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Primeira LigaSunday 9 August 2026 ·

Gil Vicente vs Rio Ave result and stats

53%
pre-match home win
1–0
full time
25%
draw
22%
pre-match away win
Win probability: home 53%, draw 25%, away 22%

Match report

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Gil Vicente beat Rio Ave 1–0 at home in the Primeira Liga on Sunday 9 August 2026. Before kick-off GossipBall gave Gil Vicente 53%, the draw 25% and Rio Ave 22%, so a home win had a 53% chance. GossipBall's favourite result came in.

On expected goals it finished Gil Vicente 1.53, Rio Ave 0.30, so Gil Vicente created the better chances. Gil Vicente had 13 shots (5 on target) to Rio Ave's 6 (2 on target).

GOSSIPBALL analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 29 October 2026, 20:50 UTC

Match stats

GVRA
1.53
Expected goals
0.30
13
Shots
6
5
On target
2
5
Corners
2
14
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
0
Half-time goals
0

Recent form

Gil Vicente
L @ Sporting CP0–3 · 16 May
L v Arouca1–3 · 11 May
D @ Rio Ave0–0 · 3 May
W v Casa Pia2–1 · 27 Apr
L v Vitória SC0–1 · 18 Apr
Rio Ave
D @ Casa Pia1–1 · 16 May
L v Sporting CP1–4 · 11 May
D v Gil Vicente0–0 · 3 May
L @ Vitória SC0–2 · 25 Apr
D v AVS2–2 · 17 Apr

Head to head

In 8 league meetings since 2022, Gil Vicente won 0, Rio Ave won 2 and 6 were drawn; the most recent, on 3 May 2026, was a 0–0 draw.

Rio Ave 0–0 Gil Vicente3 May 2026
Gil Vicente 2–2 Rio Ave20 Dec 2025
Rio Ave 1–1 Gil Vicente16 May 2025
Gil Vicente 1–1 Rio Ave6 Jan 2025
Rio Ave 3–0 Gil Vicente6 Apr 2024
Gil Vicente 1–1 Rio Ave12 Nov 2023

Season averages per game

GVRA
0.89
Goals
0.89
0.78
Conceded
2.33
1.23
xG
0.68
0.99
xG against
1.80
13.0
Shots
7.6
3.6
On target
3.0
3.2
Corners
3.8
1.89
Yellow cards
1.67
44%
Clean sheets
11%
33%
Both score
22%
22%
3+ goals
56%

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