Rio Ave Shots Stats 2026/2027

Rio Ave Shots Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Rio Ave are averaging 7.9 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 24.5 total shots on average. That puts them 14th of 18 for team shots per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Famalicão, and a full match-by-match log.

Rio Ave Shots Questions

Which Rio Ave players take the most shots?

Diogo Bezerra leads with 12 shots across 10 qualifying appearances (1.2/g, 80% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Rio Ave player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

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

Rio Ave are averaging 7.9 shots per game over 10 games and concede 16.6 for a match-total of 24.5. That ranks 14th of 18 for team shots in their primary competition.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

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

Where do these shot 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.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

Rio Ave player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
Diogo Bezerra	attacker	10	12	1.2	80%
Jalen Blesa	attacker	10	12	1.2	80%
Miguel Almeida Patrício	midfielder	3	4	1.33	67%
Dario Spikic	attacker	5	6	1.2	60%
Malik Sellouki	midfielder	5	5	1	60%
R. Galčík	attacker	7	5	0.71	57%
Tamble Monteiro	attacker	9	10	1.11	56%
Marios Vrousai	defender	6	3	0.5	50%
Sebastian Clemmensen	attacker	4	3	0.75	50%
Simón García	defender	2	1	0.5	50%
Tamás Nikitscher	midfielder	9	4	0.44	44%
Andreas Ntoi	defender	8	5	0.63	38%
Francisco Petrasso	defender	9	2	0.22	22%
João Tomé	defender	5	1	0.2	20%
Georgios Liavas	midfielder	6	2	0.33	17%
Gustavo Mancha	defender	7	0	0	0%
Ennio Van Der Gouw	goalkeeper	7	0	0	0%
Nelson Abbey	defender	5	0	0	0%
Jakub Brabec	defender	3	0	0	0%
Pedro Amaral	defender	3	0	0	0%
Diogo Nascimento	midfielder	3	0	0	0%
Ryan	midfielder	2	0	0	0%
Vítor Hugo	goalkeeper	2	0	0	0%
Cezary Miszta	goalkeeper	1	0	0	0%
Antonis Papakanellos	midfielder	1	0	0	0%

Rio Ave shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
11 Oct 2026	Liga Portugal	Nacional	Home	3-2	11	12	23	Miguel Almeida Patrício (3)
19 Sep 2026	Liga Portugal	Alverca	Away	1-0	6	23	29	R. Galčík (2)
14 Sep 2026	Liga Portugal	Estrela Amadora	Home	3-3	11	20	31	Diogo Bezerra (3)
6 Sep 2026	Liga Portugal	Santa Clara	Away	4-0	5	16	21	Malik Sellouki (3)
28 Aug 2026	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	Home	0-4	6	14	20	Dario Spikic (2)
22 Aug 2026	Liga Portugal	Estoril	Away	0-2	3	18	21	Tamble Monteiro (1)
15 Aug 2026	Liga Portugal	Porto	Home	0-2	13	14	27	Tamble Monteiro (3)
9 Aug 2026	Liga Portugal	Gil Vicente	Away	1-0	6	13	19	Diogo Bezerra (3)
16 May 2026	Liga Portugal	Casa Pia	Away	1-1	6	20	26	Andreas Ntoi (3)
11 May 2026	Liga Portugal	Sporting CP	Home	1-4	12	16	28	Tamble Monteiro (4)

Rio Ave shots 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 7.9
Shots against per game: 16.6
Match total shots per game: 24.5
Games: 10
League rank for match shots: 12 of 18

Rio Ave Shots for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	5	10.6	80%	80%	20%	0%	0%
Away	5	5.2	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	10	7.9	40%	40%	10%	0%	0%

Rio Ave Shots against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	5	15.2	100%	100%	80%	40%	20%
Away	5	18	100%	100%	100%	80%	60%
Overall	10	16.6	100%	100%	90%	60%	40%

Rio Ave Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	5	25.8	100%	80%	80%	60%	60%
Away	5	23.2	100%	80%	40%	40%	20%
Overall	10	24.5	100%	80%	60%	50%	40%

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

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	7.9	10.6	5.2
Shots on target / match	3.1	3.4	2.8
Shots off target / match	4.8	7.2	2.4
Shot conversion	13%	13%	12%
Shots per goal	7.9	7.6	8.7
Shots on target per goal	3.1	2.4	4.7
Shots over 8.5	40%	80%	0%
Shots over 10.5	40%	80%	0%
Shots over 12.5	10%	20%	0%
Shots over 14.5	0%	0%	0%
Shots over 16.5	0%	0%	0%

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

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	16.6	15.2	18
Shots against over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Shots against over 10.5	100%	100%	100%
Shots against over 12.5	90%	80%	100%
Shots against over 14.5	60%	40%	80%
Shots against over 16.5	40%	20%	60%

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

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	24.5	25.8	23.2
Match shots over 18.5	100%	100%	100%
Match shots over 20.5	80%	80%	80%
Match shots over 22.5	60%	80%	40%
Match shots over 24.5	50%	60%	40%
Match shots over 26.5	40%	60%	20%

