Rio Ave 2-2 Belenenses: result and report

Liga Portugal · Sunday 16 December 2018

Result

Rio Ave 2-2 Belenenses

Liga Portugal · Sunday 16 December 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Rio Ave 2-2 Belenenses: match report

Rio Ave drew with Belenenses 2-2 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 16 December 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Rio Ave's goals came from an own goal by Gonçalo Silva (28') and Gelson Dala (64'). Belenenses scored through Licá (58') and Fredy (69', penalty).

Discipline: Rio Ave received 3 yellow cards; Belenenses received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Rio Ave were 7th on 18 points from 12 and Belenenses 8th on 18 points from 12. Rio Ave went on to finish that season 7th with 45 points, and Belenenses 9th with 43.

Rio Ave lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Belenenses in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Fredy of Belenenses (8.7), ahead of Gelson Dala (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Rio Ave wins, 0 draws and 0 for Belenenses.

Going into the match Rio Ave's last five read L-L-L-D-W and Belenenses's W-W-D-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Own goal · Gonçalo SilvaRio Ave · 1-0
  • 31'Yellow card · Matheus ReisRio Ave
  • 31'Yellow card · Diogo VianaBelenenses
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Jonathan BuatuRio Ave
  • 49'Yellow card · Fábio CoentrãoRio Ave
  • 58'Goal · LicáBelenenses · 1-1
  • 64'Goal · Gelson DalaRio Ave · 2-1
  • 69'Penalty goal · FredyBelenenses · 2-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Rio Ave 2, draws 0, Belenenses 0.

Team news

Rio Ave line-up (4-2-3-1)

Léo Jardim, Nadjack, Toni Borevković, Buatu, Matheus Reis, Tarantini, João Schmidt, Fábio Coentrão, Gelson Dala, Galeno, Carlos Vinícius

Belenenses line-up (4-3-3)

Muriel, Diogo Viana, Gonçalo Silva, Vincent Sasso, Reinildo Mandava, Jonatan Lucca, Nuno Coelho, André Santos, Licá, Henrique Almeida, Fredy