Match report
Rio Ave stun Estoril with Jalen Blesa involved in both goals
Rio Ave won 2-0 away at Estoril in matchday three of the Primeira Liga, a result that lifted Sotiris Sylaidopoulos's side to ninth in the table while leaving Vasco Matos's Estoril winless and down in 16th. The victory was built on an early strike and a second-half finish that stretched the visitors' lead beyond reach.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Jalen Blesa opened the scoring in the 15th minute at Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota, converting from an assist by Diogo Bezerra to send Rio Ave ahead at half-time. Estoril pushed for a way back but could not find it, and Rio Ave doubled their advantage in the 73rd minute when Tamble Monteiro finished off a Blesa assist to make it 0-2.
Estoril had more of the ball, holding 54 percent possession, yet Rio Ave were far sharper in front of goal, managing 13 shots to the home side's three. Carlos Macedo booked one player over the course of the contest as Rio Ave held firm to see out a comfortable win on the road.
Jalen Blesa scored the opener and then teed up Monteiro for the second, earning an 8.7 rating for a display that shaped both goals.
Rio Ave outshot Estoril 13 to 3 despite having less of the ball, underlining how clinical the visitors were in the final third.
Rio Ave won 2–0 away against Estoril (half-time 0–1).
Estoril met Rio Ave in the Primeira Liga (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Saturday, 22 August 2026, 17:00 UTC at Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota. Referee: Carlos Macedo.
Team pages: Estoril · Rio Ave · Primeira Liga
Key moments
- 15' Goal: Jalen Blesa (assist: Diogo Bezerra) — 0–1 · Watch Jalen Blesa's goal video (15')
- 72' Goal: Tamble Monteiro (assist: Jalen Blesa) — 0–2 · Watch Tamble Monteiro's goal video (72')
Starting line-ups
Estoril (4-2-3-1)
Rio Ave (4-2-3-1)
- 99 Ennio van der Gouw
- 6 Nelson Abbey
- 14 Jakub Brabec (c)
- 23 Francisco Petrasso
- 54 Georgios Liavas
- 90 Diogo Nascimento
- 44 Tamás Nikitscher
- 7 Diogo Bezerra
- 11 Jalen Blesa
- 30 R. Galcik
- 30 Roland Galčík
- 9 Tamble Monteiro
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Estoril 43%, the draw 30%, Rio Ave 27%. It finished Estoril 0–2 Rio Ave.
Level sides, home ground swings it, even this early in the season — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Estoril's 43% is home ground and little else. The draw at 30% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Estoril in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1583 to 1549. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,483 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.9%).
Why only 43%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Estoril's column. Across 10,641 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Rio Ave win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,608. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Estoril have shed 84 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.6% of 9,638 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Last 6 between them: Estoril 3 wins, 2 draws, Rio Ave 1 win. Most recently Estoril 1–2 Rio Ave, 5 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 43.1% of 5045 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points.
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About this match
On this page: the Estoril vs Rio Ave final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Primeira Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Estoril 0–2 Rio Ave. Explore more on the Estoril and Rio Ave team pages or the Primeira Liga page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Estoril vs Rio Ave?
Rio Ave won 2–0 away against Estoril (half-time 0–1).
›Who scored in Estoril vs Rio Ave?
Jalen Blesa (15') for Rio Ave; Tamble Monteiro (72') for Rio Ave.
›Where can I watch Estoril vs Rio Ave highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Estoril 0–2 Rio Ave are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Estoril and Rio Ave?
Estoril and Rio Ave have met 10 times — 3 wins for Estoril, 4 wins for Rio Ave and 3 draws.