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Rio Ave vs Estrela – Lineups & Match Details

Rio Ave beat Estrela 2-1. Goals: J. Blesa (27'), J. Blesa (48'), Rodrigo Pinho (65'). Rio Ave had 44% possession against Estrela's 56%. Shots on target: 6-3.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 26

Sunday, 15 March 2026

Rio AveRio Ave

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

EstrelaEstrela

Referee: Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo, Portugal

Lineups

Rio AveRio Ave4-2-3-1
E. van der Gouw99E. van der GouwG
M. Vrousai17M. VrousaiD
J. Brabec32J. BrabecD
Gustavo Mancha39Gustavo ManchaD
N. Abbey6N. AbbeyD
T. Nikitscher44T. NikitscherM
A. Ntoi5A. NtoiM
Diogo Bezerra7Diogo Bezerra
O. Pohlmann80O. PohlmannM
D. Spikic18D. SpikicM
J. Blesa11J. BlesaF

Substitutes

1C. MisztaG
21J. GracaM
54G. LiavasM
8Ryan GuilhermeM
20J. TomeD
24L. ButaD
9T. MonteiroF
23F. PetrassoD
19A. PapakanellosM
EstrelaEstrela4-2-3-1
R. Ribeiro40R. RibeiroG
M. Scholze21M. ScholzeD
Luan Patrick30Luan PatrickD
Otavio83OtavioD
B. Langa24B. LangaD
K. Jansson6K. JanssonM
P. Moreira19P. MoreiraM
A. Marcus99A. MarcusM
Jovane11JovaneM
I. Stoica10I. StoicaM
Rodrigo Pinho9Rodrigo PinhoF

Substitutes

13DuduG
7L. AntonettiF
2Y. KalleyD
3NiD
28T. MoustierM
63A. SolaM
18J. MeirelesF
8RobinhoM
39G. DoueM

Match Events

8'Y

J. Brabec

15'Y

M. Scholze

27'G

J. Blesa

Assist: D. Špikić

45'+1Y

Ole Pohlmann

48'G

J. Blesa

Assist: D. Špikić

54'S

I. Stoica

Substitution 1

54'S

Otávio

Substitution 2

58'S

Ole Pohlmann

Substitution 1

65'G

Rodrigo Pinho

Assist: Robinho

67'Y

E. van der Gouw

68'Y

Ryan Guilherme

75'S

D. Špikić

Substitution 2

75'S

N. Abbey

Substitution 3

80'Y

Eddy Doue

83'S

M. Scholze

Substitution 3

88'S

Diogo Bezerra

Substitution 4

89'S

J. Blesa

Substitution 5

89'S

Bruno Langa

Substitution 4

89'S

Luan Patrick

Substitution 5

Statistics

Rio Ave
44%56%
Estrela
2.75Expected Goals (xG)1.34
18Total Shots11
6Shots on Target3
10Corners4
16Fouls12
0Offsides1
83Pass Accuracy (%)84
4Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Rio Ave host Estrela on Sunday, 15 March 2026 at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. The kick-off time is 18:00 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Rio Ave go into the match 12th in the table; Estrela sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

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

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 25 Oct 2025: Rio Ave 2-1 Estrela; 5 May 2025: Rio Ave 2-0 Estrela; 23 Dec 2024: Rio Ave 0-1 Estrela. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Rio Ave beat Estrela 2-1. Rio Ave scored through J. Blesa 27', J. Blesa 48'. Estrela replied with Rodrigo Pinho 65'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 65 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Rio Ave held 44% of the ball against 56% for Estrela. Shots on target finished 6-3. Expected goals read 2.75 for Rio Ave, 1.34 for Estrela.

Verdict

The win nudges Rio Ave forward and leaves Estrela with work to do. Rio Ave sat 12th and Estrela 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.