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Rio Ave FC vs FC Porto, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2018-19
Rio Ave FC
2 – 2
Full Time
FC Porto
Fri 26 Apr 2019 · 19:30 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Moussa Marega
Junio 38' Y
Nikola Jambor 80' Y
Nikola Jambor 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares
  • Referee Paulo Soares
  • Referee Bruno Alexandre Da Silva Esteves
  • Referee Artur Soares Dias
  • Referee Fabio Oliveira Melo

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

1
4
10
Rio Ave FC 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Porto
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-26 Rio Ave FC 2–2 FC Porto 2018-12-23 FC Porto 2–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr FC Porto H 2–2 D
20 Apr Os Belenenses Futebol A 3–1 W
14 Apr Vitória SC H 2–1 W
07 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–3 L
31 Mar CD Aves H 0–2 L
17 Mar CD Nacional A 1–0 W
FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Rio Ave FC A 2–2 D
20 Apr CD Santa Clara H 1–0 W
17 Apr Liverpool FC H 1–4 L
13 Apr Portimonense SC A 3–0 W
09 Apr Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
05 Apr Boavista FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC FC Porto
#18 Position #1
0 Points 6
2 Played 2
0 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 4
3 Conceded 0
-3 GD +4
0.00 PPG 3.00
0% Win % 100%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season

Rio Ave FC are 18th (0 pts). FC Porto are 1st (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Porto
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Rio Ave FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rio Ave FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 18' The Algeria Yacine Brahimi breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 0-1!
  • 21' FC Porto player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 22' The Mali Moussa Marega breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 0-2!
  • 27' It’s high time Daniel Ramos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' It looks surprising FC Porto does not make any changes. Gelson Dala has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rio Ave FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 38' Controversy at the stadium! Junio argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rio Ave FC that had 324 games and scored 268 goals.
  • 53' Rio Ave FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Porto's shape.
  • 58' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergio Conceicao might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 63' FC Porto is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 68' Wilson Manafa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 69' Rio Ave FC make a change. Bruno Moreira trudges off to be replaced by Ronan Jeronimo on 69 minutes.
  • 74' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rio Ave FC and FC Porto are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 76' Another substitution for FC Porto to replace Yacine Brahimi by Wilson Manafa on 76 minute.
  • 80' Nikola Jambor was booked on 80.
  • 82' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 82 minute. Gabrielzinho leaves to be changed by Joca.
  • 84' Nuno Santos has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 84 minutes.
  • 86' Fresh legs for FC Porto! Tiquinho comes on to replace Jesus Manuel Corona.
  • 87' FC Porto ring the changes. Otavio has done his job and it is now time for Bruno Costa to step up.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nikola Jambor on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Ramos

FC Porto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.77 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.02 FC Porto xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC22% Draw24% FC Porto54%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
45%
Draw or FC Porto
78%
Rio Ave FC or FC Porto
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC11% Draw43% FC Porto46%
Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.3%
0 – 1
11.8%
1 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 3
8.1%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 3
6.3%
0 – 4
4.1%
1 – 0
3.9%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
3.5%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push FC Porto covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 9% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 24% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 20% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
47% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.