Rio Ave vs FC Famalicao 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Marios Vrousai (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Omar Richards (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Sorriso (Famalicão) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Rio Ave 0, Famalicão 0.
- 45': Substitution, Rio Ave. Nelson Abbey replaces Omar Richards.
- 52': Tom van de Looi (Famalicão) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Famalicão. Simon Elisor replaces Umar Abubakar.
- 70': Substitution, Rio Ave. Olé Pohlmann replaces Jalen Blesa.
- 79': Substitution, Rio Ave. Ryan Guilherme replaces Dario Spikic.
- 79': Substitution, Rio Ave. Antonis Papakanellos replaces Tamás Nikitscher.
- 80': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Tomé replaces Marios Vrousai.
- 83': João Tomé (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Substitution, Famalicão. Antoine Joujou replaces Sorriso.
- 90'+2': Antonis Papakanellos (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | FC Porto | 24 | 65 | 1 |
| +50 | Sporting CP | 24 | 61 | 1 |
| +36 | Benfica | 23 | 55 | 0 |
| +27 | Braga | 24 | 45 | 5 |
Statistics
 FCF |
RAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 54 | Possession | 46 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 312 | Accurate Passes | 261 |
| 400 | Passes | 334 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 17 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 26 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 24 | Clearances | 30 |
Rio Ave (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Ennio van der Gouw (GK) |
| 39 | Gustavo Mancha |
| 32 | Jakub Brabec |
| 77 | Omar Richards  |
| 17 | Marios Vrousai |
| 11 | Jalen Blesa |
| 5 | Andreas Ntoi |
| 44 | Tamás Nikitscher |
| 9 | Tamble Monteiro |
| 18 | Dario Spikic |
| 7 | Diogo Bezerra |
FC Famalicao (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Lazar Carevic (GK) |
| 3 | Leonardo Realpe |
| 55 | Ibrahima Ba |
| 5 | Rafa |
| 17 | Rodrigo Pinheiro |
| 6 | Tommie van de Looi |
| 14 | Mathias De Amorim |
| 80 | Pedro Santos |
| 9 | Umar Abubakar |
| 7 | Sorriso |
| 23 | Gil Dias |
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