VILA DO CONDE. Farense had a close win over Rio Ave.

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 Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins assisted by Hugo André Pires Ribeiro and José Manuel Graça Mira. The 4th official was Carlos Teixeira. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.39 degrees Celsius or 63.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Rio Ave

3 - 4

Farense

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 13 Total 13
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 7 Shots blocked 3
  • 104 Attack 84
  • 35 Dangerous attack 24
  • 69 Ball safe 74
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Rio Ave was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Farense that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rio Ave had a more offensive attitude with 35 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Farense succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Rio Ave shot 13 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Farense shot 13 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Rio Ave received 4 yellow cards (João Graça, João Graça, Miguel Nóbrega and André Pereira). Talking about the opposition, Farense received 3 yellow cards (Bruno Duarte, Artur Jorge and Marco Matias).

Match Timeline

4'
Belloumi(goal)Marco Matias
6'
Belloumi(VAR)
Miguel Nóbrega- Yellow
31'
33'
Artur Jorge(own-goal)
André Pereira(goal)
42'
44'
Marco Matias- Yellow
45'
Bruno Duarte(goal)Marco Matias
André Pereira- Yellow
47'
57'
Bruno Duarte- Yellow
Costinha(penalty)
62'
63'
Zé Luís- sub ->Fabrício Isidoro
70'
Elves Baldé- sub ->Belloumi
70'
Rui Costa- sub ->Bruno Duarte
71'
Zé Manuel- sub ->Emmanuel Boateng
72'
81'
Artur Jorge- Yellow
Vítor Gomes - sub ->Guga
80'
80'
Vítor Gonçalves- sub ->Mattheus
80'
Pastor- sub ->Fran Delgado
89'
Claudio Falcão(goal)Elves Baldé
João Graça- sub ->Amine
90'
Hernâni- sub ->Bruno Ventura
90'
90'
Rui Costa(goal)
João Graça- Yellow
90'
João Graça- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sporting CP
87
33
Benfica
79
33
Porto
69
33
Sporting Braga
68
33
Vitória SC
60
33
Moreirense
52
33
Arouca
46
33
Famalicão
42
33
Farense
37
33
Rio Ave
36
33
Gil Vicente
36
33
Casa Pia
35
33
Estoril
33
33
Boavista
31
33
Estrela Amadora
30
33
Portimonense
29
33
Vizela
25
33
Chaves
23
33

After playing this contest, Rio Ave will stay with 5 points to hold in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Farense will have 10 points like Gil Vicente and Casa Pia to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Rio Ave will host Vitória SC on the 5th of May with a 17-7 head to head statistic in favor of Vitória SC (10 draws).

Farense will play away agasint Estrela Amadora on the 28th of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Estrela Amadora (0 draws).

Rio Ave – Formation

Rio Ave
G
Jhonatan 18.Brazil
6.1
D
Josué Sá 23.Portugal
6.3
D
Aderllan Santos 33.Brazil
6.3
D
Miguel Nóbrega 3.Portugal
6.3
31'
M
Guga 6.Portugal
6.8
80'
M
Amine 10.France
6.7
90'
M
Costinha 20.Portugal
7.3
62'
M
Fábio Ronaldo 77.Portugal
6.4
F
Bruno Ventura 11.Portugal
7.0
90'
F
Emmanuel Boateng 22.Ghana
7.0
72'
F
André Pereira 95.Portugal
7.7
71' 47' 42'
Substitutes
G
Magrão 82.Brazil
D
Patrick William 4.Brazil
D
Renato Pantalon 42.Croatia
M
Vítor Gomes 8.Portugal
6.4
80'
M
João Graça 21.Portugal
6.3
90' 90'
F
Hernâni 7.Portugal
6.8
90'
F
Leonardo Ruiz 9.Colombia
6.4
71'
F
Ukra 17.Portugal
F
Zé Manuel 70.Portugal
6.6
72'

Rio Ave started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Luís Carlos Batalha Freire decided to play with the following team: Jhonatan (6.1), Josué Sá (6.3), Aderllan Santos (6.3), Miguel Nóbrega (6.3), Costinha (7.3), Amine (6.7), Guga (6.8), Fábio Ronaldo (6.4), André Pereira (7.7), Emmanuel Boateng (7.0) and Bruno Ventura (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick William, Hernâni (6.8), Leonardo Ruiz (6.4), Magrão, Vítor Gomes (6.4), Ukra, João Graça (6.3), Renato Pantalon and Zé Manuel (6.6).

Rio Ave could not rely on the presence of Leonardo Ruiz (injured) and Zé Manuel (injured).

Substitutions

Rio Ave made 5 changes: André Pereira for Leonardo Ruiz (71′), Emmanuel Boateng for Zé Manuel (72′), Bruno Ventura for Hernâni (90′), Guga for Vítor Gomes (80′) and Amine for João Graça (90′).

Best player: André Pereira​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rio Ave was André Pereira.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 16 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Farense – Formation

Farense
G
Ricardo Velho 33.Portugal
6.0
D
Gonçalo Silva 37.Portugal
7.0
D
Artur Jorge 4.Portugal
6.4
81'
D
Zach Muscat 6.Malta
D
Talocha 31.Portugal
6.3
D
Fran Delgado 2.Spain
6.4
80'
M
Marco Matias 77.Portugal
8.2
44'
M
Fabrício Isidoro 14.Brazil
6.3
63'
M
Mattheus 27.Brazil
7.0
80'
M
Claudio Falcão 29.Brazil
7.3
89'
M
Belloumi 62.Algeria
7.3
70' 4'
F
Bruno Duarte 9.Brazil
7.7
70' 57' 45'
Substitutes
G
Luiz Felipe 1.Brazil
D
Pastor 28.Brazil
6.6
80'
D
Igor Rossi 3.Brazil
M
Rafael Barbosa 8.Portugal
M
Vítor Gonçalves 80.Portugal
7.0
80'
M
Facundo Cáseres 5.Argentina
F
Elves Baldé 7.Portugal
7.5
70'
F
Zé Luís 91.Cape Verde
7.0
63'
F
Rui Costa 19.Portugal
7.3
70' 90'

Farense started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

José Albano Ferreira da Mota played with: Zach Muscat, Ricardo Velho (6.0), Fran Delgado (6.4), Gonçalo Silva (7.0), Artur Jorge (6.4), Talocha (6.3), Claudio Falcão (7.3), Belloumi (7.3), Fabrício Isidoro (6.3), Mattheus (7.0) and Marco Matias (8.2), Bruno Duarte (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Rui Costa (7.3), Pastor (6.6), Luiz Felipe, Igor Rossi, Facundo Cáseres, Elves Baldé (7.5), Rafael Barbosa, Vítor Gonçalves (7.0) and Zé Luís (7.0).

Substitutions

Farense made 5 changes: Fabrício Isidoro for Zé Luís (63′), Belloumi for Elves Baldé (70′), Bruno Duarte for Rui Costa (70′), Fran Delgado for Pastor (80′) and Mattheus for Vítor Gonçalves (80′).

Best player: Marco Matias​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Farense was Marco Matias even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 23 passes (57% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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