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GIL Vicente vs Rio Ave – Lineups & Match Details

GIL Vicente and Rio Ave drew 2-2. Goals: Murilo (39'), André Luiz (41'), Espigares (66' o.g.), Pablo (90'). GIL Vicente had 54% possession against Rio Ave's 46%. Shots on target: 5-2.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 15

Saturday, 20 December 2025

GIL VicenteGIL Vicente

2 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

Rio AveRio Ave

Referee: Diogo Rosa, Portugal

Lineups

GIL VicenteGIL Vicente4-2-3-1
A. da Silva Ventura42A. da Silva VenturaG
Ze Carlos2Ze CarlosD
M. Elimbi4M. ElimbiD
A. Espigares48A. EspigaresD
S. Hevertton20S. HeverttonD
F. Caseres5F. CaseresM
L. Esteves10L. EstevesM
Murilo de Souza77Murilo de SouzaM
S. Garcia95S. GarciaM
J. Fernandes11J. FernandesM
G. Varela89G. VarelaF

Substitutes

99Figueira DanielG
6Ze CarlosM
7T. ToureF
9PabloF
17BermejoF
28D. PereiraM
29Carlos EduardoF
32M. FernandezM
80R. RodriguesM
Rio AveRio Ave3-4-3
C. Miszta1C. MisztaG
F. Petrasso23F. PetrassoD
J. Brabec32J. BrabecD
J. Panzo4J. PanzoD
J. Tome20J. TomeM
A. Ntoi5A. NtoiM
B. Aguilera Zamora10B. Aguilera ZamoraM
N. Athanasiou3N. AthanasiouM
Andre Luiz11Andre LuizF
Clayton9ClaytonF
O. Pohlmann80O. PohlmannF

Substitutes

29A. PastorG
2E. da Silva MoreiraF
6N. AbbeyD
14K. ZoabiF
18D. SpikicF
19A. PapakanellosM
44T. NikitscherM
54G. LiavasM
63J. LombotoD

Match Events

39'G

Murilo

Assist: Gustavo Varela

41'G

André Luiz

54'Y

Joelson Fernandes

58'S

Murilo

Substitution 1

58'S

Gustavo Varela

Substitution 2

66'OG

Espigares

74'S

Ole Pohlmann

Substitution 1

75'S

Joelson Fernandes

Substitution 3

79'Y

J. Panzo

83'S

Luís Esteves

Substitution 4

83'S

Zé Carlos

Substitution 5

83'S

N. Athanasiou

Substitution 2

83'S

A. Ntoi

Substitution 3

90'+5Y

Rodrigo Rodrigues

90'+1Y

Hevertton Santos

90'+11Y

C. Miszta

90'+9Y

T. Nikitscher

90'+7Y

T. Nikitscher

90'+1Y

Clayton

90'+9R

T. Nikitscher

90'+1S

Clayton

Substitution 4

90'G

Pablo

Statistics

GIL Vicente
54%46%
Rio Ave
1.25Expected Goals (xG)0.27
23Total Shots3
5Shots on Target2
10Corners1
16Fouls16
1Offsides2
85Pass Accuracy (%)79
3Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards1
Match preview

GIL Vicente host Rio Ave on Saturday, 20 December 2025 at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. The kick-off time is 18:00 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. GIL Vicente go into the match 6th in the table; Rio Ave sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

GIL Vicente have taken 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 draws in a row. Rio Ave have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 16 May 2025: GIL Vicente 1-1 Rio Ave; 6 Jan 2025: GIL Vicente 1-1 Rio Ave; 6 Apr 2024: GIL Vicente 0-3 Rio Ave. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

GIL Vicente and Rio Ave drew 2-2. GIL Vicente scored through Murilo 39', Pablo 90'. Rio Ave replied with André Luiz 41', Espigares 66' (o.g.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

GIL Vicente held 54% of the ball against 46% for Rio Ave. Shots on target finished 5-2. Expected goals read 1.25 for GIL Vicente, 0.27 for Rio Ave.

Verdict

The 2-2 draw gives both clubs a single point. GIL Vicente sat 6th and Rio Ave 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.