Rio Ave are averaging 0.8 goals per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 2.4 total goals on average. That puts them 11th of 18 for team goals scored per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player goal-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Santa Clara, and a full match-by-match log.
Jalen Blesa leads with 2 goals across 9 qualifying appearances (0.22/g, 22% hit rate). The goal-rate table below ranks every Rio Ave player by goals per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes) and six-game form.
Rio Ave are averaging 0.8 goals per game over 10 games and concede 1.6 for a match-total of 2.4. That ranks 11th of 18 for team goals scored. They're generating 9.3 shots/g from 7.1 key passes/g.
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Goals matchup blends our attackers' scoring rate (50%) with the opposition's goals conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Santa Clara, the page weights each Rio Ave attacker against the opposition's last-season goals-conceded rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Rio Ave fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027.
Rio Ave are currently finishing at 28% — that's the share of their shots on target that beat the keeper. Above-average finishing without a matching xG signal usually regresses; pair this with shots/g and key passes/g to read whether the goals trend is sustainable.
| Player | Position | Apps | Goals | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Pohlmann | midfielder | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Jalen Blesa | attacker | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Andreas Ntoi | defender | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Tamble Monteiro | attacker | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Tamás Nikitscher | midfielder | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Diogo Bezerra | attacker | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Gustavo Mancha | defender | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nelson Abbey | defender | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Dario Spikic | attacker | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Marios Vrousai | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jakub Brabec | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ennio Van Der Gouw | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Francisco Petrasso | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ryan | midfielder | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Cezary Miszta | goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Georgios Liavas | midfielder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| João Tomé | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| R. Galčík | attacker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Diogo Nascimento | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Antonis Papakanellos | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Omar Richards | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Malik Sellouki | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team goals | Opposition goals | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | Sporting CP | Home | 0-4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Estoril | Away | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Tamble Monteiro (1) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Porto | Home | 0-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Gil Vicente | Away | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 May 2026 | Casa Pia | Away | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jalen Blesa (1) |
| 11 May 2026 | Sporting CP | Home | 1-4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Diogo Bezerra (1) |
| 3 May 2026 | Gil Vicente | Home | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Vitória Guimarães | Away | 2-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | AVS | Home | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Andreas Ntoi (1) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Santa Clara | Away | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Tamás Nikitscher (1) |