Primeira Liga Gameweek 1 Sun, Aug 9 2026 · 20:30 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos
GIL Vicente
1–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.66 – 0.19
Rio Ave
  • Héctor Hernández 87’ (P)
  • 47’ A. Ntoi
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Hernández’s late goal settles it for GIL Vicente

GIL Vicente entered as favourites and won 1–0 through a Hernández goal. Rio Ave played with ten men from the 47th minute after Ntoi was sent off. GIL Vicente finished with the higher xG (1.66 vs 0.19).

GIL Vicente ✓50%
Draw25%
Rio Ave25%

Model vs reality

GIL Vicente goals
1
Model 1.63 · xG 1.66
Rio Ave goals
0
Model 1.08 · xG 0.19
Total goals
1
Model 2.71 · xG 1.85
Score 1–0
10%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 51%
Both scored
No
Model 53%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchE. van der GouwRio Ave
8.3
  • RefereeGustavo Correia
  • CoachesLuis Pinto · Sotiris Sylaidopoulos
  • VenueEstádio Cidade de Barcelos

Timeline

  1. ⇄ David MoreiraFor Weverson
    19’
  2. ⇄ Tamble MonteiroFor Ryan Guilherme
    26’
  3. F. CáseresYellow card · Foul
    32’
  4. N. AbbeyYellow card · Foul
    45+4’
  5. Half time · 0–0
  6. A. NtoiRed card · Foul
    47’
  7. ⇄ T. NikitscherFor R. Galcik
    50’
  8. ⇄ Zé CarlosFor F. Cáseres
    65’
  9. ⇄ Héctor HernándezFor A. Lausen
    76’
  10. ⇄ T. TouréFor Gil Martins
    77’
  11. ⇄ M. VrousaiFor Jalen Blesa
    82’
  12. ⇄ J. BrabecFor Diogo Nascimento
    83’
  13. ⇄ D. ŠpikićFor Diogo Bezerra
    83’
  14. J. BrabecYellow card · Argument
    85’
  15. Héctor Hernández (pen) 1–0
    87’
  16. G. LiavasYellow card · Foul
    90+1’
  17. LucãoYellow card · Time wasting
    90+3’
  18. Full time · 1–0

Team stats

GIL Vicente13 shots · 8 in box, 5 outside
Rio Ave6 shots · 1 in box, 5 outside
GIL VicenteRio Ave
63% Possession 37%
1.66 Expected goals (xG) 0.19
2.46 Expected points (xPts) 0.33
13 Shots 6
5 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside the box 1
5 Shots outside the box 5
487 Passes 285
89% Pass accuracy 79%
5 Corners 2
2 Goalkeeper saves 4
14 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
6.95 Team rating 6.91

Line-ups

GIL Vicente 4-2-3-1

307.0 Lucão(G)
266.7 Weverson ↓19’ 397.6 Jonathan Buatu 46.9 M. Elimbi 477.9 Ricardo Esgaio
57.0 F. Cáseres ↓65’ 126.3 A. Lausen ↓76’
206.2 Gil Martins ↓77’ 107.2 Santi García 116.9 Joelson Fernandes
296.5 Carlos Eduardo
  • 30Lucão (G)7.0
  • 26Weverson↓19’6.7
  • 39Jonathan Buatu7.6
  • 4M. Elimbi6.9
  • 47Ricardo Esgaio7.9
  • 5F. Cáseres↓65’7.0
  • 12A. Lausen↓76’6.3
  • 20Gil Martins↓77’6.2
  • 10Santi García7.2
  • 11Joelson Fernandes6.9
  • 29Carlos Eduardo6.5

Substitutes used

  • 6Zé Carlos↑65’7.2
  • 45David Moreira↑19’6.6
  • 23Héctor Hernández↑76’7.0
  • 7T. Touré↑77’7.2

Unused: A. Picornell, T. Ferreira, M. Kaba, Espigares, Agustín Moreira, José Silva, Martin Fernández, Diogo Prioste

Coach: Luis Pinto

Rio Ave 4-2-3-1

998.3★ E. van der Gouw(G)
66.9 N. Abbey 396.9 Gustavo Mancha 236.9 F. Petrasso 547.0 G. Liavas
55.6 A. Ntoi 906.7 Diogo Nascimento ↓83’
7 Diogo Bezerra ↓83’ 86.7 Ryan Guilherme ↓26’ 30 R. Galcik ↓50’
116.5 Jalen Blesa ↓82’
  • 99E. van der Gouw (G) ★8.3
  • 6N. Abbey6.9
  • 39Gustavo Mancha6.9
  • 23F. Petrasso6.9
  • 54G. Liavas7.0
  • 5A. Ntoi5.6
  • 90Diogo Nascimento↓83’6.7
  • 7Diogo Bezerra↓83’
  • 8Ryan Guilherme↓26’6.7
  • 30R. Galcik↓50’
  • 11Jalen Blesa↓82’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 14J. Brabec↑83’6.3
  • 17M. Vrousai↑82’6.5
  • 44T. Nikitscher↑50’6.9
  • 77D. Špikić↑83’6.7
  • 9Tamble Monteiro↑26’6.9

Unused: K. Chamorro, Rafael Genuino, J. Lomboto, M. Patricio, Caike, Samuel, A. Wenck

Coach: Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

Player stats

Top rated
E. van der GouwRio Ave8.3
2nd
Ricardo EsgaioGIL Vicente7.9
3rd
Jonathan BuatuGIL Vicente7.6

GIL Vicente

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Lucão G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 76% 34 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
Weverson D 19 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
Jonathan Buatu D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 75 3 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
M. Elimbi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 67 0 0 1/1 2/0 6.9
Ricardo Esgaio D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 56 4 1 1/1 0/0 7.9
F. Cáseres M 65 0 0 0 (0) 2 88% 42 0 0 0/0 1/1 7.0
A. Lausen M 76 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 40 2 0 0/2 0/0 6.3
Gil Martins M 77 0 0 1 (0) 0 95% 22 0 0 0/2 3/0 6.2
Santi García M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 33 1 0 2/5 1/3 7.2
Joelson Fernandes F 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 86% 22 2 0 0/1 2/1 6.9
Carlos Eduardo F 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 71% 7 1 0 0/1 1/0 6.5
Zé Carlos M 25 0 0 0 (0) 2 97% 31 1 0 1/2 1/0 7.2
David Moreira D 71 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 27 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
Héctor Hernández F 14 1 0 2 (2) 0 67% 3 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.0
T. Touré F 13 0 0 3 (2) 0 83% 6 0 0 1/1 0/1 7.2

Rio Ave

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. van der Gouw G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 70% 44 0 0 0/0 0/0 8.3
N. Abbey D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 20 5 2 1/2 3/3 6.9
Gustavo Mancha D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 37 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
F. Petrasso D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 38 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
G. Liavas D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 32 4 2 1/1 1/1 7.0
A. Ntoi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 11 1 0 0/0 1/0 5.6
Diogo Nascimento M 83 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 26 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
Diogo Bezerra F 83 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Ryan Guilherme M 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
R. Galcik F 50 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Jalen Blesa F 82 0 0 1 (1) 1 71% 14 1 0 0/2 0/3 6.5
J. Brabec D 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. Vrousai F 8 0 0 1 (1) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
T. Nikitscher M 40 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 3 0 0/0 2/3 6.9
D. Špikić F 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
Tamble Monteiro F 64 0 0 0 (0) 1 68% 19 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.