Rio Ave FC vs Boavista FC, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Rio Ave FC vs Boavista FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.
- Rio Ave FC 34 games · 36 pts (2025/26)
- Boavista FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Luis Godinho
- Referee Rui Teixeira
- Referee Iancu Vasilica
- Referee Valter Rufo
- Referee
13 games this season
🟨 1.4/game
⚽ 5.2 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | 88 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 34 | 82 |
| 3 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 34 | 80 |
| 4 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 34 | 59 |
| 5 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 56 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Moreirense FC | 34 | 43 |
| 8 | FC Arouca | 34 | 42 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | GD Estoril Praia | 34 | 39 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 34 | 39 |
| 12 | Rio Ave FC | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 36 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 34 | 34 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 30 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 30 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 34 | 28 |
| 18 | AVS | 34 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan | Boavista FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 10 Jan | CD Santa Clara | A | 1–0 | W |
| 05 Jan | CS Maritimo | H | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Dec | Portimonense SC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 09 Dec | Gil Vicente FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Dec | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan | Rio Ave FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 11 Jan | FC Famalicão | H | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Jan | Portimonense SC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 14 Dec | CS Maritimo | A | 0–1 | L |
| 06 Dec | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 1–4 | L |
| 29 Nov | CD Santa Clara | A | 2–1 | W |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
Rio Ave FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Rio Ave FC have kicked off against Boavista FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pawel Kieszek suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and Boavista FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 15' Boavista FC have won 274 goals from 365 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rio Ave FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 30' Nikola Stojiljkovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Boavista FC so far.
- 34' The referee has no hesitation. Paulinho is booked for Boavista FC — Yellow card on 34.
- 37' Nwankwo Obiora picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Heriberto Tavares.
- 40' Diego Lopes puts Rio Ave FC on the lead.
- 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Heriberto Tavares is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Boavista FC.
- 46' Gustavo Sauerbeck is replacing Heriberto Tavares for the Boavista FC side.
- 49' A goal from the Iran international Mehdi Taremi! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-0!
- 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Filipe Augusto.
- 59' Filipe Augusto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 61' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fabiano.
- 66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 70' Fresh legs for Boavista FC! Yusupha Njie comes on to replace Nwankwo Obiora.
- 75' Portugal international Carraca has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 77' The whistle greets Nuno Santos as he departs to be replaced by Carlos Mane.
- 82' It’s high time Carlos Carvalhal made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 85' The Boavista FC manager makes a substitution. Paulinho departs to be replaced by Mateus Galiano.
- 87' Rio Ave FC make a change. Mehdi Taremi trudges off to be replaced by Bruno Moreira on 87 minutes.
- 89' The whistle greets Diego Lopes as he departs to be replaced by Joca.
- The points are shared — Rio Ave FC 2-0 Boavista FC. Honours even.
Lineups
Rio Ave FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 4
- 8
-
10
Diego Lopes ↓ Joca 89'
-
11
Nuno Santos ↓ Carlos Mane 77'
-
99
Mehdi Taremi ↓ Bruno Moreira 87'
- 7
- 5
Bench
- 33
-
21
Carlos Mane ↑ 77'
- 88
-
9
Bruno Moreira ↑ 87'
-
30
Joca ↑ 89'
- 70
- 24
Coach
Carlos Carvalhal
Boavista FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 91
- 27
-
4
Nwankwo Obiora ↓ Yusupha Njie 70'
- 23
- 17
- 90
- 22
- 18
- 19
- 14
-
30
Paulinho ↓ Mateus Galiano 85'
Bench
- 1
- 42
-
9
Mateus Galiano ↑ 85'
-
11
Yusupha Njie ↑ 70'
-
8
Gustavo Sauerbeck ↑ 46'
- 88
- 3
Coach
Daniel Ramos
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Yusupha Njie | 4 |
| Emmanuel Boateng | 4 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 3 |
| Carlos Vinicius | 2 |
| Carlos Vinicius | 2 |
| Clayton | 1 |
| Carlos Mane | 1 |
| Brandon Aguilera | 1 |
Head to Head
Rio Ave FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33
Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78
Boavista FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Rio Ave FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.11
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 2.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 3.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Rio Ave FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Boavista FC
49%
Rio Ave FC or Boavista FC
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Rio Ave FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.9%
0 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
13.5%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.6%
Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC
| Handicap | Rio Ave FC covers | Push | Boavista FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 15% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 25% | 52% |
| -0.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 14% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
46%
✗
Boavista FC keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.