Rio Ave 1st-half shots for 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	2	7.5	100%	100%	50%
Away	3	2.67	33%	0%	0%
Overall	5	4.6	60%	40%	20%

Rio Ave 1st-half shots against 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	2	6.5	100%	100%	0%
Away	3	5	67%	67%	0%
Overall	5	5.6	80%	80%	0%

Rio Ave 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 5 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	2	14	100%	100%	100%	50%
Away	3	7.67	67%	33%	0%	0%
Overall	5	10.2	80%	60%	40%	20%

Rio Ave shots match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
11 Oct	Liga Portugal	Nacional (H)	3-2	11	12	23	-
19 Sep	Liga Portugal	Alverca (A)	1-0	6	23	29	-
14 Sep	Liga Portugal	Estrela (H)	3-3	11	20	31	-
6 Sep	Liga Portugal	Santa Clara (A)	4-0	5	16	21	-
28 Aug	Liga Portugal	Sporting (H)	0-4	6	14	20	-
22 Aug	Liga Portugal	Estoril (A)	0-2	3	18	21	8
15 Aug	Liga Portugal	Porto (H)	0-2	13	14	27	13
9 Aug	Liga Portugal	Gil Vicente (A)	1-0	6	13	19	5
16 May	Liga Portugal	Casa Pia (A)	1-1	6	20	26	10
11 May	Liga Portugal	Sporting (H)	1-4	12	16	28	15

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

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
1	Benfica	8	19.63	7.63	27.25	75%
2	Academico Viseu	8	10	17.13	27.13	75%
3	Estoril	8	13	14	27	75%
4	Vitória Guimarães	8	17.75	9.13	26.88	75%
5	Porto	8	16.38	10.25	26.63	88%
6	Nacional	8	10.88	14.63	25.5	88%
7	Casa Pia	8	9.63	15.5	25.13	63%
8	Arouca	8	10.5	14.38	24.88	63%
9	Alverca	8	12.13	12.25	24.38	75%
10	Gil Vicente	7	13.86	10.14	24	43%
11	Marítimo	8	9.88	14.13	24	75%
12	Rio Ave	8	7.63	16.25	23.88	50%
13	Estrela Amadora	8	12.75	11	23.75	75%
14	Moreirense	8	7.88	15.5	23.38	50%
15	Famalicão	8	10	12.25	22.25	50%
16	Sporting CP	8	12.88	9.25	22.13	50%
17	Sporting Braga	7	12.86	8.71	21.57	29%
18	Santa Clara	8	13.25	7.75	21	13%

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

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	15	7.93	18	25.93	73%
Vs top half	23	8.7	16.78	25.48	74%
Vs bottom half	19	11.37	14.11	25.47	79%
Vs bottom six	14	11.5	13	24.5	71%

Rio Ave shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Liga Portugal	2026/2027	8	7.63	16.25	23.88	50%
Liga Portugal	2025/2026	34	10.44	15.41	25.85	82%
Liga Portugal	2024/2025	34	11	15.03	26.03	85%

Rio Ave next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 25 Oct 18:00	Famalicão (home)	22.25	10	12.25	23.25	10.25	13
Sun 1 Nov 18:00	Ac. Viseu (away)	27.13	10	17.13	23.75	11.25	12.5
Sun 8 Nov 20:30	Braga (home)	21.57	12.86	8.71	19.5	11.5	8

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Diogo Bezerra	attacker	6	8	75%
2	Jalen Blesa	attacker	6	8	75%
3	Marios Vrousai	defender	5	8	63%
4	Tamble Monteiro	attacker	5	8	63%
5	R. Galčík	attacker	4	8	50%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Diogo Bezerra	attacker	2	8	25%
2	Jalen Blesa	attacker	2	8	25%
3	Sebastian Clemmensen	attacker	1	4	25%
4	Dario Spikic	attacker	1	5	20%
5	Malik Sellouki	midfielder	1	5	20%

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

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Diogo Bezerra	attacker	2	8	25%
2	Malik Sellouki	midfielder	1	5	20%
3	Miguel Almeida Patrício	midfielder	1	5	20%
4	Tamble Monteiro	attacker	1	8	13%

Famalicão shots match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
12 Oct	Liga Portugal	Alverca (H)	1-4	13	14	27	-
19 Sep	Liga Portugal	Nacional (A)	0-4	12	12	24	-
13 Sep	Liga Portugal	Sporting (H)	1-1	5	16	21	-
5 Sep	Liga Portugal	Estrela (A)	2-2	14	14	28	-
30 Aug	Liga Portugal	Gil Vicente (H)	0-0	7	7	14	-
23 Aug	Liga Portugal	Santa Clara (A)	1-0	9	12	21	8
16 Aug	Liga Portugal	Marítimo (H)	1-2	14	9	23	10
7 Aug	Liga Portugal	Estoril (A)	1-1	6	14	20	15
16 May	Liga Portugal	Alverca (H)	1-0	11	7	18	11
11 May	Liga Portugal	Estrela (A)	0-0	15	4	19	9