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Liga Portugal · Matchweek 17

Rio Ave

RIO

Moreirense

MOR

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Rio Ave38%
Draw28%
Moreirense34%

Expected goals

1.37 – 1.28

Over 2.5

49%

Both to score

55%

Fair handicap

0.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 1112.5%
  • 1010.0%
  • 019.3%
  • 218.4%
  • 008.2%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

39%Possession33%
29%Territory23%
27%From set plays37%
0.08Chance quality0.11
6.5%Directness6.0%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Rio Ave, 4 for Moreirense. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 23 of 53 matches, not the full season.