VILA DO CONDE. Estoril was capable to clinch a draw against Rio Ave with a late goal from H. Tavares scored in the (85′) after Rio Ave got a lead with a goal from E. Boateng (56′). Rio Ave was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium in Vila do Conde on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Bruno Vieira assisted by Rui Cidade and José Manuel Graça Mira. The 4th official was António Ricardo de Mesquita Moreira. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Rio Ave was in firm control of the ball 56% while Estoril was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rio Ave was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Rio Ave to win the match​.

Rio Ave shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Estoril shot 12 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Rio Ave received 4 yellow cards (Amine, Costinha, Patrick William and Joca ). Talking about the opposition, Estoril received 3 yellow cards (Rodrigo Gomes, Eliaquim Mangala and Volnei).

Standings

After playing this match, Rio Ave has 17 points to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Estoril will has 18 points like Estrela Amadora to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Rio Ave will play away with Porto on the 3rd of February with a 26-1 head to head statistic in favor of Porto (7 draws).

Estoril will host Estrela Amadora on the 4th of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Estrela Amadora (0 draws).

Rio Ave – Formation

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: Bruno Ventura, Jhonatan (7.7), Josué Sá (7.1), Aderllan Santos (7.9), Patrick William (6.8), Costinha (7.3), Joca  (7.0), Amine (7.0), João Graça (6.8), Fábio Ronaldo (6.8), Aziz (7.3) and Emmanuel Boateng (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Hélder Sá (6.3), Lucas Flores, Mateo Tanlongo (6.4), João Teixeira (6.8), Vítor Gomes, Leonardo Ruiz (6.7), Marios Vrousai, Renato Pantalon (6.6) and Zé Manuel.

Substitutions

Rio Ave made 5 changes: Joca  for Renato Pantalon (70′), Patrick William for João Teixeira (70′), João Graça for Hélder Sá (78′), Fábio Ronaldo for Mateo Tanlongo (78′) and Aziz for Leonardo Ruiz (83′).

Player of the match: Aderllan Santos​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rio Ave was Aderllan Santos.

His rating is 7.9 with 94 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4.

Estoril – Formation

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

Vasco César Freire De Seabra played with: Jordan Holsgrove, Cassiano, Pedro Álvaro, Marcelo Carné (6.4), Volnei (6.8), Bernardo Vital (7.0), Eliaquim Mangala (6.7), Rodrigo Gomes (8.1), Mor Ndiaye (7.0), Mateus Fernandes (6.8), Tiago Araújo (7.0) and Rafik Guitane (7.7), Alejandro Marqués (6.4), João Marques (6.7).

They had on the bench: Raúl Parra, Zanocelo (6.8), Harouna Sy, João Carlos (6.4), Nemanja Jović, Michel (6.8), Wagner Pina (6.4), Heri Tavares (7.7) and Dani Figueira.

Substitutions

Estoril made 4 changes: João Marques for Heri Tavares (65′), Alejandro Marqués for João Carlos (74′), Volnei for Wagner Pina (80′) and Mor Ndiaye for Zanocelo (80′).

Player of the match: Rodrigo Gomes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Estoril was Rodrigo Gomes.

His rating is 8.1 with 28 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Rio Ave – Estoril – 1-1
• Sporting Braga – Chaves – 1-1