Rio Ave Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027

Rio Ave Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Rio Ave are averaging 2.6 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 8 total SOT on average. That puts them 13th of 18 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Nacional, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Rio Ave players hit the most shots on target?

Jalen Blesa leads with 7 shots on target across 10 qualifying appearances (0.7/g, 60% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Rio Ave player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Rio Ave's SOT profile look this season?

Rio Ave are averaging 2.6 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 5.4 for a match-total of 8. That ranks 13th of 18 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 8.6 shots per game and create 6.4 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Nacional, the page weights each Rio Ave attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Rio Ave take 8.6 shots per game and put 2.6 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Rio Ave fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Rio Ave are currently converting 27% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Rio Ave player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Jalen Blesa	attacker	10	7	0.7	60%
Diogo Bezerra	attacker	10	6	0.6	40%
Tamble Monteiro	attacker	10	5	0.5	40%
R. Galčík	attacker	6	2	0.33	33%
Malik Sellouki	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Marios Vrousai	defender	6	1	0.17	17%
Andreas Ntoi	defender	7	1	0.14	14%
Francisco Petrasso	defender	9	1	0.11	11%
Tamás Nikitscher	midfielder	10	1	0.1	10%
Gustavo Mancha	defender	7	0	0	0%
Ennio Van Der Gouw	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Nelson Abbey	defender	6	0	0	0%
Dario Spikic	attacker	6	0	0	0%
Georgios Liavas	midfielder	5	0	0	0%
João Tomé	defender	4	0	0	0%
Ryan	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Jakub Brabec	defender	3	0	0	0%
Pedro Amaral	defender	3	0	0	0%
Sebastian Clemmensen	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Diogo Nascimento	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Cezary Miszta	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Simón García	defender	2	0	0	0%
Miguel Almeida Patrício	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Ole Pohlmann	midfielder	1	0	0	0%
Antonis Papakanellos	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Rio Ave shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
19 Sep 2026	Liga Portugal	Alverca	Away	1-0	3	6	9	Tamble Monteiro (1)
14 Sep 2026	Liga Portugal	Estrela Amadora	Home	3-3	6	6	12	Diogo Bezerra (3)
6 Sep 2026	Liga Portugal	Santa Clara	Away	4-0	3	6	9	Diogo Bezerra (1)
28 Aug 2026	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	Home	0-4	0	7	7
22 Aug 2026	Liga Portugal	Estoril	Away	0-2	3	6	9	Tamble Monteiro (1)
15 Aug 2026	Liga Portugal	Porto	Home	0-2	1	6	7	Tamble Monteiro (1)
9 Aug 2026	Liga Portugal	Gil Vicente	Away	1-0	2	5	7	Jalen Blesa (1)
16 May 2026	Liga Portugal	Casa Pia	Away	1-1	3	5	8	Andreas Ntoi (1)
11 May 2026	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	Home	1-4	3	5	8	Tamble Monteiro (2)
3 May 2026	Liga Portugal	Gil Vicente	Home	0-0	2	2	4	Jalen Blesa (2)

Rio Ave shots on target 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 2.6
Shots on target against per game: 5.4
Match total shots on target per game: 8
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 8 of 18

Rio Ave Shots on target for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	2.4	40%	20%	20%	20%	0%
Away	5	2.8	80%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	2.6	60%	10%	10%	10%	0%

Rio Ave Shots on target against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	5	5.2	80%	80%	80%	60%	20%
Away	5	5.6	100%	100%	100%	60%	0%
Overall	10	5.4	90%	90%	90%	60%	10%

Rio Ave Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	5	7.6	80%	40%	20%	20%	20%
Away	5	8.4	100%	80%	60%	0%	0%
Overall	10	8	90%	60%	40%	10%	10%

Rio Ave Team shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	2.6	2.4	2.8
Total shots / match	8.6	12	5.2
Share of shots on target	30%	20%	54%
Goals per shot on target	27%	33%	21%
Shots on target per goal	3.7	3	4.7
Shots on target over 2.5	60%	40%	80%
Shots on target over 3.5	10%	20%	0%
Shots on target over 4.5	10%	20%	0%
Shots on target over 5.5	10%	20%	0%
Shots on target over 6.5	0%	0%	0%

Rio Ave Shots on target against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	5.4	5.2	5.6
Shots on target against over 2.5	90%	80%	100%
Shots on target against over 3.5	90%	80%	100%
Shots on target against over 4.5	90%	80%	100%
Shots on target against over 5.5	60%	60%	60%
Shots on target against over 6.5	10%	20%	0%

Rio Ave Match shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	8	7.6	8.4
Match shots on target over 6.5	90%	80%	100%
Match shots on target over 7.5	60%	40%	80%
Match shots on target over 8.5	40%	20%	60%
Match shots on target over 9.5	10%	20%	0%
Match shots on target over 10.5	10%	20%	0%

