FC Porto vs Rio Ave

1 - 0

🕒 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Do Dragão 🧑‍⚖️ David Rafael Oliveira da Silva 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

FC Porto 1 · Rio Ave 13

Referee Stats

David Rafael Oliveira da Silva

16 matches · 5.44 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.44
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.19
Over 4.5 cards	81%
Home wins	56%
Draws	13%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

FC Porto (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-0

Goals For / Against

33 / 6

Avg: 1.94 / 0.35

Points

Avg: 2.65

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-6

Goals For / Against

18 / 28

Avg: 1.06 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.65

PPG

1.24

1.94

1.06

0.35

1.65

47%

O2.5

53%

29%

BTTS

53%

76%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

FC Porto rank1st

Rio Ave rank13th

FC Porto points88

Rio Ave points36

FC Porto: #1 · 88 pts · GD +48

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 46 pts above the play-off edge. 58 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rio Ave: #13 · 36 pts · GD -22

46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

52-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Porto last 5 home

W W W D W

Points13/15

Weighted index91

Goals9-2

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Rio Ave last 5 away

D L W W W

Points10/15

Weighted index51

Goals6-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC Porto trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS29%

BTTS + O2.524%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 0%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

FC Porto score at home94%

FC Porto clean sheet at home71%

Rio Ave score away65%

Rio Ave clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

FC Porto score first76%

FC Porto win after scoring first85%

Rio Ave score first24%

Rio Ave win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Porto 100% · Rio Ave 58%

Avg first goal minute: FC Porto 28.1' · Rio Ave 46.3'

Vs league average

FC Porto score at home1.94 vs 1.50

FC Porto concede at home0.35 vs 1.19

Rio Ave score away1.06 vs 1.19

Rio Ave concede away1.65 vs 1.50

FC Porto score 30% above league average, while Rio Ave score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: FC Porto are 70% below league average at home, and Rio Ave are 10% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Porto goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

Rio Ave goal timing (away)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 0

Match Statistics

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

22' ⚽

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22' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Victor Mow Froholdt

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Pietuszewski

51' ⚽

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51' ⚽ VAR

D. Gül

Goal cancelled

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ O. Pietuszewski

1st substitution · For: William

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Gabri Veiga

2nd substitution · For: Rodrigo Mora

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ D. Špikić

1st substitution · For: K. Zoabi

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Ole Pohlmann

2nd substitution · For: João Tomé

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Pepê Aquino

3rd substitution · For: Borja Sainz

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. Gül

4th substitution · For: S. Fofana

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ T. Nikitscher

3rd substitution · For: Ryan Guilherme

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Vrousai

4th substitution · For: A. Papakanellos

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Victor Mow Froholdt

5th substitution · For: T. Moffi

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ A. Ntoi

5th substitution · For: João Graça

90+2'

90+2' Alberto Baio

90+2'

90+2' O. Richards

90+2'

90+2' João Graça

90+6'

90+6' K. Zoabi

90+7'

90+7' A. Varela

FC Porto vs Rio Ave 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Porto beat Rio Ave 1-0 on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by David Rafael Oliveira da Silva. It was played at Estádio Do Dragão.

First half: FC Porto took the lead at 22' when Victor Mow Froholdt scored, with the assist credited to O. Pietuszewski, making the score 1-0.

Second half: VAR intervened at 51' for FC Porto (Goal cancelled). FC Porto made their 1st substitution at 65', with O. Pietuszewski replacing William. FC Porto made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Gabri Veiga replacing Rodrigo Mora. Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 65', with D. Špikić replacing K. Zoabi. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Ole Pohlmann replacing João Tomé. FC Porto made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Pepê Aquino replacing Borja Sainz. FC Porto made their 4th substitution at 75', with D. Gül replacing S. Fofana. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 83', with T. Nikitscher replacing Ryan Guilherme. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 83', with M. Vrousai replacing A. Papakanellos. FC Porto made their 5th substitution at 85', with Victor Mow Froholdt replacing T. Moffi. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 88', with A. Ntoi replacing João Graça. Alberto Baio received a yellow card for FC Porto at 90+2'. O. Richards received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 90+2'. João Graça received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 90+2'. K. Zoabi received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 90+6'. A. Varela received a yellow card for FC Porto at 90+7'.

FC Porto used 5 substitutions while Rio Ave used 5 substitutions. FC Porto got 2 yellow cards, while Rio Ave got 3 yellow cards.