The football year has been a rollercoaster for these contenders so far, ups and downs giving mid-table positions so far. Let's get ready for Boavista - Rio Ave!
- Boavista have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Liga Portugal
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Boavista and Rio Ave should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Boavista form and stats
The story so far in the Liga Portugal for Boavista at their home stadium (Estádio do Bessa Século XXI) is 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
The home team returns to Estádio do Bessa Século XXI after drawing with Vizela (placed 8th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Njie, an attacker, was the champion player for the team in that match, collecting a rating of 7.85 (out of 10). Njie scored one goal.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Vitoria Guimaraes.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Boavista have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won 8, drawn 6 and lost 2.
Observe: 10 of the most recent 13 league matches from this football club have seen goals scored by both teams.
Boavista has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Boavista's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rio Ave form and stats
Rio Ave have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Liga Portugal, after 2-6-6 (14 played).
Rio Ave's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Casa Pia that finished 1-1. Pantalon, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.13. Pantalon scored one goal and won 6 of 7 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Portimonense that ended 2-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rio Ave playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 5 Rio Ave wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
A tale of few goals? 16 of this team's latest 19 league rounds have contained two or less goals.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Rio have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Rio Ave have pulled off a sequence of 6 consecutive matches without losing (4-2-0) when playing Boavista.The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Rio Ave - Boavista 1-0. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been brutal, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Njie 11 goals |  V. Sasso 4 goals |   E. Boateng 4 goals |
Boavista missing players
Rio Ave missing players
| Boavista | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 33 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| 46 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 32 |
| 93% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 93% |
| 75% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 54% |
| 61% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 43% | 32% |
| 32% | 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 25% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 61% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 39% |
| 18% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 32% |
| 29% | 21% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 36% |
| 5.6 | 6.9 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10.5 | 12.3 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 34% | 32% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | 28% |
| 11.5 | 10.1 | 5.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 5 | 4.4 |
- Boavista have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Liga Portugal
- Boavista have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 51 | 71 |
| 2 | Porto | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 41 | 67 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 37 | 65 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 30 | 58 |
| 5 | Arouca | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -1 | 45 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -6 | 41 |
| 7 | Casa Pia | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 39 |
| 8 | Vizela | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | Famalicao | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -5 | 39 |
| 10 | Chaves | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -5 | 36 |
| 11 | Rio Ave | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -4 | 35 |
| 12 | Boavista | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 34 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 31 |
| 14 | Portimonense | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | Estoril | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -21 | 25 |
| 16 | Maritimo | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 32 | -27 | 22 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -28 | 17 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | 28 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 18 | -26 | 15 |
