Match Report
20 points separated the sides: Famalicão 5th on 56, Rio Ave 12th on 36. Rio Ave's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 12th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Rio Ave 1.03 scored and 1.68 conceded per game, Famalicão 1.24 and 0.85, with the league averaging 1.34.
Rio Ave arrived off six straight defeats. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Rio Ave against 9/15 for Famalicão.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 1 Rio Ave win, 4 for Famalicão, 9 draws, at 1.79 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, capacity 12,815, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Rio Ave 46% · Famalicão 54% · Total shots: 16-10 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 5-5




