Highlights

90+7'

A. Varela (Time wasting)

90+6'

K. Zoabi (Argument)

90+2'

O. Richards (Argument)

90+2'

João Graça (Argument)

90+2'

Alberto Costa (Argument)

51'

D. Gül (VAR - decision : No goal)

HT 1 - 0

22'

V. Froholdt (assist O. Pietuszewski)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

88'

João Graça (A. Ntoi - tactical)

85'

T. Moffi (V. Froholdt - tactical)

83'

A. Papakanellos (M. Vrousai - tactical)

83'

Ryan Guilherme (T. Nikitscher - tactical)

75'

Borja Sainz (Pepê - tactical)

75'

S. Fofana (D. Gül - tactical)

65'

William (O. Pietuszewski - tactical)

65'

Rodrigo Mora (Gabri Veiga - tactical)

65'

K. Zoabi (D. Špikić - tactical)

65'

João Tomé (O. Pohlmann - tactical)

Player of the match

Gabri Veiga # 10 - Midfielder

Duel won 4/11 (36.36%)
Accurate passes 27/29 (93.1%)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	1	Porto	82	31	26	4	1
	12	Rio Ave	34	31	8	10	13

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
7	Samu Omorodion	13
10	Clayton	10
14	William	8
17	André Luiz	7
20	V. Froholdt	6
-	Jalen Blesa	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-3-3

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

55%

45%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

D. Špikić

P. Rosario 1
Pepê 1

Shots off target

O. Pohlmann

V. Froholdt 2
Gabri Veiga 2

Big chance created

M. Vrousai

O. Pietuszewski 1
Pepê 1

Successful contests

M. Vrousai

Diogo Bezerra 2
O. Pietuszewski 2

Fouls suffered

William

A. Varela 2
Pepê 2

Dispossessed

O. Pietuszewski

Diogo Bezerra 4
A. Ntoi 3

Touches

P. Rosario

J. Bednarek 86
M. Vrousai 82

Duel won

M. Vrousai

Alberto Costa 8
T. Nikitscher 8

Duel lost

O. Pietuszewski

Diogo Bezerra 10
A. Ntoi 9

Interceptions

T. Nikitscher

D. Špikić 3
M. Vrousai 3

Challenge lost

Gabri Veiga

D. Gül 1
J. Bednarek 1

Tackles

M. Vrousai

Alberto Costa 4
A. Ntoi 4

Aerial duels won

J. Bednarek

T. Nikitscher 3
Alberto Costa 3

Aerial duels lost

Diogo Bezerra

Jalen Blesa 3
V. Froholdt 2

Fouls

O. Richards

A. Ntoi 4
Gabri Veiga 3

Saves

E. van der Gouw

Diogo Costa 1

Passes

P. Rosario

J. Bednarek 80
Gustavo Mancha 58

Accurate passes

P. Rosario

J. Bednarek 70
J. Brabec 51

Accurate crosses

M. Vrousai

Diogo Bezerra 1
Rodrigo Mora 1

Current form

Stats

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L L L L L

Last matches

Stats & bet

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28/08/23

Referees

David Rafael Oliveira Silva main referee

6

0.3

Average card count per match for 15 matches arbitrated
Carlos Alberto Rocha Campos assistant referee
Rui Filipe Cunha Folha Oliveira VAR assistant referee
Anzhony Francisco Gonçalves Rodrigues fourth referee
Nélson Cunha assistant referee
Pedro Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro VAR referee

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Injured players

Porto

Martim Moreira Moutinho Fernandes Muscle Injury

Nehuén Pérez Achilles tendon rupture

Samuel Omorodion Aghehowa ACL Knee Injury

Luuk de Jong ACL Knee Injury

Rio Ave

Tamás Nikitscher Unknown

Theofanis Bakoulas ACL Knee Injury

Match venue

Estádio Do Dragão - Porto

Year of construction: 2003
Surface: grass
Capacity: 50399
Average attendance: 34719
Maximum attendance: 50027
% sold: 68

Match result Porto Rio Ave

Date 22 February 2026 20:30
Competition Primeira Liga
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 23
Match attendance 44810
Code POR-RIO
Area Portugal
Home team Porto
Away team Rio Ave

FAQ

What is the result between Porto Rio Ave?

Porto won the match with a 1-0 score

What are the official lineups for Porto Rio Ave?

