Rio Ave vs Estrela match stats & report

3–3 Full time

Primeira Liga · Portugal · Regular Season - 6 · Estádio do Rio Ave FC, Vila do Conde · Ref Gustavo Correia, Portugal

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Rio Ave drew with Estrela 3–3 in the Primeira Liga on 14 September 2026. Expected goals finished 1.23–1.87. Estrela had 62% of the ball.

Rio Ave vs Estrela match statistics

Rio AveEstrela

38% Ball possession 62%
1.23 Expected goals (xG) 1.87
11 Total shots 20
6 Shots on target 6
3 Shots off target 7
2 Blocked shots 7
4 Shots inside the box 14
4 Corners 5
16 Fouls 12
0 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 3
302 Passes 479
83% Pass accuracy 89%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

21' Goal I. Stoica (assist L. Antonetti) Estrela
26' Yellow card M. Scholze Estrela
44' Yellow card F. Petrasso Rio Ave
45' Goal F. Petrasso (assist Diogo Bezerra) Rio Ave
53' Goal A. Marcus (assist M. Scholze) Estrela
57' Goal R. Galčík Rio Ave
58' Yellow card Eddy Doue Estrela
62' Goal A. Marcus (assist I. Stoica) Estrela
76' Yellow card S. Leković Estrela
78' Penalty scored J. Blesa Rio Ave
90+1' Yellow card Tamble Monteiro Rio Ave

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Rio Ave

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

99 E. van der Gouw

24 Pedro Amaral 3 S. Garcia 23 F. Petrasso 20 João Tomé

5 A. Ntoi 44 T. Nikitscher

7 Diogo Bezerra 79 M. Patricio 80 S. Clemmensen

11 J. Blesa

Bench Vitor Hugo , M. Vrousai , Nelson Abbey , Gustavo Mancha , Caike , G. Liavas , M. Sellouki , A. Wenck , R. Šiler , D. Špikić , R. Galčík , Tamble Monteiro

Estrela

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Pepa

24 Léo Linck

55 Rafa Soares 5 S. Leković 30 Luan Patrick 21 M. Scholze

39 Eddy Doue 78 Santiago Serra

10 I. Stoica 14 L. Zvonarek 99 A. Marcus

37 L. Antonetti

Bench D. Grilo , Diogo Pinto , Bernardo Schappo , L. Mincarelli Davin , B. Souza , E. Pedro Vanga , Joan Jordán , K. Höög Jansson , Robinho , R. Muteba , Jefferson Encada , Alisson

Form guide

Rio Ave at home

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 2.1 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Estrela away

2–3–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.9 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.6 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Rio Ave vs Estrela head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
15 Mar 26	Rio Ave v Estrela	2–1
25 Oct 25	Estrela v Rio Ave	1–2
5 May 25	Rio Ave v Estrela	2–0
23 Dec 24	Estrela v Rio Ave	1–0
14 Apr 24	Estrela v Rio Ave	2–2
2 Dec 23	Rio Ave v Estrela	1–1

The full Rio Ave vs Estrela head-to-head record