Portugal - Liga NOSData current as of 23 July 2026

GD Estoril Praia vs Rio Ave FC: match statistics

GD Estoril Praia crest
GD Estoril Praia
1 : 2half-time 1:0
Rio Ave FC crest
Rio Ave FC
155%(1.78)
X30%(3.96)
215%(4.22)

GD Estoril Praia demonstrates significantly better form at home, where they achieve a 46% win rate and an impressive goal difference of +9. The hosts score an average of 2 goals per match at home, with only 23% of matches ending without a goal, which points to an effective offense. Rio Ave FC performs considerably worse in away matches, with a mere 23% win rate and a negative goal difference of -11, conceding an average of 1.85 goals per game. Moreover, the visitors fail to score in 38% of their away matches, and their average xG (1.01) is significantly lower than the hosts' xG (1.42). Considering Estoril's home advantage and Rio Ave's poor away form, the most likely scenario is a home win, although a draw also remains a realistic option due to both teams' high draw rates.

GD Estoril Praia vs Rio Ave FC: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

GD Estoril Praia play Rio Ave FC in Liga NOS (Portugal). The match date is 22 March 2026 at 16:30. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

GD Estoril Praia: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Rio Ave FC: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

GD Estoril Praia scores 1.59 and concedes 1.68 goals per match. Rio Ave FC scores 1.03 and concedes 1.68. League average: 2.68 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: GD Estoril Praia 59%, Rio Ave FC 53%. Over 2.5: GD Estoril Praia 62%, Rio Ave FC 59%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

GD Estoril Praia has higher xG: 1.34 vs 1.17. GD Estoril Praia: 11.7 shots per match, Rio Ave FC: 10.4.

Match halves

GD Estoril Praia: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.82. Rio Ave FC: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.65.

Goals by minute

GD Estoril Praia: 31-45+ (12 goals). Rio Ave FC: 46-60 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga Portugal: 2.68 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

GD Estoril Praia demonstrates significantly better form at home, where they achieve a 46% win rate and an impressive goal difference of +9. The hosts score an average of 2 goals per match at home, with only 23% of matches ending without a goal, which points to an effective offense. Rio Ave FC performs considerably worse in away matches, with a mere 23% win rate and a negative goal difference of -11, conceding an average of 1.85 goals per game. Moreover, the visitors fail to score in 38% of their away matches, and their average xG (1.01) is significantly lower than the hosts' xG (1.42). Considering Estoril's home advantage and Rio Ave's poor away form, the most likely scenario is a home win, although a draw also remains a realistic option due to both teams' high draw rates.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

55Possession (%)45
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
13Shots13
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
4Shots on target8
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
1.44xG1.68
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
11Corners7
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
46Dangerous attacks41
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
16Fouls11
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
3Cards3
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
1.59Goals scored / match1.03
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
1.68Goals conceded / match1.68
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
53%Average possession47%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
4.06Shots on target / match3.85
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.68Shots per match10.44
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
4.06Shots on target3.85
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
13.6%Shot conversion9.9%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
53%Possession47%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
1.34xG for1.17
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
1.38xG against1.73
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC

Shooting quality

GD Estoril Praia: Efficient finishingRio Ave FC: Balanced
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
Accuracy (shots on target)35%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.27

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Rio Ave FC is 50% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - GD Estoril Praia · 0.6 pts / match - Rio Ave FC

GD Estoril Praia
LLDDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
29% W26% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-9-15
1.15 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-5-6
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.29BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Rio Ave FC
DLDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
24% W35% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-12-14
1.06 pts / match · goal difference -22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-6-6
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

GD Estoril Praia is 54% better for: goals scored per match.

1.59 goals / match - GD Estoril Praia · 1.03 goals / match - Rio Ave FC

GD Estoril Praia scoring profile: very strong

GD Estoril Praia scores in 71% of matches (24 of 34 matches), while Rio Ave FC keeps a clean sheet in 18% (6 of 34 matches).

Rio Ave FC scoring profile: very strong

Rio Ave FC scores in 62% of matches (21 of 34 matches), while GD Estoril Praia keeps a clean sheet in 15% (5 of 34 matches).

54Goals scored (season)35
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
57Goals conceded (season)57
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
3.26Average goals in match2.71
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
3Goals scored (last 5)4
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
7Goals conceded (last 5)9
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal62%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
41%2 goals32%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
26%3 goals9%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
18%4 goals0%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal82%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
50%2 goals47%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
29%3 goals26%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
3%4 goals12%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

59%
GD Estoril Praia - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.20 of 34 matches
48%
League average

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time18%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
9%BTTS in both halves6%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
35%Scored in both halves15%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS21%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
60%BTTS - last 560%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

88%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
26%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

GD Estoril Praia is 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.18 pts / match - GD Estoril Praia · 0.91 pts / match - Rio Ave FC

GD Estoril Praia - half-time state
29% leading29% draw41% trailing
Rio Ave FC - half-time state
18% leading38% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.18Points per match (1st half)0.91
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
0.76Goals scored (1st half)0.38
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
0.91Goals conceded (1st half)0.74
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
1.68Average goals (1st half)1.12
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
41%Clean sheet before half-time41%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
44%No goal before half-time68%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC

After half-time (2nd half)

1.29Points per match (2nd half)1.15
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
0.82Goals scored (2nd half)0.65
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
0.76Goals conceded (2nd half)0.94
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
1.59Average goals (2nd half)1.59
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
47%Clean sheet after half-time41%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC
50%No goal after half-time56%
GD Estoril PraiaRio Ave FC

GD Estoril Praia - second-half results

32% W32% R35% P
40
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Rio Ave FC - second-half results

26% W35% R38% P
31
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.91
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 24%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

GD Estoril Praia - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.202.00
Goals scored / match0.00.6
Goals conceded / match1.20.2
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-6+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Rio Ave FC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

GD Estoril Praia
ScoredConceded
6
15
0-15
8
7
16-30
12
9
31-45
11
8
46-60
8
10
61-75
9
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Rio Ave FC
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
6
9
16-30
4
12
31-45
8
8
46-60
8
13
61-75
6
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.99
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+34%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

GD Estoril Praia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
141%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.75
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Rio Ave FC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.56
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+8.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
87%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.46
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga Portugal).

Teams vs league

GD Estoril PraiaLigaRio Ave FC
Average goals in match 3.262.68 2.71
Both teams scored 59%48% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 62%54% 59%
Clean sheets 15%29% 18%
Goal before half-time 88%69% 74%
Goal after half-time 79%80% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.68
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / match
1.19
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: GD Estoril Praia 1 - 0 - 0 Rio Ave FC. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Rio Ave FC
0 : 4
GD Estoril Praia

FAQ

What was the result of GD Estoril Praia vs Rio Ave FC?

The Liga NOS match finished GD Estoril Praia 1:2 Rio Ave FC. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before GD Estoril Praia vs Rio Ave FC?

GD Estoril Praia score 1.59 goals per game on average and Rio Ave FC 1.03. The Liga NOS average is 2.68 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 59% of GD Estoril Praia's matches and 53% of Rio Ave FC's.

What form are GD Estoril Praia and Rio Ave FC in?

Over the last 5 games GD Estoril Praia have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Rio Ave FC 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for GD Estoril Praia vs Rio Ave FC?

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