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Match preview · Liga Portugal

Rio Ave – Vitória SC

Rio Ave 16th in Liga Portugal Home 0.85 projected goals by the model
Vitória SC 14th in Liga Portugal Away 1.56 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
0.85 1.56
Rio Ave Vitória SC
Rio Ave
18%
Draw
29%
Vitória SC
53%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Rio Ave Draw Vitória SC
Fair odds 5.70 3.40 1.89
Total goals
2.41
Over 2.5 goals
44%
Both teams to score
51%
Data coverage · full

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Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Vitória SC

53% Vitória SC to win

Attack
4th vs 18th
Vitória SC attack v Rio Ave defence
Defence
6th vs 17th
Vitória SC defence v Rio Ave attack
Recent xG form
+0.87 vs -1.36
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
0.85 – 1.56
Rio Ave v Vitória SC
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: Rio Ave and Vitória SC compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Rio Ave Vitória SC
xG / match 0.54 · 18th (better) 1.77 · 4th
xGA / match 1.92 · 18th (better) 0.77 · 4th
xGD / match -1.38 · 18th (better) +0.99 · 4th
xPts / match 0.46 · 18th (better) 1.96 · 4th
Last 6 xGD / match -1.36 (better) +0.87

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.

Vitória SC clean sheet
40%
Vitória SC 2+ goals
48%
Under 2.5 goals
56%
Both teams to score: no
49%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
15.2%
0:1
11.8%
0:2
11.2%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Rio Ave sample
20 matches
Vitória SC sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Rio Ave
3 matches
Away xG sample · Vitória SC
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

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.