Primeira Liga Gameweek 1 Sun, Aug 9 · 20:30 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos
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Our take

GIL Vicente were slight favourites.

GIL Vicente were the stronger side on L90 Strength (30 vs 22). GIL Vicente had 85 days of rest, Rio Ave 85.1 and had to travel 22 km.

Away travel22 kmRest days85 · 85.1Matches / 14d0 · 0
GIL Vicente50%
Draw25%
Rio Ave25%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.08
GIL Vicente51%
Draw24%
Rio Ave25%
Expected goals 1.65 – 1.08
GIL Vicente50%
Draw25%
Rio Ave25%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.08
GIL Vicente43%
Draw26%
Rio Ave31%
Expected goals 1.46 – 1.21
GIL Vicente50%
Draw25%
Rio Ave25%
Expected goals 1.64 – 1.09
Over 2.5 51% Both score 53% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Barcelos)

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Referee · PortugalGustavo Correia
  • Cards per match 6.2
  • Penalties per match 0.43
  • Matches 70

Team strength

GIL VicenteRio Ave
30 L90 StrengthIn forecast 22
34 Current StrengthIn forecast 21
32 AttackIn forecast 18
50 DefenceIn forecast 21
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

GIL Vicente

Attack—
Defense risk—

Rio Ave

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GIL VicenteRio Ave
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
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This league season, per match
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.17 xGVia Att/Def 1.31
1.10 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.22
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext -0.11
60% Scored inContext 80%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.30 ShotsContext 12.00
4.44 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
33% On target shareContext 37%
7.30 Shots in the boxContext 7.90
60% Box shareContext 66%
10% ConversionContext 10%
1.33 OffsidesContext 2.40
11.30 Shots allowedContext 12.70
3.50 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.90
3.70 BlocksContext 3.40
2.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
66% Save rateContext 72%
50% PossessionIn forecast 49%
378 PassesContext 381
311 Accurate passesContext 309
82% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.71 Team ratingContext 6.82
12.60 FoulsContext 11.00
13.90 Fouls sufferedContext 11.40
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

GIL Vicente
Rest85 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Rio Ave
Rest85.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel22 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
GIL Vicente Rio Ave
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match85Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 16 May85.1Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 16 May
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km22 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one156

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

GIL Vicente Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
30Lucão(G)
26Weverson 39Jonathan Buatu 4M. Elimbi 47Ricardo Esgaio
5F. Cáseres 12A. Lausen
20Gil Martins 10Santi García 11Joelson Fernandes
29Carlos Eduardo
Rio Ave Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
99E. van der Gouw(G)
6N. Abbey 39Gustavo Mancha 23F. Petrasso 54G. Liavas
5A. Ntoi 90Diogo Nascimento
7Diogo Bezerra 8Ryan Guilherme 30R. Galcik
11Jalen Blesa

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
GIL Vicente Absences are shown before kick-off
Rio Ave Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • GIL Vicente+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Rio Ave+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

GIL Vicente · Home No home games yet this season.
Rio Ave · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

0 GIL Vicente wins6 draws2 Rio Ave wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.50 Over 2.550% Both scored75% Clean sheets13% · 25%
  • 3 May 2026Rio Ave0–0GIL Vicente
  • 20 Dec 2025GIL Vicente2–2Rio Ave
  • 16 May 2025Rio Ave1–1GIL Vicente
  • 6 Jan 2025GIL Vicente1–1Rio Ave
  • 6 Apr 2024Rio Ave3–0GIL Vicente
  • 12 Nov 2023GIL Vicente1–1Rio Ave

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Gustavo Correia Portugal · 70 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.73league 4.20
Red cards0.43league 0.20
Cards 5+73%league 20%
Fouls28.6league 24.2
Penalties0.43league 0.40
Home wins37%league 40%
GIL Vicente5 with this referee
Record1-3-1 Cards · opp.2.8 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 2 Reds1
  • D2 Jan 26H · Sporting CP1–14
  • W26 Apr 25H · Farense1–01
  • D22 Sep 24H · Casa Pia1–12
  • D26 Apr 24H · Arouca2–23
  • L6 Apr 24A · Rio Ave0–34
Rio Ave7 with this referee
Record3-3-1 Cards · opp.3.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against2 · 0 Reds1
  • D3 Feb 25H · FC Porto2–22
  • W6 Apr 24H · GIL Vicente3–02
  • D16 Dec 23H · Vizela1–13
  • W17 Mar 23A · Santa Clara2–02
  • W13 Feb 23H · Estoril2–04

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

GIL Vicente
No complete event data.
Rio Ave
No complete event data.
GIL Vicente10 games · scored 12 · conceded 15
2 2 0-15
1 16-30
3 2 31-45
2 46-60
4 4 61-75
2 5 76-90
Rio Ave10 games · scored 12 · conceded 13
1 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
4 31-45
5 46-60
3 4 61-75
1 2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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