Rio Ave 2–1 Estrela
Rio Ave
2–1HT 1–0
Estrela
Rio Ave played Estrela in the Primeira Liga on 15 March 2026 at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 8'Jakub Brabec — Yellow card
- 15'Max Scholze — Yellow card
- 27'J. Blesa (assist by D. Spikic)
- 45+1'Ole Pohlmann — Yellow card
- 48'J. Blesa (assist by D. Spikic)
- 65'Rodrigo Pinho (assist by Robinho)
- 67'Ennio Van Der Gouw — Yellow card
- 68'Ryan Guilherme — Yellow card
- 80'Eddy Doué — Yellow card
Line-ups
Rio Ave 4-2-3-1
- E. van der Gouw
- M. Vrousai
- J. Brabec
- Gustavo Mancha
- N. Abbey
- T. Nikitscher
- A. Ntoi
- Diogo Bezerra
- O. Pohlmann
- D. Spikic
- J. Blesa
- SUBSTITUTES
- C. Miszta
- J. Graca
- G. Liavas
- Ryan Guilherme
- J. Tome
- L. Buta
- T. Monteiro
- F. Petrasso
- A. Papakanellos
- COACHES: Sotiris Sylaidopoulos
Estrela 4-2-3-1
- R. Ribeiro
- M. Scholze
- Luan Patrick
- Otavio
- B. Langa
- K. Jansson
- P. Moreira
- A. Marcus
- Jovane
- I. Stoica
- Rodrigo Pinho
- SUBSTITUTES
- Dudu
- L. Antonetti
- Y. Kalley
- Ni
- T. Moustier
- A. Sola
- J. Meireles
- Robinho
- G. Doue
- COACHES: Joao Nuno
Match statistics
| Rio Ave | Estrela | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 18 | Total shots | 11 |
| 9 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 10 | Corners | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 44% | Possession | 56% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 358 | Total passes | 462 |
| 296 | Accurate passes | 389 |
| 83% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 2.75 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.34 |
| 1.62 | goals_prevented | 1.62 |