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Match preview · Liga Portugal

Rio Ave – Estoril Praia

Rio Ave 16th in Liga Portugal Home 1.18 projected goals by the model
Estoril Praia 18th in Liga Portugal Away 1.12 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.18 1.12
Rio Ave Estoril Praia
Rio Ave
35%
Draw
33%
Estoril Praia
32%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Rio Ave Draw Estoril Praia
Fair odds 2.88 3.01 3.12
Total goals
2.30
Over 2.5 goals
41%
Both teams to score
53%
Data coverage · full

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Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

35% Rio Ave to win

Attack
17th vs 16th
Rio Ave attack v Estoril Praia defence
Defence
18th vs 14th
Rio Ave defence v Estoril Praia attack
Recent xG form
-1.36 vs -0.82
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.18 – 1.12
Rio Ave v Estoril Praia
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Rio Ave and Estoril Praia compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Rio Ave Estoril Praia
xG / match 0.54 · 18th (better) 0.85 · 16th
xGA / match 1.92 · 18th (better) 1.62 · 11th
xGD / match -1.38 · 18th (better) -0.76 · 15th
xPts / match 0.46 · 18th (better) 0.82 · 16th
Last 6 xGD / match -1.36 (better) -0.82

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 37% of the model's distribution.

Rio Ave clean sheet
29%
Rio Ave 2+ goals
33%
Under 2.5 goals
59%
Both teams to score: no
47%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
17.2%
0:0
10.2%
1:0
9.4%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Rio Ave sample
20 matches
Estoril Praia sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Rio Ave
3 matches
Away xG sample · Estoril Praia
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.