Vitória SC vs Rio Ave FC prediction | 27 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


Vitória SC
Ranking: #157 overall, #6 in Portugal

66.5 → 68.8 (+2.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-0 31 Aug Braga (A) 68.7 0.0
0-0 06 Sep Casa Pia (H) 69.1 +0.4
2-1 12 Sep Académico (A) 69.0 -0.1
1-1 20 Sep Moreirense (H) 69.0 0.0
2-0 11 Oct Benfica (A) 68.8 -0.2
Rio Ave FC
Ranking: #408 overall, #22 in Portugal

63.2 → 59.5 (-3.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-4 28 Aug Sporting CP (H) 61.2 -0.2
4-0 06 Sep Santa Clara (A) 60.7 -0.5
3-3 14 Sep Estrela (H) 60.2 -0.5
1-0 19 Sep Alverca (A) 59.4 -0.8
3-2 11 Oct Nacional (H) 59.5 +0.1

Vitória SC vs Rio Ave FC: by the numbers

Rio Ave FC trail Vitória SC by 251 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 16 in Portugal.

Vitória SC arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +2.3 rating points over their last 10 matches against Rio Ave FC's -3.7.

Last time these teams played, on 25 April 2026, Rio Ave FC lost 0.3 rating points.

Vitória SC first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 73.7 on 1 March 2025.

Rio Ave FC first climbed to joint #111 in our European rankings on 20 September 2020.