Rio Ave are averaging 9.3 shots per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 23.8 total shots on average. That puts them 13th of 18 for team shots per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Santa Clara, and a full match-by-match log.
Diogo Bezerra leads with 16 shots across 10 qualifying appearances (1.6/g, 70% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Rio Ave player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.
Rio Ave are averaging 9.3 shots per game over 10 games and concede 14.5 for a match-total of 23.8. That ranks 13th of 18 for team shots in their primary competition.
Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Santa Clara, the page weights each Rio Ave attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Rio Ave fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.
Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Sellouki | midfielder | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Jalen Blesa | attacker | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 89% |
| Tamble Monteiro | attacker | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 78% |
| Dario Spikic | attacker | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 75% |
| Diogo Bezerra | attacker | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 70% |
| Tamás Nikitscher | midfielder | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 56% |
| Ole Pohlmann | midfielder | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 50% |
| Andreas Ntoi | defender | 7 | 7 | 1 | 43% |
| Marios Vrousai | defender | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 33% |
| Francisco Petrasso | defender | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| João Tomé | defender | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| R. Galčík | attacker | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Georgios Liavas | midfielder | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 25% |
| Gustavo Mancha | defender | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 11% |
| Nelson Abbey | defender | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Jakub Brabec | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ennio Van Der Gouw | goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ryan | midfielder | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Cezary Miszta | goalkeeper | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Diogo Nascimento | midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Antonis Papakanellos | midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Omar Richards | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots | Opposition shots | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | Sporting CP | Home | 0-4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | Dario Spikic (2) |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Estoril | Away | 0-2 | 3 | 18 | 21 | Tamble Monteiro (1) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Porto | Home | 0-2 | 13 | 14 | 27 | Tamble Monteiro (3) |
| 9 Aug 2026 | Gil Vicente | Away | 1-0 | 6 | 13 | 19 | Diogo Bezerra (3) |
| 16 May 2026 | Casa Pia | Away | 1-1 | 6 | 20 | 26 | Andreas Ntoi (3) |
| 11 May 2026 | Sporting CP | Home | 1-4 | 12 | 16 | 28 | Tamble Monteiro (4) |
| 3 May 2026 | Gil Vicente | Home | 0-0 | 18 | 13 | 31 | Diogo Bezerra (5) |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Vitória Guimarães | Away | 2-0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | Tamble Monteiro (1) |
| 17 Apr 2026 | AVS | Home | 2-2 | 20 | 13 | 33 | Diogo Bezerra (4) |
| 11 Apr 2026 | Santa Clara | Away | 0-2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | Tamble Monteiro (2) |