VILA DO CONDE. Vitória SC overcomes Rio Ave 1-0 after T. Händel scored just 1 goal (55′).
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 Miguel Bertolo Nogueira who had the assistance of Rui Cidade and Nuno Filipe Figueiredo Pires. The 4th official was Paulo Barradas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.1 degrees Celsius or 69.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 15 Total 10
- 5 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 101 Attack 87
- 36 Dangerous attack 24
- 78 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Rio Ave was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Vitória SC that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rio Ave was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Vitória SC succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Rio Ave shot 15 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Vitória SC shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Rio Ave will stay with 39 points to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Vitória SC will have 50 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Rio Ave will play away with Paços de Ferreira on the 21st of May with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Rio Ave (13 draws).
Vitória SC will host Gil Vicente on the 21st of May with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Gil Vicente (6 draws).
Rio Ave – Formation
Rio Ave
72'
Rio Ave adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Luís Carlos Batalha Freire decided to play with the following team: Magrão , Renato Pantalon , Aderllan Santos , Patrick William , Costinha , Amine Oudrhiri , Gonçalo Rodrigues , Paulo Vitor , Emmanuel Boateng , Leonardo Ruiz and Miguel Baeza .
The home team had on the bench: Andreas Samaris, Miguel Nóbrega, Jhonatan, Hernâni , Jorge Karse, Ukra , André Pereira, Sávio and Vítor Gomes.
Substitutions
Rio Ave made 5 changes: Miguel Baeza for Hernâni (61′), Leonardo Ruiz for Ukra (72′), Patrick William for Savio (72′), Amine for Andreas Samaris (82′) and Paulo Vitor for André Pereira (82′).
Best player: Emmanuel Boateng
The player that probably impressed the most for Rio Ave was Emmanuel Boateng.
His rating is with 9 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.
Vitória SC – Formation
Vitória SC
55'
Also Vitória SC adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira played with: Bruno Varela , Mamadou Tounkara , André Amaro , Mikel Villanueva , Miguel Maga , Tomás Händel , Tiago Silva , Afonso Freitas , Jota Silva , André Silva and Michael Johnston .
They had on the bench: Anderson Silva, Pedro Rafael Oliveira, Allison Safira , Zé Carlos , Daniel Silva , Bruno Gaspar , Indio, Nelson Luz and Jorge Fernandes .
Vitória SC could not rely on the presence of Jorge Fernandes (injured).
Substitutions
Vitória SC made 5 changes: Maga for Bruno Gaspar (46′), Jota Silva for Safira (66′), Tomás Händel for Daniel Silva (66′), Mikel Villanueva for Jorge Fernandes (73′) and Tiago Silva for José Carlos Natário Ferreira (81′).
Best player: Mikel Villanueva
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Vitória SC was Mikel Villanueva even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 50 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Porto – Casa Pia – 2-1
- Rio Ave – Vitória SC – 0-1
- Sporting Braga – Santa Clara – 5-3
