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FC Porto v Rio Ave : Liga NOS match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 22nd Feb, 20:30 BST, Estádio do Dragão, Porto

Francesco Farioli's FC Porto side are on home soil in the Liga NOS on Sunday night, as Sotiris Silaidopoulos's Rio Ave visit the Estádio do Dragão. All of the key statistics for the tie, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and the best odds across 17 markets are included in this preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make the most well-informed bet possible.


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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Porto
68%
--
Draw
20%
--
Rio Ave
12%
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Porto 1-0
14%
--
Porto 2-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
9%
--
Porto 2-1
9%
--
Porto 3-0
9%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Porto 3-1
6%
--
Rio Ave 1-0
5%
--
Porto 4-0
4%
--
Rio Ave 2-1
3%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Porto 4-1
3%
--
Porto 3-2
2%
--
Porto 5-0
2%
--
Rio Ave 2-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
--
Home 1st Goal
61%
--
Away 1st Goal
35%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
43%
--
BTTS - No
57%
--
BTTS - Home Win
25%
--
BTTS - Draw
13%
--
BTTS - Away Win
5%
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Home/draw
88%
--
Away/draw
32%
--
Home/away
80%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
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Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
82%
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Away DNB
26%
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Porto win to nil
43%
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Rio Ave win to nil
7%
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Porto have played 21 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Liga NOS league table. Porto are unbeaten at home after 10 games and have kept 7 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below in the table, having won 18, drawn 2 and lost 1 match. They have kept 15 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Porto have outscored their opponents by 42 goals to 22 goals.

Home League Performance

Porto have played 10 games at home winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

Rio Ave are in 14th position in the Liga NOS on 20 points having played 21 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 7 and won 1. Rio Ave have conceded 38 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Porto
Rio Ave
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Porto2118213556 
-
-
l
 
0-3A
Feb 22
2
S. Lisbon2116414352 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
May 10
l
 
4-0A
3
Benfica2114703249 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 8
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
4
Braga2111642639 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 22
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
5
Gil Vicente2110741437 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
May 3
d
 
2-2A
6
Famalicao21957732 
Apr 4
w
 
0-1F
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
7
Estoril21867830 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 12
l
 
0-4A
Mar 22
8
Moreirense21939-230 
Mar 15
w
 
1-2A
Feb 16
l
 
3-1A
9
V. Guimaraes21849-728 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 26
10
Alverca217311-1524 
May 3
w
 
0-3F
Apr 4
d
 
1-1F
11
Estrela Amadora21588-1223 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 26
Mar 15
w
 
1-2A
12
Arouca216510-2023 
Feb 27
w
 
0-4F
l
 
0-3A
d
 
3-3A
13
Nacional215610-321 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 15
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-0A
14
Rio Ave21489-1920 
Feb 22
w
 
0-3F
-
-
15
Casa Pia214710-1719 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-1F
May 17
16
Santa Clara214512-1017 
May 17
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
17
Tondela213513-2114 
Apr 19
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-0F
Mar 8
18
AVS210516-395 
w
 
2-0F
May 10
Apr 19
w
 
1-2F
Win / draw / win form
Porto
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
12
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
14
Draw
5
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Porto1 - 1S. Lisbon
Porto3 - 0Gil Vicente
Porto2 - 0AVS
Porto3 - 1Estrela Amadora
Porto1 - 0Estoril
Porto2 - 1Braga
Porto0 - 0Benfica
Porto1 - 0Nacional
Porto4 - 0Casa Pia
Porto3 - 0V. Guimaraes
Porto3 - 0Nacional
Porto3 - 1Moreirense
Porto2 - 1Famalicao
Porto1 - 4Benfica
Porto2 - 0AVS
Porto1 - 1V. Guimaraes
Porto1 - 1S. Lisbon
Porto1 - 1Santa Clara
Porto4 - 0Boavista
Porto2 - 0Estrela Amadora
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
7
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
6 / 20
Clean sheets
14 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
17
D
2
L
1
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPorto1 - 1S. Lisbon
APorto1 - 2Casa Pia
HPorto3 - 0Gil Vicente
APorto1 - 0V. Guimaraes
APorto1 - 0Santa Clara
HPorto2 - 0AVS
APorto3 - 0Alverca
HPorto3 - 1Estrela Amadora
APorto2 - 0Tondela
HPorto1 - 0Estoril
APorto1 - 0Famalicao
HPorto2 - 1Braga
APorto2 - 1Moreirense
HPorto0 - 0Benfica
APorto4 - 0Arouca
APorto3 - 0Rio Ave
HPorto1 - 0Nacional
APorto2 - 1S. Lisbon
HPorto4 - 0Casa Pia
APorto2 - 0Gil Vicente
Rio Ave
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Braga3 - 0Rio Ave
Nacional4 - 0Rio Ave
S. Lisbon4 - 0Rio Ave
Gil Vicente2 - 2Rio Ave
AVS1 - 2Rio Ave
Alverca1 - 1Rio Ave
Estrela Amadora1 - 2Rio Ave
Famalicao0 - 0Rio Ave
Benfica1 - 1Rio Ave
Moreirense3 - 1Rio Ave
Arouca3 - 3Rio Ave
Nacional3 - 3Rio Ave
V. Guimaraes3 - 0Rio Ave
Moreirense0 - 2Rio Ave
Casa Pia2 - 1Rio Ave
Famalicao1 - 0Rio Ave
Estoril2 - 1Rio Ave
Arouca1 - 1Rio Ave
Sporting Farense1 - 2Rio Ave
Gil Vicente1 - 1Rio Ave
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARio Ave0 - 3Braga
HRio Ave0 - 3Arouca
ARio Ave0 - 4Nacional
HRio Ave0 - 2Benfica
HRio Ave3 - 1Casa Pia
ARio Ave0 - 4S. Lisbon
ARio Ave2 - 2Gil Vicente
HRio Ave0 - 1V. Guimaraes
ARio Ave2 - 1AVS
HRio Ave1 - 1Santa Clara
ARio Ave1 - 1Alverca
HRio Ave0 - 4Estoril
ARio Ave2 - 1Estrela Amadora
HRio Ave3 - 0Tondela
ARio Ave0 - 0Famalicao
ARio Ave1 - 1Benfica
HRio Ave0 - 3Porto
ARio Ave1 - 3Moreirense
HRio Ave2 - 2Braga
ARio Ave3 - 3Arouca
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Porto have not lost to Rio Ave in 9 consecutive home league meetings
4
Porto have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive home league meetings with Rio Ave
League games at Porto since 2016
Porto
Rio Ave
Goals: Scored
18
5
Games: Scored
8 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
1 / 9
PTO
6
D
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Porto
Porto2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Porto1 - 0
Porto2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Porto2 - 1
Porto5 - 0
Porto4 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Rio Ave since 2016
Rio Ave
Porto
Goals: Scored
11
22
Games: Scored
7 / 10
10 / 10
Clean sheets
0 / 10
3 / 10
PTO
7
D
2
RIO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Rio Ave
0 - 3Porto
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Porto
Rio Ave3 - 1
0 - 3Porto
0 - 1Porto
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Porto
1 - 3Porto
1 - 3Porto
Goal Statistics

Rio Ave have been awful at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 3 consecutive Liga NOS outings. This run could continue, with FC Porto's PG an impressive 2.0.

Scoring more than 1 goal looks like a tall order for Rio Ave, with S. Silaidopoulos's men having not found the back of the net in 3 consecutive Liga NOS matches.

Porto Rio Ave
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Porto will score 1 or more goals
0
50%
1
35%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 50% probability that Rio Ave will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Porto’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+9
Rio Ave’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.6
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2025/2025 season
Porto
PG (predicted goals)
Rio Ave
2
0.7
Attack rating
43%
better
PTO
RIO
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Games scored19
12
Failed to score1
9
Scored first17
7
Goals scored41
22
Avg. goals scored2
1
Avg. shots per game10
6
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for19
17
Avg. XG for1.9
0.9
KickOff rating
+43%
Defence rating
75%
better
PTO
RIO
view stats
Games conceded5
19
Clean sheets15
2
Conceded first2
13
Goals conceded6
41
Avg. goals conceded0.3
2
Avg. shots/game conceded6
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded21
6
Conversion rate against5%
15%
Avg. XG against0.6
1.8
KickOff rating
+75%

Porto v Rio Ave Liga NOS lLine ups will show here when available.

Porto Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
211367
D CostaS. Omorodion AghehowaA BaioJ Bednarek
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Costa GLK21
1
-
V. Froholdt MID2123
2
-
J Bednarek DEF20
7
-
B Sainz FWD2052
5
-
S. Omorodion Aghehowa FWD20131
2
-
G Veiga MID1914
3
-
A Varela MID192
4
-
A Baio DEF186
3
-
Pepê FWD1824
1
-
F Moura DEF1722
4
-
R. Mora Carvalho MID1711
-
W. Gomes Carvalho Santos FWD175
3
1
J Kiwior DEF161
1
-
D Gül FWD162
2
-
P Rosario MID1521
5
-
M. Moreira Moutinho Fernandes DEF141
2
1
Zaidu  DEF811
-
S Eustaquio MID8
-
N Pérez DEF51
-
D. Prpić DEF5
-
L Jong FWD51
1
-
C Ramos GLK1
-
Y Karamoh FWD1
-
Rio Ave Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
181058
ClaytonClaytonA LuizClayton
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Liavas MID191
2
-
B Aguilera MID191
4
-
Clayton FWD19104
7
1
A Luiz FWD1975
3
-
M Vrousai  DEF1811
1
1
F. Petrasso DEF18
5
-
O Pohlmann MID181
-
C Miszta GLK17
5
-
A Ndoj DEF171
6
-
N Athanasiou DEF171
1
-
D Spikic FWD162
1
-
N Abby DEF15
2
-
J Panzo DEF14
3
1
T. Nikitscher MID131
2
1
J Brabec DEF12
2
-
A. Papakanellos MID12
-
M Gual FWD10
-
J Tomé DEF8
1
-
J Graça MID6
-
O Richards DEF5
-
J DEF5
1
-
K. Zoabi FWD4
1
-
K Chamorro GLK3
-
E. da Silva Moreira DEF3
-
T. Bakoulas MID3
-
T. Medina FWD1
-