Primeira Liga Gameweek 13 Sun, Dec 6 · 16:00 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde
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Rest days8 · 5.8Matches / 14d1 · 1
Real contextStrength only
Rio Ave—%
Draw—%
Casa Pia—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Vila do Conde)

Forecast from 21 Nov

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Rio Ave and Casa Pia. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

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 the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

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

Attack

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Defence insights

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

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Team strength

Rio AveCasa Pia
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
21 Current StrengthIn forecast 18
18 AttackIn forecast 13
21 DefenceIn forecast 25
17 Form indexContext 19
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

Rio Ave

Attack—
Defense risk—

Casa Pia

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Rio AveCasa Pia
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.38
2.13 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.13
0.75 xGVia Att/Def 0.58
1.55 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
+0.25 Goals minus xGContext -0.20
38% Scored inContext 25%
13% Clean sheetsContext 13%
7.63 ShotsContext 9.63
3.57 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.00
41% On target shareContext 27%
3.29 Shots in the boxContext 6.14
39% Box shareContext 59%
13% ConversionContext 4%
1.25 OffsidesContext 1.83
16.38 Shots allowedContext 15.25
5.88 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
3.75 BlocksContext 5.71
3.63 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.43
62% Save rateContext 67%
45% PossessionIn forecast 44%
363 PassesContext 343
300 Accurate passesContext 268
83% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.63 Team ratingContext 6.44
8.88 FoulsContext 12.13
12.75 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.13
0.13 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
2.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.70
0.73 xGVia Att/Def 0.58
1.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
+0.27 Goals minus xGContext -0.08
50% Scored inContext 30%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
7.90 ShotsContext 9.60
3.44 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.44
39% On target shareContext 32%
3.78 Shots in the boxContext 6.22
42% Box shareContext 60%
13% ConversionContext 5%
1.25 OffsidesContext 1.75
16.60 Shots allowedContext 15.50
5.60 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.40
4.30 BlocksContext 5.67
3.50 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.11
63% Save rateContext 70%
45% PossessionIn forecast 43%
362 PassesContext 327
298 Accurate passesContext 251
82% Pass accuracyContext 77%
6.65 Team ratingContext 6.56
9.40 FoulsContext 12.60
12.60 Fouls sufferedContext 12.60
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.20
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

Rio Ave
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km126 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 17 · 4 pts vs 8.4 for an average club · -1.6 vs expected
  • 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
Casa Pia
Rest5.8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel—0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 19 · 4 pts vs 8.1 for an average club · -0.8 vs expected
  • L10 OctH · Santa Clara0–11.1 xPts
  • W20 SepA · Estoril2–11.0 xPts
  • L12 SepH · FC Porto1–40.5 xPts
  • D6 SepA · Guimaraes0–00.7 xPts
  • L30 AugH · Moreirense0–11.5 xPts

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
Rio Ave Casa Pia
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match8Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 28 Nov5.8Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 30 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km—
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways126 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one77

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. Some venues have no coordinates yet.

Squad & lineups

Rio Ave Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Nacional (H) 3–2, 11 Oct
32Vitor Hugo
17M. Vrousai 39Gustavo Mancha 5A. Ntoi 20João Tomé
54G. Liavas 79M. Patricio
7Diogo Bezerra 19M. Sellouki 80S. Clemmensen
11Jalen Blesa
Casa Pia Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Santa Clara (H) 0–1, 10 Oct
95Ivan Mandić(G)
75Pedro Rosas 43David Sousa 3Kaly 18André Geraldes
80L. Ofori 16Silvi
77B. Pauwels 70João Rêgo 11M. El Boukammiri
9Henrique Araújo

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
Rio Ave Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Casa Pia Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Rio Ave · Home 1.00points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-1-2
Scored
1.50
Conceded
2.75
Casa Pia · Away 1.00points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-1-2
Scored
0.50
Conceded
1.00

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

Common opponents 4 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 8 of 8 meetings

2 Rio Ave wins4 draws2 Casa Pia wins
Goals per game1.25 – 1.13 Over 2.538% Both scored75% Clean sheets13% · 13%
  • 16 May 2026Casa Pia1–1Rio Ave
  • 4 Jan 2026Rio Ave3–1Casa Pia
  • 29 Mar 2025Casa Pia2–1Rio Ave
  • 2 Nov 2024Rio Ave2–2Casa Pia
  • 11 Feb 2024Rio Ave1–0Casa Pia
  • 2 Sep 2023Casa Pia1–1Rio 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.

Goal timing

Rio Ave8 games · scored 8 · conceded 17
1 4 0-15
3 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 3 76-90
Casa Pia8 games · scored 3 · conceded 17
2 0-15
2 16-30
1 2 31-45
5 46-60
1 4 61-75
1 2 76-90
Rio Ave10 games · scored 10 · conceded 22
2 4 0-15
3 16-30
2 5 31-45
3 4 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 4 76-90
Casa Pia10 games · scored 5 · conceded 17
2 0-15
2 16-30
2 2 31-45
5 46-60
1 4 61-75
2 2 76-90

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

Scenario lab Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.