoi 23 7 (6) 565 0 0 6.20 starter
G. Liavas 25 6 (6) 533 0 0 6.45 rotation
Gustavo Mancha 22 6 (5) 459 0 0 6.45 starter
N. Abbey 23 4 (3) 278 0 0 6.68 starter
João Tomé 23 4 (3) 240 0 0 5.90 rotation
Pedro Amaral 29 3 (2) 172 0 0 6.05 rotation
J. Brabec 34 2 (1) 88 0 0 7.10 starter
Caike 21 2 (0) 25 0 0 6.37 depth
J. Lomboto 24 1 (0) 15 0 0 6.30 depth
Midfielders
T. Nikitscher 26 7 (6) 521 0 0 6.62 starter
?Diogo Bezerra — 4 (4) 301 1 2 6.60 starter
Diogo Nascimento 23 4 (3) 270 0 0 6.53 rotation
?S. Garcia — 3 (2) 194 0 0 6.20 starter
M. Sellouki 26 5 (1) 188 0 0 6.22 rotation
?Vitor Hugo — 2 (2) 180 0 0 6.96 starter
Ryan Guilherme 23 1 (1) 26 0 0 6.70 rotation
A. Wenck 20 1 (0) 16 0 0 6.30 depth
D. Balde — 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
T. Medina 22 0 (0) 0 0 0 — —
Forwards
Jalen Blesa 25 8 (8) 696 3 1 7.00 starter
Tamble Monteiro 25 8 (4) 434 1 0 6.75 rotation
Diogo Bezerra — 4 (4) 329 0 1 — rotation
M. Vrousai 28 8 (3) 311 0 0 6.46 starter
M. Patricio 19 5 (3) 206 0 0 6.50 rotation
S. Clemmensen 23 4 (2) 193 1 1 6.75 rotation
R. Galcik — 4 (3) 177 0 0 — rotation
D. Špikić 27 5 (2) 166 0 0 6.33 starter
R. Galčík — 4 (1) 148 1 0 6.96 rotation
Samuel 18 1 (0) 7 0 0 6.50 depth
Rafael Genuino 20 0 (0) 0 0 0 — depth

Stats are this season in all competitions. Model role is how much the availability model weighs each player before the game with Famalicao: core, starter, rotation or depth, from several seasons of minutes and ratings.

Performance

Strength, recent form and playing style.

Strength Primeira Liga · 18 clubs

L90 Strength14th of 18
21 Elo 1445 · World #374
Current Strength
21 With absences before 25 Oct: +0 Elo
Attack14th of 18
18 Scores 1.08 per match against an average top-five side
Defence16th of 18
21 Concedes 2.10 per match against an average top-five side

In forecast League average

L90 Strength comes from Elo; Attack and Defence from goals scored and conceded, expected goals (xG) and shots on target, all on fixed 0–100 scales shared by every league. These are the numbers the forecast uses.

Strong at both ends Defence first Attack first Struggling Attack → Defence → FC Porto: attack 74, defence 79, L90 Strength 80 Benfica: attack 81, defence 81, L90 Strength 82 Sporting CP: attack 75, defence 81, L90 Strength 84 Santa Clara: attack 29, defence 53, L90 Strength 34 Arouca: attack 28, defence 37, L90 Strength 34 GIL Vicente: attack 32, defence 50, L90 Strength 34 Academico Viseu: attack 28, defence 31, L90 Strength 32 Alverca: attack 38, defence 42, L90 Strength 30 SC Braga: attack 41, defence 59, L90 Strength 56 Estrela: attack 24, defence 27, L90 Strength 20 Maritimo: attack 15, defence 20, L90 Strength 16 Moreirense: attack 17, defence 27, L90 Strength 25 Famalicao: attack 24, defence 36, L90 Strength 38 Rio Ave: attack 18, defence 21, L90 Strength 21 Guimaraes: attack 28, defence 39, L90 Strength 27 Nacional: attack 15, defence 13, L90 Strength 17 Casa Pia: attack 13, defence 25, L90 Strength 18 Estoril: attack 21, defence 29, L90 Strength 22
Every Primeira Liga club on the Attack and Defence scales. Dashed lines are the league average. Tap a crest to open that club.

Form last 5 for the index · last 8 listed

17
Form index · 14th of 18 in league
Points, last 5
4
Median top-5 club
8.4
Own forecasts
5.6 -1.6
Table14th L90 Strength14th Form14th

Table position in line with their strength.

Form compares points with what a median top-five club (L90 Strength 50) would take from the same fixtures, so wins over strong sides count for more; 50 is a typical run. "Own forecasts" is the gap to this club's pre-match expectations. Form is context: in our tests it did not improve the forecast.