Porto : Coached by F. Farioli, the lineup starts off in a 4-3-3 formation: Diogo Costa (C), Z. Sanusi, P. Rosario, J. Bednarek, Alberto Costa, Gabri Veiga, A. Varela, V. Froholdt, O. Pietuszewski, D. Gül, Pepê

Rio Ave : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by S. Silaidopoulos, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : E. van der Gouw, O. Richards, Gustavo Mancha, J. Brabec, M. Vrousai (C), A. Ntoi, T. Nikitscher, D. Špikić, O. Pohlmann, Diogo Bezerra, Jalen Blesa

Who is the referee of the match Porto Rio Ave ?

David Rafael Oliveira Silva is the referee for this match

Where is the match Porto Rio Ave?

The venue Estádio Do Dragão in Porto is hosting the match

At what time is Porto Rio Ave?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 22 February 2026. Kick-off at 20:30

Who is the man of the match Porto - Rio Ave ?

Gabri Veiga is the outstanding player of the match Porto - Rio Ave. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

4/11 Duel won (36.36%)
27/29 Accurate passes (93.1%)

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Confirmed line-ups

Porto 4-3-3

- 6.3 99 (C) Diogo Costa
- 6.2 12 Z. Sanusi
- 6.8 13 P. Rosario
- 6.4 5 J. Bednarek
- 5.6 20 Alberto Costa
- 7.6 10 Gabri Veiga
- 6.4 22 A. Varela
- 7.1 8 V. Froholdt
- 6.1 77 O. Pietuszewski
- 7.1 27 D. Gül
- 6.0 11 Pepê
- 6.1 99 E. van der Gouw
- 5.4 77 O. Richards
- 5.4 39 Gustavo Mancha
- 5.9 32 J. Brabec
- 7.0 17 (C) M. Vrousai
- 4.9 5 A. Ntoi
- 6.9 44 T. Nikitscher
- 5.1 18 D. Špikić
- 5.5 80 O. Pohlmann
- 5.0 7 Diogo Bezerra
- 3.9 11 Jalen Blesa

Rio Ave 4-2-3-1

- F. Farioli Coach
Substitutes
- Gabriel Brás #73 - Defender
- Francisco Moura #74 - Defender
- 65'
  
  Rodrigo Mora #86 - Midfielder
- 65'
  
  William #7 - Striker
- 75'
  
  Borja Sainz #17 - Striker
- 85'
  
  T. Moffi #29 - Striker
- 75'
  
  S. Fofana #42 - Midfielder
- D. Prpić #21 - Defender
- Cláudio Ramos #14 - Goalkeeper
- S. Silaidopoulos Coach
Substitutes
- 65'
  
  K. Zoabi #14 - Striker
- N. Abbey #6 - Defender
- 65'
  
  João Tomé #20 - Defender
- 83'
  
  Ryan Guilherme #8 - Midfielder
- F. Petrasso #23 - Defender
- 88'
  
  João Graça #21 - Midfielder
- G. Liavas #54 - Midfielder
- 83'
  
  A. Papakanellos #19 - Midfielder
- K. Chamorro #22 - Goalkeeper

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

55%

45%

Duel won

50%

Accurate passes

86%

80%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

471

Passes

398

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

M. Vrousai

O. Pietuszewski 1
Pepê 1
Diogo Bezerra 1
T. Moffi 1

Successful contests

M. Vrousai

Diogo Bezerra 2
O. Pietuszewski 2

Fouls suffered

William

A. Varela 2
Pepê 2
Z. Sanusi 2
Diogo Bezerra 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

Gabri Veiga

0% 0/5

O. Pohlmann 0% (0/4)

Dispossessed

O. Pietuszewski

Diogo Bezerra 4
A. Ntoi 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

Gustavo Mancha

83% 5/6

A. Varela 83% (5/6)
M. Vrousai 79% (11/14)
William 75% (6/8)
T. Nikitscher 73% (8/11)

Interceptions

T. Nikitscher

D. Špikić 3
M. Vrousai 3
J. Brabec 3
João Tomé 2

Aerial duels won (%)

T. Nikitscher

100% 3/3

William 100% (2/2)
Alberto Costa 75% (3/4)
J. Bednarek 71% (5/7)
J. Brabec 67% (2/3)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

Jalen Blesa

0% 0/5

D. Gül 0% (0/5)
Pepê 0% (0/5)
D. Špikić 0% (0/5)
O. Pietuszewski 35% (6/17)

Aerial duels won (%)

Jalen Blesa

0% 0/3

Diogo Bezerra 0% (0/3)
A. Ntoi 0% (0/2)
Gabri Veiga 0% (0/2)
V. Froholdt 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

