Primeira Liga
Rio Ave
BragaPortugal · Primeira Liga · 2026-2027
Rio Ave
16th of 18 in the Primeira Liga with 7 points from 10 games. Home ground: Estádio do Rio Ave FC.
16thin the table
7league points
9:23goals, all competitions
1clean sheets
Next match
Rio Ave v Braga
Rio AveBragaPrimeira Liga · 2026-2027
Rio Ave's season so far
Rio Ave sit 16th of 18 in the Primeira Liga (2026-2027) with 7 points from 10 games: 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats, 9 scored and 23 conceded (0.70 points a game). The gap to the leaders, Porto, is 23 points.
At home they have won 1 of 5 league games (6–15 in goals); away, 1 of 5 (3–8). Their points rate is much the same home and away.
In all competitions they have played 10 matches, scoring 0.90 goals a game and conceding 2.30, with 1 clean sheet and 6 games without a goal. Their biggest win: won 2–0 away at Estoril Praia. Their heaviest defeat: lost 0–4 at home to Famalicao.
Their last 5 results, newest first: lost 1–2 away at Académico de Viseu; lost 0–4 at home to Famalicao; won 3–2 at home to Nacional de Madeira; lost 0–1 away at Alverca; drew 3–3 at home to Estrela Amadora.
The squad table below lists 16 players with minutes this season. Ennio van der Gouw has played the most minutes (180).
Next: Braga at home in the Primeira Liga on Sunday 8 November at 20:30 UTC, at Estádio do Rio Ave FC.
Results
This season
Primeira Liga
Sun 1 Nov
FTAcadémico de Viseu
2 – 1Rio AvePrimeira Liga
2 – 1Rio AvePrimeira LigaSun 25 Oct
FTRio Ave0 – 4
FamalicaoPrimeira Liga
0 – 4FamalicaoPrimeira LigaSun 11 Oct
FTRio Ave3 – 2
Nacional de MadeiraPrimeira Liga
3 – 2Nacional de MadeiraPrimeira LigaSat 19 Sept
FTAlverca
1 – 0Rio AvePrimeira Liga
1 – 0Rio AvePrimeira LigaMon 14 Sept
FTRio Ave3 – 3
Estrela AmadoraPrimeira Liga
3 – 3Estrela AmadoraPrimeira LigaSun 6 Sept
FTSanta Clara
4 – 0Rio AvePrimeira Liga
4 – 0Rio AvePrimeira LigaFri 28 Aug
FTRio Ave0 – 4
Sporting CPPrimeira Liga
0 – 4Sporting CPPrimeira LigaSat 22 Aug
FTEstoril Praia
0 – 2Rio AvePrimeira Liga
0 – 2Rio AvePrimeira LigaSat 15 Aug
FTRio Ave0 – 2
PortoPrimeira Liga
0 – 2PortoPrimeira LigaSun 9 Aug
FTGil Vicente
1 – 0Rio AvePrimeira Liga
1 – 0Rio AvePrimeira LigaFixtures
Coming up
Sun 8 Nov
20:30Rio AvevsBragaPrimeira Liga
vsBragaPrimeira LigaSat 28 Nov
15:30Arouca
vsRio AvePrimeira Liga
vsRio AvePrimeira LigaSun 6 Dec
16:00Rio Avevs
Casa PiaPrimeira Liga
vsCasa PiaPrimeira LigaSun 13 Dec
16:00Marítimo
vsRio AvePrimeira Liga
vsRio AvePrimeira LigaSun 20 Dec
16:00Rio Avevs
BenficaPrimeira Liga
vsBenficaPrimeira LigaSun 27 Dec
16:00Vitória de Guimarães
vsRio AvePrimeira Liga
vsRio AvePrimeira LigaSun 10 Jan
16:00Rio Avevs
MoreirensePrimeira Liga
vsMoreirensePrimeira LigaSun 17 Jan
16:00Rio AvevsGil VicentePrimeira Liga
vsGil VicentePrimeira LigaSun 24 Jan
16:00PortovsRio AvePrimeira Liga
vsRio AvePrimeira LigaSun 31 Jan
16:00Rio AvevsEstoril PraiaPrimeira Liga
vsEstoril PraiaPrimeira LigaUpdated 2 Nov, 16:57 UTC
Standings
Where Rio Ave stand
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Marítimo | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9:21 | -12 | 8 | LLLDL | |
| 15 | Nacional de Madeira | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10:19 | -9 | 7 | LWLLL | |
| 16 | Rio Ave | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9:23 | -14 | 7 | LLWLD | |
| 17 | Casa Pia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5:19 | -14 | 7 | LWLWL | |
| 18 | Estoril Praia | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5:19 | -14 | 2 | LLLLL |
League record
Home and away
10 Primeira Liga games.
At home1W 1D 3L · 6:15
Away1W 0D 4L · 3:8
All competitions2W 1D 7L · 9:23
Failed to score in 6 of 10 matches; kept a clean sheet in 1.
Points path
Rio Ave against the leaders
League points game by game, next to Porto.
Squad
Player numbers this season
Every player with minutes, most used first.
| Player | Apps | Starts | Min | G | A | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ennio van der GouwGK · England | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
 Gustavo Teixeira Lopes da ConceiçãoDF · Brazil | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
 Nelson Ighodaro AbbeyDF · England | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.15 |
| Diogo BezerraFW · Brazil | 2 | 2 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
 Georgios LiavasDF · Greece | 2 | 2 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.15 |
 Jalen BlesaFW · Spain | 2 | 2 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
 Diogo Santos NascimentoMF · Portugal | 2 | 2 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
 Francisco PetrassoDF · Argentina | 2 | 2 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| Roland GalčíkFW · Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| Tamble Folgado MonteiroFW · Portugal | 2 | 1 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| Tamás NikitscherMF · Hungary | 2 | 1 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| Andreas NtoiMF · Albania | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.70 |
| Ryan da Silva PaeMF · Brazil | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| Marios VrousaiFW · Albania | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Dario ŠpikićFW · Croatia | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Jakub BrabecDF · Czechia | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
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