Rio Ave 3-3 Estrela: result and AI prediction

Rio Ave – Estrela, Primeira Liga, Monday, September 14, 2026 at 06:45 PM (GMT). Venue: TBD

Rio Ave is #16 in the table (3 pts) and Estrela #6 (9 pts). 10 places separate the two teams in the table. Estrela is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Estrela averages 2.2 goals per match this season. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Rio Ave 3, draws 2, Estrela 1. Their last meeting, on March 15, 2026, ended Rio Ave 2-1 Estrela.

Rio Ave

Final score3 - 3

Estrela

AI predicted: 1-2 · Final score: 3-3Missed

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

Rio Ave return to Vila do Conde needing a response after two damaging defeats without a goal. Estrela arrive unbeaten, buoyed by their win over Braga and with Antonetti and Stoica supplying the attacking edge. The visitors' pressing and movement between the lines should test a home defence that has conceded too freely, but Rio Ave have a strong recent record in this fixture. The home side must turn the match into a physical contest, make set-pieces count and avoid conceding the first transition.

Head-to-head analysis

Rio Ave have won five of the last eight meetings and are unbeaten in the last three, including victories in the last two home-and-away league encounters. That recent advantage is a meaningful counterweight to the teams' sharply different current form.

Form (last 5)

Rio AveLeague position #16 · 3 ptsW L L

EstrelaLeague position #6 · 9 ptsW D W

Rio Ave vs Estrela stats

	Rio Ave	Estrela
Played	5	5
Goals scored	2	11
Goals conceded	11	9
Clean sheets	1	0

Last meetings

2026-03-15Rio Ave 2-1 Estrela
2025-10-25Estrela 1-2 Rio Ave
2025-05-05Rio Ave 2-0 Estrela
2024-12-23Estrela 1-0 Rio Ave
2024-04-14Estrela 2-2 Rio Ave
2023-12-02Rio Ave 1-1 Estrela