PORTO. Porto overcomes Rio Ave 1-0 after T. Martínez scored just 1 goal (44′). Porto made the most of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Vitor Jorge Fernandes Ferreira with the assistance of Nuno Manso and Nélson Cunha. The 4th official was João Pedro Silva Pinho. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Porto had a strong ball possession 59% while Rio Ave was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Porto was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Porto won the match​.

Porto shot 14 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Rio Ave shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Porto received 2 yellow cards (João Mário and Pepê). Regarding the opposition, Rio Ave received 3 yellow cards (Fábio Ronaldo, Renato Pantalon and André Pereira ).

Standings

After playing this match, Porto will have 51 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Rio Ave will stay with 24 points like Famalicão to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Porto will host Gil Vicente on the 26th of February with a 18-2 head to head record in favor of Porto (2 draws).

Rio Ave will host Chaves on the 26th of February with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Rio Ave (5 draws).

Porto – Formation

Porto started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: Diogo Costa (7.3), João Mário (7.0), Pepe (7.1), Iván Marcano (7.0), Wendell (7.1), André Franco (6.6), Marko Grujić (6.9), Stephen Eustaquio (7.7), Pepê (7.1), Toni Martínez (7.8) and Mehdi Taremi (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Fernando Andrade, Rodrigo Conceição, Bernardo Folha, Danny Namaso, Cláudio Ramos, Zaidu Sanusi (7.6), David Carmo, Vasco Sousa and Gonçalo Borges (6.1).

Porto could not rely on the presence of Bernardo Folha (injured).

Substitutions

Porto made 4 changes: Wendell for Zaidu Sanusi (74′), Mehdi Taremi for Gonçalo Borges (74′), André Franco for Bernardo Folha (83′) and Toni Martínez for Daniel Loader (83′).

Best player: Toni Martínez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Porto was Toni Martínez.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 8 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Rio Ave – Formation

Rio Ave started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Luís Carlos Batalha Freire played with: Jhonatan (6.3), Renato Pantalon (6.7), Aderllan Santos (6.4), Josué Sá (6.8), Costinha (7.6), João Graça (6.2), Andreas Samaris (7.6), Gonçalo Rodrigues (7.3), Fábio Ronaldo (6.6), André Pereira (6.4) and Emmanuel Boateng (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Hernâni (6.1), Ukra, Paulo Vitor, Sávio (6.2), Miguel Nóbrega, Patrick William, Miguel Baeza (6.3), Magrão and Leonardo Ruiz (6.6).

Substitutions

Rio Ave made 5 changes: João Graça for Miguel Baeza (69′), João Graça for Leonardo Ruiz (70′), Andreas Samaris for Hernâni (81′), Josué Sá for Savio (81′) and Costinha for Paulo Vitor (83′).

Best player: Andreas Samaris​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rio Ave was Andreas Samaris.

His rating is (7.6) with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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

• Portimonense – Marítimo – 2-1
• Porto – Rio Ave – 1-0
• Estoril – Paços de Ferreira – 1-3