Rio Ave 1st-half shots on target for 2026/2027 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	1.33	33%	33%	0%
Away	3	1.33	33%	0%	0%
Overall	6	1.33	33%	17%	0%

Rio Ave 1st-half shots on target against 2026/2027 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	1.33	33%	0%	0%
Away	3	1.33	33%	33%	0%
Overall	6	1.33	33%	17%	0%

Rio Ave 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	3	2.67	33%	33%	0%	0%
Away	3	2.67	33%	33%	33%	0%
Overall	6	2.67	33%	33%	17%	0%

Rio Ave shots on target match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Liga Portugal	Alverca (A)	1-0	3	6	9	-
14 Sep	Liga Portugal	Estrela (H)	3-3	6	6	12	-
6 Sep	Liga Portugal	Santa Clara (A)	4-0	3	6	9	-
28 Aug	Liga Portugal	Sporting (H)	0-4	0	7	7	-
22 Aug	Liga Portugal	Estoril (A)	0-2	3	6	9	2
15 Aug	Liga Portugal	Porto (H)	0-2	1	6	7	2
9 Aug	Liga Portugal	Gil Vicente (A)	1-0	2	5	7	1
16 May	Liga Portugal	Casa Pia (A)	1-1	3	5	8	5
11 May	Liga Portugal	Sporting (H)	1-4	3	5	8	4
3 May	Liga Portugal	Gil Vicente (H)	0-0	2	2	4	2

Liga Portugal shots on target table 2026/2027: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Benfica	7	7.14	2.43	9.57	57%
2	Estrela Amadora	7	4.43	5	9.43	71%
3	Nacional	7	2.86	6.14	9	71%
4	Porto	7	6.29	2.57	8.86	71%
5	Alverca	7	4	4.71	8.71	71%
6	Arouca	7	3.86	4.86	8.71	57%
7	Estoril	7	4.43	4.14	8.57	57%
8	Rio Ave	7	2.57	6	8.57	57%
9	Sporting CP	7	5.86	2.57	8.43	43%
10	Academico Viseu	7	3.14	5.29	8.43	43%
11	Marítimo	7	3.14	5.29	8.43	29%
12	Casa Pia	7	2.71	5.57	8.29	43%
13	Moreirense	7	2.86	5.29	8.14	29%
14	Vitória Guimarães	7	4.71	2.71	7.43	29%
15	Sporting Braga	6	4.33	2.33	6.67	17%
16	Famalicão	7	3.43	3.14	6.57	14%
17	Gil Vicente	6	3.83	2.33	6.17	0%
18	Santa Clara	7	3.71	2.43	6.14	43%

Rio Ave shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	15	1.93	6.2	8.13	47%
Vs top half	23	2.61	5.83	8.43	48%
Vs bottom half	18	4.94	4.61	9.56	67%
Vs bottom six	13	5.31	4.31	9.62	62%

Rio Ave shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Liga Portugal	2026/2027	7	2.57	6	8.57	57%
Liga Portugal	2025/2026	34	3.85	5.15	9	56%
Liga Portugal	2024/2025	34	3.76	5.03	8.79	47%

Rio Ave next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 11 Oct 14:30	Nacional (home)	9	2.86	6.14	8.67	2	6.67
Sun 25 Oct 18:00	Famalicão (home)	6.57	3.43	3.14	7.25	4.25	3
Sun 1 Nov 18:00	Ac. Viseu (away)	8.43	3.14	5.29	6.33	2	4.33

Rio Ave players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Jalen Blesa	attacker	4	7	57%
2	Tamble Monteiro	attacker	3	7	43%
3	Diogo Bezerra	attacker	2	7	29%
4	Marios Vrousai	defender	2	7	29%
5	R. Galčík	attacker	2	7	29%

Rio Ave players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Diogo Bezerra	attacker	1	7	14%

Rio Ave players with the most games of 3+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Diogo Bezerra	attacker	1	7	14%

Nacional shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Liga Portugal	Famalicão (H)	0-4	3	7	10	-
12 Sep	Liga Portugal	Alverca (H)	1-3	3	7	10	-
5 Sep	Liga Portugal	Sporting (A)	2-0	2	8	10	-
30 Aug	Liga Portugal	Estrela (H)	2-3	5	4	9	-
23 Aug	Liga Portugal	Vitória SC (A)	1-0	0	5	5	4
16 Aug	Liga Portugal	Estoril (H)	2-0	3	5	8	5
10 Aug	Liga Portugal	Santa Clara (A)	2-2	4	7	11	9
16 May	Liga Portugal	Vitória SC (H)	2-0	3	4	7	2
11 May	Liga Portugal	Santa Clara (A)	2-0	1	2	3	2
2 May	Liga Portugal	AVS (H)	1-2	6	3	9	5