VILA DO CONDE. Rio Ave tops Chaves 1-0 after F. Ronaldo scored just 1 goal (53′). Chaves was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium in Vila do Conde on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was João António Ferreira Gonçalves with the help of Alvaro Daniel Carvalho Mesquita and Ângelo Carneiro. The 4th official was David Rafael Oliveira Silva. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Chaves had a strong ball possession 61% while Rio Ave was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chaves had a more offensive attitude with 41 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Rio Ave found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Rio Ave shot 10 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Chaves shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Rio Ave received 5 yellow cards (André Pereira , Josué Sá, Renato Pantalon, João Graça and Ukra). On the opposite side, Chaves received 3 yellow cards (H. Sylla, João Teixeira and Ponck).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Rio Ave will have 27 points like Famalicão to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Chaves will stay with 26 points like Vizela, Gil Vicente and Portimonense to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Rio Ave will play away with Sporting Braga on the 5th of March with a 17-8 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting Braga (12 draws).
Chaves will host Porto on the 4th of March with a 9-0 head to head record in favor of Porto (1 draw).
Rio Ave – Formation
Rio Ave
85'
43'
53'
Rio Ave started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Luís Carlos Batalha Freire decided to play with the following team: Jhonatan , Renato Pantalon , Aderllan Santos , Josué Sá , Costinha , João Graça , Gonçalo Rodrigues , Andreas Samaris , Fábio Ronaldo , André Pereira and Emmanuel Boateng .
The home team had on the bench: Magrão, Hernâni, Paulo Vitor, Miguel Baeza, Sávio , Amine Oudrhiri , Leonardo Ruiz, Ukra and Patrick William.
Substitutions
Rio Ave made 5 changes: André Pereira for Ukra (70′), Fábio Ronaldo for Savio (74′), Andreas Samaris for Amine Oudrhiri Idrissi (74′), Emmanuel Boateng for Hernâni (85′) and Josué Sá for Patrick (85′).
Best player: Fábio Ronaldo
The player that probably impressed the most for Rio Ave was Fábio Ronaldo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
Chaves – Formation
Chaves
Chaves started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Vítor Fernando de Carvalho Campelos played with: Rodrigo Nascimento , Habib Sylla , Carlos Ponck , Steven Vitória , Bruno Langa , João Mendes , João Pedro , João Teixeira , Issah Abass , Juninho Vieira and Euller .
They had on the bench: Nélson Monte, Gonçalo Filipe, Bernardo Sousa , Sandro Cruz, Luther Singh , João Queirós, Hector Hernandez , Jô Batista and Guima .
Substitutions
Chaves made 5 changes: Euller for Héctor Hernández (61′), João Pedro for Luther Singh (74′), H. Sylla for Guima (74′), Juninho for Bernardo Sousa (83′) and João Mendes for Batista (83′).
Best player: João Teixeira
The player that probably impressed the most for Chaves was João Teixeira.
His rating is with 51 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Porto – Gil Vicente – 1-2
- Paços de Ferreira – Boavista – 1-3
- Rio Ave – Chaves – 1-0
