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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 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 2 6
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 4
3 CD Santa Clara 2 4
4 CS Marítimo 1 3
5 FC Arouca 1 3
6 Gil Vicente FC 1 3
7 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
8 Moreirense FC 1 1
9 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 1
10 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
11 Académico de Viseu FC 2 1
12 FC Famalicão 1 1
13 GD Estoril Praia 1 1
14 CD Nacional 1 1
15 FC Alverca 2 1
16 Casa Pia AC 1 0
17 Vitória SC 2 0
18 Rio Ave FC 2 0

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
0% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Rio Ave FC and Boavista FC.
  • 5' Paulinho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Boavista FC is showing some good football. However, Boavista FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Boavista FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Carlos Carvalhal might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Boavista FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 34' Paulinho was booked on 34.
  • 37' A moment of madness from Nwankwo Obiora on 37 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Boavista FC will be frustrated.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Heriberto Tavares. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 40' The Brazil Diego Lopes breaks the deadlock on 40 minutes. 1-0!
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Boavista FC — Gustavo Sauerbeck on, Heriberto Tavares off on 46 minutes.
  • 49' Brilliant from the ! Mehdi Taremi makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 54' Rio Ave FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Boavista FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' Boavista FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Carvalhal will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' A change in the Boavista FC ranks — Nwankwo Obiora exits the field as Yusupha Njie enters on 70.
  • 75' 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.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Carlos Mane comes on to replace Nuno Santos.
  • 82' Over 82 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 85' Another change for Boavista FC made on 85 minute. Paulinho leaves to be changed by Mateus Galiano.
  • 87' Rio Ave FC ring the changes. Mehdi Taremi has done his job and it is now time for Bruno Moreira to step up.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Rio Ave FC team. Diego Lopes is replaced by Joca on 89 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Rio Ave FC to claim maximum points.

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
Ilija Vukotic 1
Ronan Jeronimo 1
Gelson Dala 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.