FC Porto vs Rio Ave: result 2-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 16Kick-off on February 1, 2021 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estádio Do Dragão, Porto
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What was the result of FC Porto vs Rio Ave?
FC Porto won 2-0 on February 1, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 44′L. DíazFC Porto
- 74′EvanilsonFC Porto
Official lineup for FC Porto vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
FC Porto
4-4-2- 7L. Díaz
- 11M. Marega
- 9M. Taremi
- 17J. Corona
- 8M. Uribe
- 27Sérgio Oliveira
- 12Z. Sanusi
- 18Wilson Manafá
- 19C. Mbemba
- 3Pepe
- 1A. Marchesín
Rio Ave
4-3-3- 7Gelson Dala
- 19Ronan
- 21Carlos Mané
- 5Filipe Augusto
- 18Pelé
- 8Tarantini
- 6T. Borevković
- 33Aderllan Santos
- 25Ivo Pinto
- 17Fábio Coentrão
- 1P. Kieszek
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Porto have 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat; Rio Ave have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2021 | GIL Vicente(away) | 2-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Farense(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 19, 2021 | Sporting CP(away) | 1-2 | Taça da Liga |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Benfica(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Nacional(away) | 4-2 | Taça de Portugal |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2021 | Santa Clara(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Sporting CP(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Estoril(home) | 1-2 | Taça de Portugal |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Portimonense(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 3, 2021 | Pacos Ferreira(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 FC Porto wins, 2 draws, 0 Rio Ave wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2020 | FC Porto 1-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 29, 2019 | Rio Ave 0-1 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 26, 2019 | Rio Ave 2-2 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 23, 2018 | FC Porto 2-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 18, 2018 | FC Porto 5-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 17, 2017 | Rio Ave 1-2 FC Porto | Primeira Liga |
How many goals should we expect?
FC Porto score 2.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Porto | 2.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Rio Ave | 0.9 | 1.3 | 5 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
FC Porto sit 1st in Primeira Liga (24 points from 8 matches) and Rio Ave sit 14th (7 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy