Match Report
The table gap was wide: 53 points between Rio Ave (1st, 70 pts) and Académica (18th, 17 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Académica 1.03 scored and 1.82 conceded per game, Rio Ave 1.53 and 0.91, with the league averaging 1.24.
Level finishes had become the habit for Académica: three in a row.
14 meetings are on record — 1 won by Académica, 7 by Rio Ave, 6 drawn, at 1.21 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 21% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 21% of the meetings.
The venue was Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, with room for 30,210 spectators. On the scoreboard, Rio Ave led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Académica: João Carlos (66') · Rio Ave: Aziz (39'), Guilherme Henrique da Silva (81' og)
Key stats
Possession: Académica 39% · Rio Ave 61% · Total shots: 10-17 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 1-7