  • W11 OctH · Nacional3–21.7 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Alverca0–11.0 xPts
  • D14 SepH · Estrela3–31.4 xPts
  • L6 SepA · Santa Clara0–40.9 xPts
  • L28 AugH · Sporting CP0–40.6 xPts
  • W22 AugA · Estoril2–01.1 xPts
  • L15 AugH · FC Porto0–20.7 xPts
  • L9 AugA · GIL Vicente0–11.0 xPts

Trends last 8, all competitions

Scored 3/8
Clean sheet 1/8
Conceded 2+ 5/8
Over 2.5 4/8
Both teams scored 2/8

Playing style vs Primeira Liga average

RIOLeagueRank
Goals scored 1.00 1.37 13th
Goals conceded 2.13 1.37 16th
xG 0.75 1.26 16th
xG allowed 1.55 1.23 13th
Scored in 38% 73% 17th
Clean sheets 13% 28% 11th
RIOLeagueRank
Shots 7.63 12.17 18th
Shots on target 3.57 4.15 11th
On target share 41% 33% 2nd
Box share 39% 61% 18th
Conversion 13% 11% 7th
RIOLeagueRank
Shots allowed 16.38 12.12 17th
On target allowed 5.88 4.11 17th
Blocks 3.75 3.19 5th
Save rate 62% 67% 11th
RIOLeagueRank
Possession 45% 50% 14th
Passes 363 426 15th
Pass accuracy 83% 83% 9th
RIOLeagueRank
Fouls 8.88 12.61 1st
Fouls suffered 12.75 12.59 10th
Yellow cards 1.50 2.13 3rd
Red cards 0.13 0.05 12th
This league season, per match · 8 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.
RIOLeagueRank
Goals scored 1.00 1.31 13th
Goals conceded 2.20 1.35 18th
xG 0.73 1.15 16th
xG allowed 1.65 1.30 14th
Scored in 50% 71% 15th
Clean sheets 10% 28% 15th
RIOLeagueRank
Shots 7.90 11.88 18th
Shots on target 3.44 3.99 12th
On target share 39% 33% 2nd
Box share 42% 60% 18th
Conversion 13% 11% 7th
RIOLeagueRank
Shots allowed 16.60 12.49 17th
On target allowed 5.60 4.13 16th
Blocks 4.30 3.33 2nd
Save rate 63% 69% 13th
RIOLeagueRank
Possession 45% 50% 15th
Passes 362 417 16th
Pass accuracy 82% 83% 10th
RIOLeagueRank
Fouls 9.40 12.49 1st
Fouls suffered 12.60 12.54 8th
Yellow cards 1.50 2.18 2nd
Red cards 0.10 0.06 10th
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 games. Rank among 18 clubs; for conceded, allowed, fouls and cards the lowest ranks 1st.

Home and away this league season

Home1.00pts per game1-1-2 · 1.5–2.8 goals · 4 games
Away0.75pts per game1-0-3 · 0.5–1.5 goals · 4 games

Goal timing this league season · 8 games

1 4 0-15
3 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 3 76-90

scored conceded, per 15 minutes

In forecastVia Att/DefContextLeague average

Possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Goals, xG and shots on target feed the Attack and Defence ratings. The rest describes how the team plays and does not change the forecast.

Team rankings Primeira Liga · 8 games · rank of 18

Attack

GF 8 13th / 18
GF/G 1.00 13th / 18
xG/G 0.75 16th / 18
G − xG +0.25 6th / 18

Defence

GA 17 16th / 18
GA/G 2.13 16th / 18
xGA/G 1.55 13th / 18
xGA − GA -0.57 16th / 18

Overall

Pts 7 13th / 18
xPts 8.3 15th / 18
PPG 0.88 13th / 18
TR 6.63 14th / 18
GD -9 16th / 18
xGD -6.4 16th / 18
W 2 10th / 18
L 5 14th / 18

Scorelines

  • 0–1×2
  • 0–4×2
  • 0–2×1
  • 2–0×1
  • 3–3×1
  • 3–2×1

Goals per game both teams

0% 0
25% 1
25% 2
0% 3
25% 4
25% 5+

Totals club · league

Over 1.5
75%75%
Over 2.5
50%56%
Over 3.5
50%36%
Both scored
25%51%
Clean sheet
13%27%
Failed to score
63%27%
ClubLeague average

This league season only. xPts adds up our pre-match win and draw chances (pure EloLambda, the same numbers as Form). xG and TR come from match data and describe the season so far; none of these rankings change the forecast directly.