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Rio Ave FC vs Os Belenenses Futebol, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2018-19
Rio Ave FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Os Belenenses Futebol
Sun 16 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45' · FT 45'
Matheus Reis 31' Y
Y 31' Diogo Viana
Jonathan Buatu 45' Y
Fabio Coentrao 49' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jorge de Sousa
  • Referee Claudio Ruivo Pereira
  • Referee Manuel Mota
  • Referee Nuno Manso
  • Referee Jorge Fernandes

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Académico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicão 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitória SC 11 9
15 CS Marítimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

4
5
1
Rio Ave FC 10 games · Avg 1.8 goals Os Belenenses Futebol
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-16 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Os Belenenses Futebol 2016-03-12 Rio Ave FC 4–0 Os Belenenses Futebol 2015-09-26 Os Belenenses Futebol 0–0 Rio Ave FC 2015-01-31 Os Belenenses Futebol 1–2 Rio Ave FC 2014-08-10 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Os Belenenses Futebol

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Os Belenenses Futebol H 2–2 D
09 Dec Vitória SC A 2–3 L
03 Dec Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–3 L
10 Nov CD Aves A 1–2 L
05 Nov CD Nacional H 3–3 D
27 Oct GD Chaves H 1–0 W
Os Belenenses Futebol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec Rio Ave FC A 2–2 D
08 Dec GD Chaves H 1–0 W
30 Nov CD Santa Clara A 3–2 W
10 Nov Boavista FC H 0–0 D
03 Nov Portimonense SC A 1–1 D
27 Oct Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 2–0 W

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
2/3
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 3 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Rio Ave FC vs Os Belenenses Futebol — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Vincent Sasso is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Rio Ave FC tonight.
  • 10' Rio Ave FC is showing some good football. However, Rio Ave 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 is a cagey affair so far. Rio Ave FC in their trying to find a way past Os Belenenses Futebol's compact .
  • 20' Galeno has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 28' A goal from the Portugal international Goncalo Silva! He fires home on 28 to make it 0-1!
  • 31' Matheus Reis has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Rio Ave FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 38' Toni Borevkovic makes way for Nelson Monte at the 38 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 43' Portugal international Nuno Coelho has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jonathan Buatu.
  • 45' The CF Os Belenenses manager makes a substitution. Reinildo departs to be replaced by Zakarya Bergdich.
  • 49' Fabio Coentrao is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
  • 53' Eduardo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nuno Coelho at the 53 minute mark.
  • 58' Assisted by Fredy with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lica makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 63' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Nikola Jambor on, Tarantini off on 63 minutes.
  • 64' Gelson Dala doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 69' Fredy has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Os Belenenses Futebol is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 79' Os Belenenses Futebol are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Os Belenenses Futebol that had 214 games and scored 141 goals.
  • 86' A change in the CF Os Belenenses ranks — Jonatan Lucca exits the field as Dalcio enters on 86.
  • 88' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 88 minute. Joao Schmidt leaves to be changed by Bruno Moreira.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Rio Ave FC 2-2 Os Belenenses Futebol.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Manuel Gomes

Os Belenenses Futebol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Silas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bruno Moreira 3
Fredy 1
Lica 1
Gelson Dala 1
Vincent Sasso 1
Toni Borevkovic 1
Diego Lopes 1
Diogo Figueiras 1

Head to Head

2018-12-16 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Os Belenenses Futebol 2016-03-12 Rio Ave FC 4–0 Os Belenenses Futebol 2015-09-26 Os Belenenses Futebol 0–0 Rio Ave FC 2015-01-31 Os Belenenses Futebol 1–2 Rio Ave FC 2014-08-10 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Os Belenenses Futebol

Rio Ave FC Form

2018-12-16 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Os Belenenses Futebol D 2018-12-09 Vitória SC 3–2 Rio Ave FC L 2018-12-03 Rio Ave FC 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2018-11-10 CD Aves 2–1 Rio Ave FC L 2018-11-05 Rio Ave FC 3–3 CD Nacional D 2018-10-27 Rio Ave FC 1–0 GD Chaves W

Os Belenenses Futebol Form

2018-12-16 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Os Belenenses Futebol D 2018-12-08 Os Belenenses Futebol 1–0 GD Chaves W 2018-11-30 CD Santa Clara 2–3 Os Belenenses Futebol W 2018-11-10 Os Belenenses Futebol 0–0 Boavista FC D 2018-11-03 Portimonense SC 1–1 Os Belenenses Futebol D 2018-10-27 Os Belenenses Futebol 2–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Os Belenenses Futebol xG
I would bet for: Rio Ave FC or Os Belenenses Futebol 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC40% Draw28% Os Belenenses Futebol32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Os Belenenses Futebol
60%
Rio Ave FC or Os Belenenses Futebol
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC30% Draw45% Os Belenenses Futebol25%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Os Belenenses Futebol covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Os Belenenses Futebol keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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