P. Rosario

96% 86/90

J. Brabec 93% (51/55)
T. Nikitscher 93% (37/40)
J. Bednarek 88% (70/80)
M. Vrousai 85% (41/48)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	82	31	26	4	1	63	15	48
2	Benfica	75	31	22	9	0	67	20	47
3	Sporting	73	31	22	7	2	77	22	55
4	Braga	56	31	16	8	7	59	31	28
5	Famalicão	51	31	14	9	8	39	27	12
6	Gil Vicente	49	31	13	10	8	46	32	14
7	Vitória SC	42	31	12	6	13	38	43	-5
8	Moreirense	39	31	11	6	14	34	45	-11
9	Alverca	38	31	10	8	13	34	49	-15
10	Estoril	37	31	10	7	14	51	52	-1
11	Arouca	35	31	10	5	16	39	60	-21
12	Rio Ave	34	31	8	10	13	33	52	-19
13	Santa Clara	32	31	8	8	15	28	38	-10
14	Nacional	31	31	8	7	16	34	41	-7
15	Estrela	28	31	6	10	15	34	51	-17
16	Casa Pia	26	31	5	11	15	29	55	-26
17	Tondela	22	31	4	10	17	23	52	-29
18	AVS	14	31	1	11	19	22	65	-43

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	39	15	12	3	0	31	6	25
2	Benfica	38	16	11	5	0	39	11	28
3	Sporting	35	15	11	2	2	43	10	33
4	Gil Vicente	30	16	9	3	4	27	14	13
5	Braga	28	15	8	4	3	31	15	16
6	Vitória SC	28	16	8	4	4	26	18	8
7	Famalicão	27	15	8	3	4	24	10	14
8	Alverca	25	16	7	4	5	17	22	-5
9	Moreirense	23	15	7	2	6	17	19	-2
10	Estoril	23	16	6	5	5	28	23	5
11	Arouca	21	15	6	3	6	22	27	-5
12	Santa Clara	20	16	6	2	8	15	17	-2
13	Nacional	17	15	5	2	8	20	21	-1
14	Estrela	17	16	4	5	7	21	24	-3
15	Rio Ave	14	15	3	5	7	16	25	-9
16	Casa Pia	14	15	2	8	5	17	24	-7
17	Tondela	10	16	1	7	8	11	21	-10
18	AVS	9	16	1	6	9	12	26	-14

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	43	16	14	1	1	32	9	23
2	Sporting	38	16	11	5	0	34	12	22
3	Benfica	37	15	11	4	0	28	9	19
4	Braga	28	16	8	4	4	28	16	12
5	Famalicão	24	16	6	6	4	15	17	-2
6	Rio Ave	20	16	5	5	6	17	27	-10
7	Gil Vicente	19	15	4	7	4	19	18	1
8	Moreirense	16	16	4	4	8	17	26	-9
9	Arouca	14	16	4	2	10	17	33	-16
10	Estoril	14	15	4	2	9	23	29	-6
11	Vitória SC	14	15	4	2	9	12	25	-13
12	Nacional	14	16	3	5	8	14	20	-6
13	Alverca	13	15	3	4	8	17	27	-10
14	Santa Clara	12	15	2	6	7	13	21	-8
15	Casa Pia	12	16	3	3	10	12	31	-19
16	Tondela	12	15	3	3	9	12	31	-19
17	Estrela	11	15	2	5	8	13	27	-14
18	AVS	5	15	0	5	10	10	39	-29

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	68	31	19	11	1	28	3	25
2	Benfica	64	31	18	10	3	33	10	23
3	Sporting	61	31	16	13	2	31	7	24
4	Braga	55	31	16	7	8	35	17	18
5	Gil Vicente	49	31	13	10	8	24	15	9
6	Estoril	40	31	10	10	11	26	26	0
7	Famalicão	40	31	7	19	5	15	11	4
8	Nacional	38	31	8	14	9	14	16	-2
9	Casa Pia	35	31	8	11	12	15	25	-10
10	Alverca	35	31	7	14	10	13	23	-10
11	Moreirense	35	31	6	17	8	14	16	-2
12	Vitória SC	34	31	6	16	9	17	20	-3
13	Arouca	30	31	6	12	13	16	31	-15
14	Rio Ave	30	31	6	12	13	12	22	-10
15	Estrela	29	31	6	11	14	16	23	-7
16	Santa Clara	28	31	3	19	9	11	20	-9
17	Tondela	27	31	3	18	10	9	21	-12
18	AVS	20	31	2	14	15	8	31	-23