Rio Ave vs FC Porto prediction 15.08.2026 | Liga Portugal
Rio Ave
Kick off:
Date:
Porto
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8.40
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4.40
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1.38
Contents
- Competition: Liga Portugal
- Date: 15/08/2026
- KO: 20:30 UK / 21:30 CEST
- Venue: Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Rio Ave take on defending champions FC Porto in the second week of the Liga Portugal season on Saturday evening.
The hosts began their campaign with a narrow defeat against Gil Vicente while Porto made a winning start to their title defence, claiming a comfortable home victory against Alverca.
Having dominated recent meetings between these teams, Porto will be confident of picking up three points in Vila do Conde.
Rio Ave vs Porto Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Porto
1 : 0
Rio Ave
Liga Portugal
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Rio Ave
0 : 3
Porto
Liga Portugal
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Rio Ave
2 : 2
Porto
Liga Portugal
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Porto
2 : 0
Rio Ave
Liga Portugal
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Porto
0 : 0
Rio Ave
Liga Portugal
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Rio Ave
1 : 2
Porto
Liga Portugal
Rio Ave and FC Porto have met on 12 occasions since 2020. FC Porto claimed eight victories while Rio Ave secured just one win. Three matches finished level.
Porto edged to a 1:0 win in their most recent encounter at Estadio do Dragao in February.
Rio Ave team overview
Rio Ave return to home soil after suffering a 1:0 defeat against Gil Vicente on the opening weekend of the season.
Reduced to ten men following the 47th minute dismissal of Andreas Ndoj, the visitors struggled to create clear opportunities as they fell to an opening day reversal.
Rio Ave have now failed to win any of their last six competitive matches, including their final five competitive fixtures of the last campaign.
Sotiris Sylaidopoulos’s men did enjoy a strong pre-season, picking up four wins and a draw from five summer friendly fixtures.
Head coach Sylaidopoulos has two confirmed absentees this weekend. Andreas Ndoj is suspended following his red card against Gil Vicente, while Brandon Aguilera remains sidelined with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Last matches of Rio Ave
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Gil Vicente
1 : 0
Rio Ave
Liga Portugal
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Rio Ave
3 : 1
Tondela
Club Friendlies 3
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Rio Ave
2 : 2
Al Ahli
Club Friendlies 3
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Portimonense S.C.
0 : 3
Rio Ave
Club Friendlies 3
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Rio Ave
2 : 1
Arouca
Club Friendlies 3
Rio Ave lineup
Goalkeeper
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99
Ennio van der Gouw
Defenders
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54
Georgios Liavas
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23
Francisco Petrasso
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39
Gustavo Mancha
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6
Nelson Abbey
Midfielders
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90
Diogo Nascimento
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14
Jakub Brabec
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30
Roland Galcik
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8
Ryan Guilherme
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11
Jalen Blesa
Forwards
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7
Diogo Bezerra
FC Porto team overview
FC Porto make the short trip to Vila do Conde after beginning their title defence with a 2:0 victory against Alverca. Andre Silva opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Gabri Veiga converted a second spot kick shortly before half-time.
Francesco Farioli’s side have now won three successive matches, conceding just once in those fixtures. Porto secured a fine friendly win against Aston Villa (2:1) before a narrow 1:0 success against Torreense in the Portuguese Super Cup.
Defensively strong, the Liga Portugal champions kept clean sheets in six of their last eight competitive fixtures since the end of last season.
Because of the strong defence, low-scoring outcomes have been frequent. Only two of Porto’s last nine competitive games finished with over 2.5 goals scored.
Head coach Farioli has four confirmed injury absentees. Alan Varela and Andre Silva are sidelined with ankle injuries, Claudio Ramos is unavailable with an unspecified issue, while Samu Aghehowa remains a long-term absentee with a cruciate ligament injury.
Last matches of Porto
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Porto
2 : 0
Alverca
Liga Portugal
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Porto
1 : 0
Torreense
Super Cup
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Porto
2 : 1
Aston Villa
Club Friendlies 3
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Gil Vicente
1 : 0
Porto
Club Friendlies 3
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Porto
1 : 0
Santa Clara
Liga Portugal
Porto lineup
Goalkeeper
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99
Diogo Costa
Defenders
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52
Martim Fernandes
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5
Jan Bednarek
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4
Jakub Kiwior
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12
Zaidu Sanusi
Midfielders
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8
Victor Froholdt
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13
Pablo Rosario
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10
Gabriel Veiga
Forwards
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7
William Gomes
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27
Deniz Gül
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11
Pepe
Prediction
FC Porto should claim victory in a likely low-scoring Liga Portugal contest.
I have my stake on under 2.5 goals scored at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.
Three Reasons Why We Expect Under 2.5 Goals
- FC Porto have seen under 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 9 matches (competitive fixtures)
- Rio Ave have seen under 2.5 goals in 5 of their last 7 matches (competitive fixtures)
- FC Porto have seen under 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 5 matches against Rio Ave
Main prediction Rio Ave - Porto
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
22bet
2.06
Rio Ave vs Porto standings in Liga Portugal
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 - 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Gil Vicente | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Arouca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Marítimo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Academico Viseu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Moreirense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Benfica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Estrela Amadora | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 - 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Famalicão | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Estoril | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Rio Ave | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Casa Pia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Vitória Guimarães | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Alverca | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 - 2 | -2 | 0 |