Rio Ave vs Estrela

ResultPrimeira Liga2-1

Primeira Liga
Full Time
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
2
Estrela
Estrela
1
HT: 1 - 0
📍 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube

Rio Ave 2-1 Estrela — Match Report

Rio Ave secured a home victory with a 2-1 scoreline against Estrela in the Primeira Liga. The match was played at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube on Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Goals were scored by J. Blesa (27', assisted by D. Spikic), J. Blesa (48', assisted by D. Spikic) and Rodrigo Pinho (66', assisted by Robinho).

Rio Ave controlled 44% of possession compared to Estrela's 56%. The hosts had 18 shots (6 on target) while the visitors managed 11 shots (3 on target). Corner kicks were 10-4 in favour of Rio Ave.

Prediction accuracy: Betora's AI predicted a Rio Ave win with probabilities of 39% home, 30% draw, 31% away and a most likely score of 1-0. The prediction was correct ✓ — the actual result was 2-1.

Match Events

8'
🟨 Yellow CardJ. Brabec
15'
🟨 Yellow CardM. Scholze
27'
⚽ GoalJ. BlesaAssist: D. Spikic
45'+1
🟨 Yellow CardO. Pohlmann
48'
⚽ GoalJ. BlesaAssist: D. Spikic
54'
🔄 SubstitutionI. StoicaAssist: RobinhoOut: Robinho
54'
🔄 SubstitutionOtavioAssist: G. DoueOut: G. Doue
58'
🔄 SubstitutionO. PohlmannAssist: Ryan GuilhermeOut: Ryan Guilherme
66'
⚽ GoalRodrigo PinhoAssist: Robinho
67'
🟨 Yellow CardE. van der Gouw
68'
🟨 Yellow CardRyan Guilherme
76'
🔄 SubstitutionD. SpikicAssist: J. TomeOut: J. Tome
76'
🔄 SubstitutionN. AbbeyAssist: T. MonteiroOut: T. Monteiro
80'
🟨 Yellow CardG. Doue
83'
🔄 SubstitutionM. ScholzeAssist: L. AntonettiOut: L. Antonetti
88'
🔄 SubstitutionDiogo BezerraAssist: G. LiavasOut: G. Liavas
89'
🔄 SubstitutionJ. BlesaAssist: F. PetrassoOut: F. Petrasso
89'
🔄 SubstitutionB. LangaAssist: Y. KalleyOut: Y. Kalley
89'
🔄 SubstitutionLuan PatrickAssist: T. MoustierOut: T. Moustier

Lineups

Rio Ave4-2-3-1

99Ennio Van Der GouwG
17Marios VrousaiD
32Jakub BrabecD
39Gustavo ManchaD
6Nelson AbbeyD
44Tamás NikitscherM
5Andreas NdojM
7Diogo BezerraM
80Ole PohlmannM
18Dario ŠpikićM
11Jalen BlesaF

Estrela4-2-3-1

40Renan RibeiroG
21Max ScholzeD
30Luan PatrickD
83OtavioD
24Bruno LangaD
6Kevin Höög JanssonM
19Paulo MoreiraM
99Abraham MarcusM
11Jovane CabralM
10Ianis StoicaM
9Rodrigo PinhoF

Match Statistics

Rio Ave
Estrela
Possession
44%56%
🎯Total Shots
1811
🥅Shots on Goal
63
📦Shots Inside Box
125
🚩Corners
104
⚠️Fouls
1612
🟨Yellow Cards
42
🏳️Offsides
01
🧤GK Saves
24
📊Pass Accuracy
83%84%
🛡️Blocked Shots
92

Top Performers

Rio Ave

Jalen Blesa
⚽ 2
8.9
Dario Špikić
🅰️ 2 🔑 3 key passes
7.3
Marios Vrousai
🔑 3 key passes
7.2
Tamás Nikitscher
🔑 1 key passes
7.2
Andreas Ndoj
7.0

Estrela

Robson Lucas Oliveira Botelho
🅰️ 1 🔑 1 key passes
8.3
Luan Patrick
🔑 1 key passes
7.5
Renan Ribeiro
7.3
Kevin Höög Jansson
🔑 1 key passes
7.2
Rodrigo Pinho
⚽ 1
7.2