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VILA DO CONDE. Rio Ave tops Estoril with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by A. Pereira  (65′) and an own goal from Joãozinho (90′).

The match was played at the Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium in Vila do Conde on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Gustavo Fernandes Correia assisted by Tiago José Pereira Costa and Inácio Pereira. The 4th official was Marco Aurélio Brito Cruz. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Rio Ave was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Estoril that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Estoril was putting more pressure with 27 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Rio Ave was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Rio Ave shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Estoril shot 16 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Rio Ave received 4 yellow cards (João Graça, Josué Sá, Savio and Andreas Samaris). On the other side, Estoril received 2 yellow cards (Mexer and Carlos Eduardo).

Standings

After playing this match, Rio Ave will have 24 points to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Estoril will stay with 22 points like Gil Vicente to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Rio Ave will play away with Porto on the 18th of February with a 24-1 head to head stats in favor of Porto (7 draws).

Estoril will host Paços de Ferreira on the 18th of February with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Estoril (5 draws).

Rio Ave – Formation

Rio Ave started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Luís Carlos Batalha Freire decided to play with the following team: Jhonatan (6.9), Renato Pantalon (6.8), Josué Sá (6.9), Patrick William (6.5), Costinha (7.7), Andreas Samaris (7.2), Gonçalo Rodrigues (7.3), Fábio Ronaldo (6.8), Miguel Baeza (6.2), Emmanuel Boateng (7.3) and Leonardo Ruiz (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Magrão, Bruno Ventura, André Pereira (7.5), Miguel Nóbrega (6.4), João Graça (6.2), Ukra, Sávio (6.2), Paulo Vitor and Hernâni (6.6).

Substitutions

Rio Ave made 5 changes: Miguel Baeza for Graça (37′), Leonardo Ruiz for André Pereira (61′), Patrick William for Savio (61′), Fábio Ronaldo for Hernâni (76′) and Emmanuel Boateng for Miguel Nóbrega (76′).

Best player: Costinha​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rio Ave was Costinha even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 29 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 8 crosses.

Estoril – Formation

Estoril started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nelson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo played with: Daniel Figueira (6.6), Shaquil Delos (6.8), Edson Mexer (7.1), Pedro Álvaro (7.1), Joãozinho (6.9), João Carvalho (7.1), João Gamboa (6.3), Tiago Gouveia (6.7), Francisco Geraldes (7.1), Tiago Araújo (6.5) and Cassiano (7.1).

They had on the bench: Rodrigo Martins, Mor Ndiaye (6.4), Rafik Guitane, Joao Marques, Carlos Eduardo (6.6), Pedro Silva, Bernardo Vital, João Carlos (6.7) and Tiago Santos.

Substitutions

Estoril made 5 changes: Tiago Araújo for Mor Ndiaye (61′), Chico Geraldes for João Carlos (73′), João Gamboa  for Carlos Eduardo (73′), Shaquil Delos for Tiago Santos Carvalho (83′) and Tiago Gouveia for Rodrigo Martins (83′).

Best player: Cassiano​

The player that probably impressed the most for Estoril was Cassiano.

His rating is (7.1) with 8 passes (37% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 22.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.​

• Rio Ave – Estoril – 2-0
• Boavista – Casa Pia – 0-0