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Match preview · Liga Portugal

FC Porto – Rio Ave

FC Porto 1st in Liga Portugal Home 1.99 projected goals by the model
Rio Ave 16th in Liga Portugal Away 0.68 projected goals by the model

Model updated 6 October, 18:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.99 0.68
FC Porto Rio Ave
FC Porto
69%
Draw
22%
Rio Ave
9%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
FC Porto Draw Rio Ave
Fair odds 1.46 4.48 11.15
Total goals
2.67
Over 2.5 goals
51%
Both teams to score
47%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans FC Porto

69% FC Porto to win

Attack
3rd vs 18th
FC Porto attack v Rio Ave defence
Defence
5th vs 17th
FC Porto defence v Rio Ave attack
Recent xG form
+1.34 vs -1.36
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.99 – 0.68
FC Porto v Rio Ave
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: FC Porto and Rio Ave compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading FC Porto Rio Ave
xG / match (better) 2.26 · 2nd 0.54 · 18th
xGA / match (better) 0.98 · 7th 1.92 · 18th
xGD / match (better) +1.28 · 2nd -1.38 · 18th
xPts / match (better) 2.22 · 2nd 0.46 · 18th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.34 -1.36

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 38% of the model's distribution.

FC Porto clean sheet
48%
FC Porto 2+ goals
61%
Under 2.5 goals
49%
Both teams to score: no
53%

Most likely scorelines

2:0
14.2%
1:0
11.8%
1:1
11.6%
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Match result

FC Porto to win
68.7% 1.46 —
Draw
22.3% 4.48 —
Rio Ave to win
9.0% 11.15 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
78.3% 1.28 —
Under 1.5 goals
21.7% 4.60 —
Over 2.5 goals
51.1% 1.96 —
Under 2.5 goals
48.9% 2.05 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
47.0% 2.13 —
Both teams not to score
53.0% 1.89 —

Team goals — FC Porto

FC Porto to score
88.5% 1.13 —
FC Porto not to score
11.5% 8.67 —
FC Porto 2+ goals
61.4% 1.63 —
FC Porto at most 1 goal
38.6% 2.59 —

Team goals — Rio Ave

Rio Ave to score
51.6% 1.94 —
Rio Ave not to score
48.4% 2.07 —
Rio Ave 2+ goals
13.8% 7.25 —
Rio Ave at most 1 goal
86.2% 1.16 —

Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
FC Porto sample
20 matches
Rio Ave sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · FC Porto
4 matches
Away xG sample · Rio Ave
4 matches
Computed
Tuesday, 06/10/2026 at 18:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.