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Match preview · Liga Portugal

Vitória SC – Rio Ave

Vitória SC 14th in Liga Portugal Home 1.93 projected goals by the model
Rio Ave 16th in Liga Portugal Away 0.69 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
1.93 0.69
Vitória SC Rio Ave
Vitória SC
67%
Draw
23%
Rio Ave
10%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Vitória SC Draw Rio Ave
Fair odds 1.49 4.30 10.30
Total goals
2.62
Over 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams to score
47%
Data coverage · full

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The model's case

Why the model leans Vitória SC

67% 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
1.93 – 0.69
Vitória SC v Rio Ave
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Team comparison

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

Overview: Vitória SC and Rio Ave compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Vitória SC Rio Ave
xG / match (better) 1.77 · 4th 0.54 · 18th
xGA / match (better) 0.77 · 4th 1.92 · 18th
xGD / match (better) +0.99 · 4th -1.38 · 18th
xPts / match (better) 1.96 · 4th 0.46 · 18th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.87 -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.

Vitória SC clean sheet
48%
Vitória SC 2+ goals
60%
Under 2.5 goals
50%
Both teams to score: no
53%

Most likely scorelines

2:0
14.0%
1:1
12.1%
1:0
12.0%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Vitória SC sample
20 matches
Rio Ave sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Vitória SC
4 matches
Away xG sample · Rio Ave
4 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.