FC Porto vs Rio Ave: 1–0
FC Porto beat Rio Ave 1–0 in the Portuguese Primeira Liga on Sunday, 22 February 2026 at Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal.
- Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga (2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga)
- Kick-off time: Sun, 22 Feb 2026, 20:30 UTC
- Status: Full Time
- Venue: Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal
- Attendance: 44,810
- Teams: FC Porto (home), Rio Ave (away)
Goals
- 22' — Victor Froholdt (FC Porto), assist Oskar Pietuszewski
Match statistics
| Statistic | FC Porto | Rio Ave |
|---|---|---|
| Possession (%) | 55.3 | 44.7 |
| Shots | 16 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 1 |
| Corners | 10 | 1 |
| Fouls | 14 | 16 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
Starting line-ups
FC Porto (4-3-3): Diogo Costa (G), Pablo Rosario (CD-L), Jan Bednarek (CD-R), Zaidu Sanusi (LB), Alberto Costa (RB), Alan Varela (CM), Gabri Veiga (LM), Victor Froholdt (RM), Deniz Gül (F), Oskar Pietuszewski (LF), Pepê (RF).
Rio Ave (4-2-3-1): Ennio van der Gouw (G), Gustavo Mancha (CD-L), Jakub Brabec (CD-R), Omar Richards (LB), Marios Vrousai (RB), Ole Pohlmann (AM), Andreas Ntoi (LM), Tamás Nikitscher (RM), Jalen Blesa (F), Dario Spikic (AM-L), Diogo Bezerra (AM-R).
Recent form
FC Porto: won 3–0 vs Gil Vicente (26 Jan); won 3–1 vs Rangers (29 Jan); lost 2–1 away to Casa Pia (2 Feb); drew 1–1 vs Sporting CP (9 Feb); won 1–0 away to C.D. Nacional (15 Feb).
Rio Ave: lost 2–0 vs Benfica (17 Jan); lost 4–0 away to C.D. Nacional (25 Jan); lost 3–0 vs Arouca (31 Jan); lost 3–0 away to Braga (8 Feb); lost 2–1 vs Moreirense (16 Feb).