https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dzpz1oCKcQ

VILA DO CONDE. Rio Ave beat Porto 3-1 thanks to A. who scored in the 22nd and 43rd minute. Rio Ave was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Aziz (22′), P. Amaral (33′) and Aziz (43′). Porto reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 3′) by T. Martinez, but there was not much to do for them. Porto was much superior in terms of ball possession (68%).​

M. Taremi didn’t convert a decisive penalty (62′). That would have allowed Porto to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium in Vila do Conde on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins with the help of Hugo André Pires Ribeiro and Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira. The 4th official was Bruno Vieira. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Porto had a strong ball possession 68% while Rio Ave was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Porto was more pushing with 84 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Rio Ave succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Rio Ave shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Porto shot 27 times, 8 on target, 19 off target.

Cards

Rio Ave received 1 yellow card (V. Gomes). On the other side, Porto received 2 yellow cards (M. Taremi and Gabriel Veron).

Standings

After this encounter, Rio Ave will have 4 points like Casa Pia, Vizela, Gil Vicente, Sporting CP and Famalicão to hold in the 14th place. On the other side, Porto will stay with 9 points like Benfica and Portimonense to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

Rio Ave – Formation

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

The manager Luís Carlos Batalha Freire decided to play with the following team: Jhonatan (8.6), Renato Pantalon (6.9), Aderllan Santos (7.4), Miguel Nóbrega (6.5), Costinha (6.0), Amine Oudrhiri (7.0), Gonçalo Rodrigues (6.6), Pedro Amaral (8.3), Joca (7.0), Fábio Ronaldo (7.2) and Aziz (9.0).

The home team had on the bench: João Graça, Leonardo Ruiz, Emmanuel Boateng (6.8), Patrick William, Magrão, Vítor Gomes (6.8), Hernâni (6.3), Paulo Vitor (6.4) and Ukra (6.6).

Substitutions

Rio Ave made 5 changes: Aziz for E. Boateng (71′), A. Oudrhiri for V. Gomes (71′), P. Amaral for Ukra (83′), Joca for V. Paulo (83′) and Fabio Ronaldo for Hernani (88′).

Best player: Aziz​

The most impressive player for Rio Ave was Aziz.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 5 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Porto – Formation

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

Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição played with: Diogo Costa (5.9), João Mário (6.0), Pepe (6.9), Iván Marcano (6.5), Zaidu Sanusi (6.4), Bruno Costa (6.5), Mateus Uribe (7.2), Otávio (7.4), Pepê (8.1), Evanilson (6.9) and Mehdi Taremi (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: David Carmo, Stephen Eustáquio, Toni Martínez (8.1), Wendell, Gabriel Veron (7.3), André Franco (7.2), Wenderson Galeno (7.5), Cláudio Ramos and Danny Namaso (6.4).

Substitutions

Porto made 5 changes: Evanilson for T. Martinez (46′), B. Costa for Galeno (46′), Joao Mario for Gabriel Veron (46′), I. Marcano for A. Franco (72′) and M. Taremi for D. Loader (84′).

Best player: Pepê​

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

His rating is (8.1) with 57 passes (71% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Arouca – Sporting Braga – 0-6
• Famalicão – Santa Clara – 1-0
• Rio Ave – Porto – 3-1