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FC Porto vs Rio Ave – Lineups & Match Details

FC Porto beat Rio Ave 1-0. Goals: Victor Mow Froholdt (22'). FC Porto had 55% possession against Rio Ave's 45%. Shots on target: 3-1.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 23

Sunday, 22 February 2026

FC PortoFC Porto

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Rio AveRio Ave

Referee: David Rafael Oliveira da Silva, Portugal

Lineups

FC PortoFC Porto4-3-3
D. Costa99D. CostaG
A. Costa20A. CostaD
J. Bednarek5J. BednarekD
P. Rosario13P. RosarioD
Zaidu12ZaiduD
V. Froholdt8V. FroholdtM
A. Varela22A. VarelaM
G. Veiga10G. VeigaM
Pepê11PepêF
D. Gul27D. GulF
O. Pietuszewski77O. PietuszewskiF

Substitutes

14Claudio RamosG
7William GomesF
17B. SainzF
21D. PrpicD
29T. MoffiF
42S. FofanaM
73G. BrasD
74F. MouraD
86R. MoraM
Rio AveRio Ave4-2-3-1
E. van der Gouw99E. van der GouwG
M. Vrousai17M. VrousaiD
J. Brabec32J. BrabecD
Gustavo Mancha39Gustavo ManchaD
O. Richards77O. RichardsD
T. Nikitscher44T. NikitscherM
A. Ntoi5A. NtoiM
Diogo Bezerra7Diogo Bezerra
O. Pohlmann80O. PohlmannM
D. Spikic18D. SpikicM
J. Blesa11J. BlesaF

Substitutes

22K. ChamorroG
6N. AbbeyD
8Ryan GuilhermeM
14K. ZoabiF
19A. PapakanellosM
20J. TomeD
21J. GracaM
23F. PetrassoD
54G. LiavasM

Match Events

22'G

Victor Mow Froholdt

Assist: O. Pietuszewski

65'S

O. Pietuszewski

Substitution 1

65'S

Gabri Veiga

Substitution 2

65'S

D. Špikić

Substitution 1

65'S

Ole Pohlmann

Substitution 2

75'S

Pepê Aquino

Substitution 3

75'S

D. Gül

Substitution 4

83'S

T. Nikitscher

Substitution 3

83'S

M. Vrousai

Substitution 4

85'S

Victor Mow Froholdt

Substitution 5

88'S

A. Ntoi

Substitution 5

90'+7Y

A. Varela

90'+2Y

Alberto Baio

90'+6Y

K. Zoabi

90'+2Y

O. Richards

90'+2Y

João Graça

Statistics

FC Porto
55%45%
Rio Ave
1.96Expected Goals (xG)0.24
16Total Shots6
3Shots on Target1
10Corners1
14Fouls16
2Offsides0
86Pass Accuracy (%)80
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

FC Porto host Rio Ave on Sunday, 22 February 2026 at Estádio Do Dragão. The kick-off time is 20:30 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. FC Porto go into the match 1st in the table; Rio Ave sit 13th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

FC Porto have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Rio Ave have collected 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses over the same span. Recent run: 5 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 19 Sept 2025: FC Porto 3-0 Rio Ave; 3 Feb 2025: FC Porto 2-2 Rio Ave; 24 Aug 2024: FC Porto 2-0 Rio Ave. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

FC Porto beat Rio Ave 1-0. FC Porto scored through Victor Mow Froholdt 22'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 22 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

FC Porto held 55% of the ball against 45% for Rio Ave. Shots on target finished 3-1. Expected goals read 1.96 for FC Porto, 0.24 for Rio Ave.

Verdict

The win nudges FC Porto forward and leaves Rio Ave with work to do. FC Porto sat 1st and Rio Ave 13th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.