Gil Vicente 1-0 Rio Ave: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 1 · Sunday 9 August 2026 · Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos · referee G. Fernandes Correia · full time
Full time: Gil Vicente 1-0 Rio Ave
Gil Vicente won 1-0 at home to Rio Ave in Liga Portugal Matchday 1 on Sunday 9 August 2026. The goals: Héctor Hernández 87'.
How Gil Vicente won it
Gil Vicente struck first through Héctor Hernández from the penalty spot in the 87th minute. A late goal, and the one that decided the result.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
Andreas Ntoi of Rio Ave was sent off in the 47th minute. The referee, G. Fernandes Correia, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to Gil Vicente and 3 to Rio Ave.
Gil Vicente: L. Correia Pinto, 4-2-3-1 · Rio Ave: S. Silaidopoulos, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.15 for Gil Vicente and 1.63 for Rio Ave.
Rio Ave left about 1.6 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Rio Ave created the better chances, 1.63 xG to 0.15, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Gil Vicente had 5 shots on target, Rio Ave 2.
Gil Vicente had 63% of the ball and turned it into the win.
A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Gil Vicente came into it with 9 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 0.9 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.36 expected goals for and 0.97 against, and had won 44% of their matches.
Rio Ave came into it with 8 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 2.1 a match, with 0.77 expected goals for and 1.86 against, and had won 25% of their matches.
Gil Vicente vs Rio Ave: the match in numbers
| Gil Vicente | Match statistics | Rio Ave |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Ball possession | 37% |
| 0.15 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.63 |
| 13 | Total shots | 6 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 3 | Big chances | 1 |
| 487 | Total passes | 285 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 79% |
| 5 | Corners | 2 |
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 16 | Tackles | 17 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Ricardo Esgaio (Gil Vicente), rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Gil Vicente
- Ricardo Esgaio 7.5
- Héctor Hernández 7.2 1 goal
- Tidjany Chabrol Touré 7.1
- Buatu 7.1
- Lucão 7.0
Rio Ave
- Ennio Van Der Gouw 7.3
- Georgios Liavas 6.8
- Tamble Monteiro 6.8
- Jalen Blesa 6.7
- Francisco Petrasso 6.7
The lowest-rated starter was Andreas Ntoi at 5.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Gil Vicente: Gil Vicente vs Vitória Guimarães Monday 2 November 2026 · Liga Portugal
- Rio Ave: Rio Ave vs Famalicão Sunday 25 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
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Questions about Gil Vicente vs Rio Ave
What was the score in Gil Vicente vs Rio Ave?
Gil Vicente 1-0 Rio Ave (half-time 0-0), Liga Portugal, Sunday 9 August 2026.
Who scored in Gil Vicente vs Rio Ave?
Héctor Hernández 87'.
Did Moneyball predict Gil Vicente vs Rio Ave correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Gil Vicente vs Rio Ave?
Ricardo Esgaio, rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Gil Vicente vs Rio Ave?
G. Fernandes Correia.
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