Rio Ave vs Estrela match stats & report

2–0 Full time

Primeira Liga · Portugal · Regular Season - 32 · Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde · Ref Pedro Ramalho

Rio Ave stats & fixtures · Estrela stats & fixtures

Rio Ave beat Estrela 2–0 in the Primeira Liga on 5 May 2025. Expected goals finished 1.98–0.22. Estrela had 53% of the ball.

Rio Ave vs Estrela match statistics

Rio AveEstrela

47% Ball possession 53%
1.98 Expected goals (xG) 0.22
19 Total shots 8
6 Shots on target 3
8 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 3
10 Shots inside the box 6
5 Corners 3
17 Fouls 16
5 Offsides 4
4 Yellow cards 6
263 Passes 304
76% Pass accuracy 75%
3 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

17' Yellow card Diogo Travassos Estrela
20' Yellow card T. Bakoulas Rio Ave
22' Yellow card M. Vrousai Rio Ave
22' Yellow card Kikas Estrela
38' Yellow card Clayton Rio Ave
68' Yellow card A. Ruiz Estrela
77' Yellow card I. Dramé Estrela
79' Penalty scored Clayton Rio Ave
86' Yellow card João Novais Rio Ave
90+1' Yellow card Nilton Estrela
90+1' Yellow card Rodrigo Pinho Estrela
90+7' Goal Martim Neto (assist K. Zoabi) 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 Petit

1 C. Miszta

98 O. Richards 2 J. Panzo 3 A. Ntoi 17 M. Vrousai

34 Demir Ege Tıknaz 29 T. Bakoulas

11 Tiago Morais 80 Ole Pohlmann 7 Andre Luiz

9 Clayton

Bench João Novais , Martim Neto , Kiko Bondoso , João Tomé , K. Zoabi , K. Kostoulas , Matheus Teixeira , Vitor Gomes , João Graça

Estrela

Confirmed 4-3-3 José Faria

24 João Costa

21 Guilherme Manuel Serrão Montóia 5 I. Dramé 27 R. Pantalon 2 Diogo Travassos

10 A. Ruiz 12 A. Oudrhiri 19 Paulo Moreira

97 J. Cabral 98 Kikas 26 L. Bucca

Bench Rodrigo Pinho , Chico Banza , Léo Cordeiro , Nilton , Tiago Ferreira , Francisco Meixedo , Ferro , Rúben Lima , Gerson Sousa

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
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

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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