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Rio Ave FC vs Boavista FC, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2019-20
Rio Ave FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Boavista FC
Sun 19 Jan 2020 · 20:00 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Paulinho
Y 37' Nwankwo Obiora
Y 39' Heriberto Tavares
Filipe Augusto 54' Y
Y 61' Fabiano

Overview

Match Preview

Rio Ave FC vs Boavista FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

Match Details

  • Referee Luis Godinho
  • Referee Rui Teixeira
  • Referee Iancu Vasilica
  • Referee Valter Rufo
  • Referee
4 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Académico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Marítimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicão 7 7
14 Vitória SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 2

Head-to-Head

6
3
3
Rio Ave FC 12 games · Avg 2.2 goals Boavista FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-19 Rio Ave FC 2–0 Boavista FC 2019-02-24 Boavista FC 1–0 Rio Ave FC 2018-09-29 Rio Ave FC 2–1 Boavista FC

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Boavista FC H 2–0 W
10 Jan CD Santa Clara A 1–0 W
05 Jan CS Marítimo 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
Boavista FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Marítimo 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)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 2 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Rio Ave FC gets underway.
  • 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 Lucas Piazon suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Boavista FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rio Ave FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' Diego Lopes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 10 Yellow cards this season.
  • 34' Controversy at the stadium! Paulinho argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 37' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nwankwo Obiora.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Heriberto Tavares. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 40' The deadlock is broken! Diego Lopes gets on the scoresheet on 40 minutes.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' The crowd applauds Heriberto Tavares as he leaves the pitch. Gustavo Sauerbeck steps in for Boavista FC.
  • 49' Mehdi Taremi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 54' Rio Ave FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fabiano.
  • 66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bueno is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rio Ave FC.
  • 70' Yusupha Njie is replacing Nwankwo Obiora for the Boavista FC side.
  • 75' It looks like no one’s ball. Boavista FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Carlos Mane on, Nuno Santos off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Mateus Galiano. He replaces Paulinho on 85 minute.
  • 87' Bruno Moreira is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mehdi Taremi at the 87 minute mark.
  • 89' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 89 minute. Diego Lopes leaves to be changed by Joca.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

Boavista FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yusupha Njie 4
Emmanuel Boateng 4
Mehdi Taremi 3
Carlos Vinicius 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Carlos Mane 1
Brandon Aguilera 1
Fabio Coentrao 1

Head to Head

2020-01-19 Rio Ave FC 2–0 Boavista FC 2019-02-24 Boavista FC 1–0 Rio Ave FC 2018-09-29 Rio Ave FC 2–1 Boavista FC

Rio Ave FC Form

2020-01-19 Rio Ave FC 2–0 Boavista FC W 2020-01-10 CD Santa Clara 0–1 Rio Ave FC W 2020-01-05 Rio Ave FC 0–1 CS Marítimo L 2019-12-13 Portimonense SC 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2019-12-09 Rio Ave FC 1–0 Gil Vicente FC W 2019-12-02 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–0 Rio Ave FC L

Boavista FC Form

2020-01-19 Rio Ave FC 2–0 Boavista FC L 2020-01-11 Boavista FC 0–1 FC Famalicão L 2020-01-04 Boavista FC 1–1 Portimonense SC D 2019-12-14 CS Marítimo 1–0 Boavista FC L 2019-12-06 Boavista FC 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2019-11-29 CD Santa Clara 1–2 Boavista FC W

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

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC51% Draw28% Boavista FC21%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
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

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC32% Draw52% Boavista FC16%
Actual: 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.