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FCSB vs Rio Ave: result 2-1 and analysis

UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage - 3Kick-off on October 23, 2014 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Arena Naţională, Bucureşti

FCSB
2-1
Rio Ave

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What was the result of FCSB vs Rio Ave?

FCSB won 2-1 on October 23, 2014.

Goalscorers

  • 17′R. RusescuFCSB
  • 45′R. RusescuFCSB
  • 48′Y. Del ValleRio Ave

Official lineup for FCSB vs Rio Ave

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

FCSB

  1. 25R. Rusescu
  2. 28C. Keșerü
  3. 77A. Popa
  1. 10Cristian Tănase
  2. 11A. Prepeliță
  3. 18Lucian Iulian Sânmărtean
  1. 2C. Râpă
  2. 4Ł. Szukala
  3. 6P. Papp
  4. 14I. Latovlevici
  1. 24Giedrius Arlauskis

Rio Ave

  1. 17Ukra
  2. 28Y. Del Valle
  3. 77Esmaël Gonçalves
  1. 8Tarantini
  2. 10Diego Lopes
  3. 30A. Wakaso
  1. 3P. Gouano
  2. 15Tiago Miguel Baia Pinto
  3. 16Nuno Miguel de Almeida Costa Lopes
  4. 46Marcelo
  1. 1Cássio
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FCSB have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Rio Ave have 5, 4 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

FCSB
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 2, 2014Dynamo Kyiv(away)1-3UEFA Europa League
Sep 18, 2014Aalborg(home)6-0UEFA Europa League
Aug 27, 2014Ludogorets(away)0-2UEFA Champions League
Aug 19, 2014Ludogorets(home)1-0UEFA Champions League
Aug 6, 2014Aktobe(home)2-1UEFA Champions League
Rio Ave
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 5, 2014Nacional(away)0-0Primeira Liga
Oct 2, 2014Aalborg(away)0-1UEFA Europa League
Sep 27, 2014SC Braga(away)0-3Primeira Liga
Sep 21, 2014Arouca(home)1-2Primeira Liga
Sep 18, 2014Dynamo Kyiv(home)0-3UEFA Europa League

How many goals should we expect?

FCSB score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.1 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
FCSB1.31.356/157/15
Rio Ave1.10.974/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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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

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