VILA DO CONDE. Rio Ave snatched a late win Casa Pia 1-0 after Aziz scored just 1 goal (88′). Rio Ave was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
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 Carlos André Fernandes Macedo with the support of Fabio Diogo Oliveira da Silva and José Pedro Castro Pereira. The 4th official was Márcio André Dias Torres. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 11.01 degrees Celsius or 51.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rio Ave had a strong ball possession 67% while Casa Pia was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rio Ave had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rio Ave won the match.
Rio Ave shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Casa Pia shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rio Ave received 2 yellow cards (João Teixeira and Luís Batalha Freire). Talking about the opposition, Casa Pia received 3 yellow cards (Neto, Clayton and Rúben Lameiras).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rio Ave has 21 points like Estoril, Estrela Amadora and Portimonense to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Casa Pia will stays with 20 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Rio Ave will play away with Famalicão on the 18th of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Famalicão (8 draws).
Casa Pia will host Arouca on the 18th of February with a 1-1 head to head record.
Rio Ave – Formation
Rio Ave
81'
38'
88'
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 , Josué Sá , Aderllan Santos , Miguel Nóbrega , Costinha , Amine , João Graça , Úmaro Embaló , João Teixeira , Aziz and Fábio Ronaldo .
The home team had on the bench: Leonardo Ruiz , Joca , Patrick William, Mateo Tanlongo, Vítor Gomes, Cezary Miszta, Adrien Silva, Marios Vrousai and Zé Manuel .
Rio Ave could not rely on the presence of Joca (injured).
Substitutions
Rio Ave made 4 changes: Costinha for Marios Vrousai (81′), Úmaro Embaló for Zé Manuel (81′), João Teixeira for Leonardo Ruiz (70′) and Aziz for Joca (90′).
Player of the match: João Graça
The player that probably impressed the most for Rio Ave was João Graça even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 77 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.
Casa Pia – Formation
Casa Pia
Casa Pia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Pedro Miguel de Barros Moreira played with: Felippe Cardoso, Ricardo Batista , Gaizka Larrazabal , Fernando Varela , Tchamba , Leonardo Lelo , Neto , Beni , Yuki Soma , Samuel Justo and Nuno Moreira , Clayton .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tiago Dias , João Nunes, André Lacximicant , Rúben Lameiras, Rafael Brito , André Geraldes, Nermin Zolotic, Lucas Paes and Pablo Roberto.
Substitutions
Casa Pia made 5 changes: Beni for Rafael Brito (60′), Nuno Moreira for Tiago Dias (76′), Samuel Justo for André Lacximicant (76′), Leonardo Lelo for Rúben Lameiras (90′) and Neto for Pablo Roberto (90′).
Player of the match: Yuki Soma
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Casa Pia was Yuki Soma.
His rating is with 15 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Vitória SC – Benfica – 2-2
- Sporting CP – Sporting Braga – 5-0
- Rio Ave – Casa Pia – 1-0
