Rio Ave are averaging 2.9 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 7.9 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 Santa Clara, and a full match-by-match log.
Jalen Blesa leads with 8 shots on target across 9 qualifying appearances (0.89/g, 67% 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.
Rio Ave are averaging 2.9 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 5 for a match-total of 7.9. That ranks 13th of 18 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 9.3 shots per game and create 7.1 key passes per game.
SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Santa Clara, the page weights each Rio Ave attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.
Rio Ave take 9.3 shots per game and put 2.9 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.
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.
Rio Ave are currently converting 28% 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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots on target | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Blesa | attacker | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 67% |
| Tamble Monteiro | attacker | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 56% |
| Ole Pohlmann | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 50% |
| Diogo Bezerra | attacker | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | 40% |
| Andreas Ntoi | defender | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 29% |
| Dario Spikic | attacker | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 25% |
| Tamás Nikitscher | midfielder | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 22% |
| Gustavo Mancha | defender | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Nelson Abbey | defender | 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 shots on target | Opposition shots on target | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | Sporting CP | Home | 0-4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Estoril | Away | 0-2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | Tamble Monteiro (1) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Porto | Home | 0-2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Tamble Monteiro (1) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Gil Vicente | Away | 1-0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Jalen Blesa (1) |
| 16 May 2026 | Casa Pia | Away | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | Andreas Ntoi (1) |
| 11 May 2026 | Sporting CP | Home | 1-4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | Tamble Monteiro (2) |
| 3 May 2026 | Gil Vicente | Home | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Jalen Blesa (2) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Vitória Guimarães | Away | 2-0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | Jalen Blesa (1) |
| 17 Apr 2026 | AVS | Home | 2-2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | Jalen Blesa (2) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Santa Clara | Away | 0-2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | Diogo Bezerra (1) |