Rio Ave have gone over 2.5 goals in 4 of 8 league games this season (50%) — 75% at home, 25% away. They've scored 8 and conceded 17, so their matches average 3.13 goals, and both teams have scored in 25% of them. Record: 2-1-5 in the Primeira Liga, where the division average is 55% over 2.5.
Full Rio Ave season view in the app →Their games land close to the Primeira Liga norm for goals — 50% over 2.5 against a division average of 55%. That ranks them 13th of 18 for goals in their matches, 14th for scoring (1.00 a game) and 2nd for goals conceded (2.13). They've kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 5 times in 8 games — the goals dry up more often than the back line holds.
Across 8 matches with half-time data, 52% of the goals in their games have come after the break (12 before, 13 after). Rio Ave themselves have scored 3 in first halves and 5 in second — a distinctly second-half team.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | O2.5 | O3.5 | BTTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| Home | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 75% | 75% | 50% |
| Away | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 25% | 25% | 0% |
Home/away splits are small samples — our 30,582-match study found ~94% of such gaps are indistinguishable from chance, which is why the app's ratings pool them rather than trusting the split.
Their most common result this season is 0–1 (2 times). Biggest win: 2–0 away at Estoril (Sat 22 Aug). Heaviest defeat: 0–4 away at Santa Clara. 2 of their 8 games have produced five goals or more.
In 34 league games last season Rio Ave's matches went over 2.5 goals 59% of the time. This season they're running tighter at 50%, down 9 points on 8 games.
Fixture links open our full rating for that match — form, head-to-head, goal timing and the score projection. How those are built is set out in the methodology.