Liga Portugal
Estoril Praia – Rio Ave match report
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Rio Ave beat Estoril Praia 2-0 without conceding at Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota. It was 0-1 at half-time. J. Blesa was our player of the match, rated 8.9 by the ScoreMondo model for Rio Ave. The match was played on Saturday, 22 August 2026 at Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota in Estoril.
Key moments
Rio Ave took the lead on 15 minutes thanks to J. Blesa, set up by Diogo Bezerra. It was Estoril Praia 0-1 Rio Ave at half-time.
Rio Ave extended their lead to 2-0 in the 72nd minute through Tamble, set up by J. Blesa.
Match statistics
Estoril Praia's yellow cards went to F. Medrano in the 68th minute. Booked for Rio Ave: A. Ntoi (86').
Ratings and substitutions
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to E. van der Gouw (Rio Ave, 8.4), N. Abbey (Rio Ave, 7.9) and J. Brabec (Rio Ave, 7.7). From the Estoril Praia bench came F. Garcia on 68 minutes, T. Parente on 69 minutes, P. Carvalho on 69 minutes and J. Arnolin on 76 minutes, among 5 changes. Rio Ave made 4 changes: A. Ntoi for R. Galcik (52'), M. Vrousai for N. Abbey (76'), Gustavo Mancha for J. Brabec (81') and D. Spikic for Tamble (81').
The context
Estoril Praia came into the match with 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 3 matches — 3 without a win. CD Nacional Madeira beat Estoril Praia 2-0 last time out. In 4 previous meetings, Estoril Praia have won 2, Rio Ave 1, and 1 has been drawn. The last meeting, in 2026, went 2-1 to Rio Ave. Those 4 games produced 14 goals, an average of 3.5 per match. Carlos Andre Fernandes Macedo was the referee, averaging 3.5 yellow cards per match across 49 matches in our records.
What it means
The wait for a win goes on for Estoril Praia: 4 matches now.
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