Rio Ave 0-2 Porto: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 2 · Saturday 15 August 2026 · Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde · referee M. Monteiro Fonseca · full time
Full time: Rio Ave 0-2 Porto
Porto beat Rio Ave 2-0 in Liga Portugal Matchday 2 on Saturday 15 August 2026 at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. The goals: Nehuén Pérez 11', Borja Sainz 82'.
How Porto won it
The opening goal came in the 11th minute: Nehuén Pérez for Porto, set up by Gabri Veiga. Borja Sainz made it 0-2 to Porto in the 82nd minute, set up by In-beom Hwang.
It was 0-1 at half-time.
Rio Ave: S. Silaidopoulos, 4-3-3 · Porto: F. Farioli, 4-3-3.
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 1.99 for Rio Ave and 0.78 for Porto.
Rio Ave scored about 2.0 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Porto made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.2 goals.
Rio Ave created the better chances, 1.99 xG to 0.78, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Rio Ave had 1 shot on target, Porto 6.
Porto had 52% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
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.
Porto came into it with 9 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 2.3 and conceding 0.4 a match, with 2.20 expected goals for and 0.94 against, and had won 100% of their matches.
Rio Ave vs Porto: the match in numbers
| Rio Ave | Match statistics | Porto |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Ball possession | 52% |
| 1.99 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.78 |
| 13 | Total shots | 14 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 0 | Big chances | 4 |
| 407 | Total passes | 441 |
| 83% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 6 | Corners | 6 |
| 1 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 13 | Tackles | 11 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Nehuén Pérez (Porto), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Rio Ave
- Tamás Nikitscher 7.3
- Tamble Monteiro 7.1
- Jalen Blesa 7.0
- Diogo Bezerra 7.0
- Diogo Nascimento 6.9
Porto
- Nehuén Pérez 7.6 1 goal
- Jan Bednarek 7.5
- Gabri Veiga 7.5 1 assist
- Jakub Kiwior 7.4
- Borja Sainz 7.1 1 goal
The lowest-rated starter was R. Galčík at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Rio Ave: Rio Ave vs Famalicão Sunday 25 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
- Porto: Porto vs Estoril Saturday 31 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
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Questions about Rio Ave vs Porto
What was the score in Rio Ave vs Porto?
Rio Ave 0-2 Porto (half-time 0-1), Liga Portugal, Saturday 15 August 2026.
Who scored in Rio Ave vs Porto?
Nehuén Pérez 11', Borja Sainz 82'.
Did Moneyball predict Rio Ave vs Porto 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 Rio Ave vs Porto?
Nehuén Pérez, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Rio Ave vs Porto?
M. Monteiro Fonseca.
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