Rio Ave vs Moreirense 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 5': Tamble Monteiro (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Moreirense 1. Rodri Alonso (Moreirense) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kiko Bondoso.
- 41': Kiko (Moreirense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Goal! Rio Ave 1, Moreirense 1. Jalen Blesa (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Ntoi.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Rio Ave 1, Moreirense 1.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +36 | FC Porto | 22 | 59 | 1 |
| +44 | Sporting CP | 22 | 55 | 1 |
| +33 | Benfica | 22 | 52 | 0 |
| +15 | Gil Vicente | 22 | 40 | 4 |
Statistics
 MFC |
RAFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 42.9 | POSSESSION | 57.1 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 166 | Accurate Passes | 222 |
| 207 | Passes | 268 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 2 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 24 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 11 | Accurate Long Balls | 10 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 6 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 22 | Clearances | 6 |
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 |
Moreirense (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | André Ferreira (GK) |
| 26 | Jobson Maracás |
| 66 | Gilberto Batista |
| 27 | Kiko |
| 76 | Dinis Pinto |
| 11 | Alan |
| 8 | Mateja Stjepanovic |
| 21 | Rodri Alonso |
| 99 | Yan Maranhão |
| 10 | Kiko Bondoso |
| 2 | Diogo Travassos |
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