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Rio Ave is a football club based in Vila do Conde, Portugal, playing their home matches at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Follow Rio Ave on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, squad information, transfer news, and comprehensive performance analytics.

Ennio van der Gouw has been the standout performer for Rio Ave in league play this season with a rating of 7.65. Jakub Brabec and Nelson Abbey have also impressed with ratings of 7.53 and 7.14 respectively.

Jalen Blesa leads Rio Ave's scoring in league play with 1 goal this season, while Tamble Monteiro has contributed 1.

Jalen Blesa is the chief creator for Rio Ave in league play with 1 assist this season. Diogo Bezerra has also been a key playmaker with 1.

Rio Ave have been in mixed form recently, winning 1 of their last 4 matches (25% win rate). They have scored 4 goals and conceded 5 during this period. In the Club Friendlies, they faced a 2-2 draw with Al Ahli. In the Liga Portugal, they faced a 0-1 loss to Gil Vicente, a 0-2 loss to FC Porto, and a 2-0 win against Estoril.

Recent results for Rio Ave:

• ١٩ی تەمووزی ٢٠٢٦: Club Friendlies - 2-2 draw vs Al Ahli
• ٩ی ئابی ٢٠٢٦: Liga Portugal - 0-1 loss at Gil Vicente
• ١٥ی ئابی ٢٠٢٦: Liga Portugal - 0-2 loss vs FC Porto
• ٢٢ی ئابی ٢٠٢٦: Liga Portugal - 2-0 win at Estoril

Upcoming fixtures for Rio Ave:

• ٢٨ی ئابی ٢٠٢٦: Liga Portugal - vs Sporting CP
• ٦ی ئەیلوولی ٢٠٢٦: Liga Portugal - at Santa Clara
• ١٣ی ئەیلوولی ٢٠٢٦: Liga Portugal - vs Estrela da Amadora
• ٢٠ی ئەیلوولی ٢٠٢٦: Liga Portugal - at Alverca
• ١١ی تشرینی یەکەمی ٢٠٢٦: Liga Portugal - vs Nacional

Looking ahead, Rio Ave face a relatively kind set of fixtures, with 3 home games and 2 away fixtures in their next 5 matches. This includes 1 difficult fixture, and 2 matches of moderate difficulty, and 2 more favorable encounters. Upcoming opponents: Sporting CP (home), Santa Clara (away), Estrela da Amadora (home), Alverca (away), and Nacional (home).

Rio Ave currently sits in 10th place in the Liga Portugal with 3 points from 3 matches (1W 0D 2L).

Rio Ave's squad consists of 34 players. Goalkeepers: Antzelo Sina (Albania), Cezary Miszta (Poland), Kevin Chamorro (Costa Rica), Ennio van der Gouw (Netherlands). Defenders: Cressi (Brazil), Hélder Sá (Portugal), Nelson Abbey (England), Julien Lomboto (France), Jakub Brabec (Czechia), Francisco Petrasso (Argentina), Gustavo Mancha (Brazil). Midfielders: Junior Colina (Venezuela), Lorent Talla (Kosovo), Andreas-Richardos Ntoi (Greece), Ryan Guilherme (Brazil), Brandon Aguilera (Costa Rica), Marios Vrousai (Greece), João Tomé (Portugal), João Graça (Portugal), Tamás Nikitscher (Hungary), Giorgos Liavas (Greece), Antoine Wenck (Senegal), Dijar Ferati (Albania), Miguel Patricio (Portugal), Diogo Nascimento (Portugal). Forwards: Amine Rehmi (Netherlands), Diogo Bezerra (Brazil), Tamble Monteiro (Guinea-Bissau), Jalen Blesa (Spain), Rafael Lobato (Brazil), Tobías Medina (Argentina), Roland Galcík (Slovakia), Samuel Alves (Brazil), Dario Spikic (Croatia).

Rio Ave transfers: New signings include Roland Galcík (from Podbrezova), Diogo Nascimento (from Olympiacos), Samuel (from Botafogo FR), Tamble Monteiro (from Portimonense), Jalen Blesa (from Cesena) and 13 more. Players transferred out include João Graça (to Free agent), Olé Pohlmann (to Greuther Fürth), Karem Zoabi (to Torreense), Marc Gual (to Kairat Almaty), Clayton (to Olympiacos) and 6 more.

Sotiris Sylaidopoulos is the current head coach of Rio Ave. Under their leadership, the team has achieved a 24% win rate across 37 matches, averaging 1.05 points per game.

Notable previous managers include Luís Freire managed the club for 6 seasons, recording 41 wins from 117 matches (35% win rate). Petit managed the club for one season, recording 7 wins from 24 matches (29% win rate). Other former coaches include Miguel Cardoso, Mário Silva, Carlos Carvalhal, José Gomes, Augusto Gama, Daniel Ramos, Luís Castro, Pedro Martins, and Nuno Espírito Santo.

Rio Ave plays their home matches at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in Vila do Conde, which has a capacity of 5,300.

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