Rio Ave vs Alverca: result 1-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 28Kick-off on April 4, 2026 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde
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What was the result of Rio Ave vs Alverca?
Alverca won 1-2 on April 4, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 5′FigueiredoAlverca
- 21′Sandro LimaAlverca
- 59′J. BlesaRio Ave
Official lineup for Rio Ave vs Alverca
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1- 11J. Blesa
- 18D. Špikić
- 80Ole Pohlmann
- 7Diogo Bezerra
- 5A. Ntoi
- 44T. Nikitscher
- 6N. Abbey
- 39Gustavo Mancha
- 32J. Brabec
- 17M. Vrousai
- 99E. van der Gouw
Alverca
3-4-3- 10Chiquinho
- 91Sandro Lima
- 20Figueiredo
- 12I. James
- 18Lincoln
- 26Rhaldney
- 2Zoubdi
- 33B. Meupiyou
- 5Sergi Gómez
- 4Kaiky Naves
- 31Matheus Mendes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rio Ave have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Alverca have 3, 6 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | Estoril(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 15, 2026 | Estrela(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Tondela(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Famalicao(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 22, 2026 | FC Porto(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | Sporting CP(home) | 1-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 14, 2026 | GIL Vicente(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 7, 2026 | AVS(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 28, 2026 | Guimaraes(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 21, 2026 | Santa Clara(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Rio Ave win, 2 draws, 0 Alverca wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2025 | Alverca 1-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 23, 2024 | Alverca 2-2 Rio Ave | Taça de Portugal |
| Nov 24, 2019 | Rio Ave 1-0 Alverca | Taça de Portugal |
How many goals should we expect?
Rio Ave score 0.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Alverca score 0.9 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2 | 6/15 | 10/15 |
| Alverca | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Rio Ave sit 14th in Primeira Liga (7 points from 8 matches) and Alverca sit 8th (11 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Alverca | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
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