PORTO. Porto didn’t concede much to Rio Ave to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Porto was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (72%)​.

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 António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre who had the assistance of Paulo Ricardo Duarte Brás and Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira. The 4th official was Carlos André Fernandes Macedo. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.55 degrees Celsius or 61.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Porto was in firm control of the ball 72% while Rio Ave was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Porto was more aggressive with 130 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Porto to win the match​.

Porto shot 24 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Rio Ave shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Porto received 4 yellow cards (Wenderson Galeno, Pepe, João Mário and Evanilson). On the other side, Rio Ave received 4 yellow cards (Emmanuel Boateng, Jhonatan, Mateo Tanlongo and Miguel Nóbrega).

Standings

After playing this match, Porto has 45 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Rio Ave will has 18 points like Estoril and Estrela Amadora to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Porto will play away against Arouca on the 11th of February with a 12-1 head to head stats in favor of Porto (1 draw).

Rio Ave will host Casa Pia on the 11th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Casa Pia (2 draws).

Porto – Formation

Porto started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição decided to play with the following team: Diogo Costa (7.0), João Mário (7.1), Pepe (7.7), Fabio Cardoso (7.7), Wendell (7.8), Alan Varela (8.1), Nicolás González (7.8), Francisco Conceição  (8.5), Pepê (7.7), Wenderson Galeno (7.0) and Evanilson (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Stephen Eustáquio, Cláudio Ramos, Iván Jaime (7.3), Danny Namaso (6.8), André Franco, Romário Baró, Toni Martínez (6.7), O. Ataide da Silva and Gonçalo Borges (6.8).

Substitutions

Porto made 4 changes: Nicolás González for Iván Jaime (74′), Wenderson Galeno for Toni Martínez (74′), João Mário for Gonçalo Borges (86′) and Francisco Conceição  for Danny Namaso (90′).

Player of the match: Francisco Conceição ​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Porto was Francisco Conceição .

His rating is 8.5 with 35 passes (86% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 13 crosses.

Rio Ave – Formation

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

Luís Carlos Batalha Freire played with: Amine, Jhonatan (8.4), Josué Sá (7.1), Aderllan Santos (7.5), Miguel Nóbrega (7.5), Costinha (7.7), Mateo Tanlongo (6.4), João Graça (6.7), Fábio Ronaldo (6.4), João Teixeira (6.7) and Joca  (6.6), Emmanuel Boateng (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Hélder Sá, Aziz (6.8), Patrick William (6.6), Vítor Gomes (6.4), Leonardo Ruiz, Úmaro Embaló (6.4), Cezary Miszta, Marios Vrousai (7.0) and Zé Manuel.

Substitutions

Rio Ave made 5 changes: Miguel Nóbrega for Patrick William (59′), João Teixeira for Úmaro Embaló (73′), Fábio Ronaldo for Aziz (46′), Joca  for Marios Vrousai (46′) and Mateo Tanlongo for Vítor Gomes (79′).

Player of the match: Jhonatan​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rio Ave was the goalkeeper: Jhonatan. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Portimonense – Arouca – 1-2
• Porto – Rio Ave – 0-0