Boavista hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 24 points and a 15th position in the Primeira Liga table. Visiting Rio Ave holds 11th place with 27 pts.
- Boavista have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Primeira Liga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Boavista form and stats
Boavista's results here at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI in the Primeira Liga have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
A strong away win for Boavista against Belenenses the last match, as Alberth Elis and Angel Gomes were on target. Ahead of that match, Boavista lost 0-1 at home to Farense.
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 twelve matches with the results: Won six, drawn two and lost four.
Boavista aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI in the league, with only 10 goals from 12 games. Boavista's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Rio Ave form and stats
Rio Ave have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 2-5-5 (12 played).
Rio have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 263 minutes ago. F. Soares (own goal) was the goal scorer.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Primeira Liga home defeat versus Gil Vicente with 0-2 on the scoreboard. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Belenenses.
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 seven relevant matches. Results were four Rio wins, three draws and zero defeats.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Rio have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Rio Ave - Boavista 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - one - seven (Boavista wins - draws - Rio Ave wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Gomes 5 goals |  A. Elis Martínez 5 goals | R. Chaby Mangas 4 goals |
Boavista missing players
Rio Ave missing players
| Boavista | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 26 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 37 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 28 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 80% |
| 72% | 58% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 83% | 72% |
| 48% | 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 28% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 25% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 32% |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 17% | 36% |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 13.4 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
| 25% | 19% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 26% | 23% |
- Boavista have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Primeira Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 35 | 64 |
| 2 | Porto | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 29 | 57 |
| 3 | Benfica | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 51 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 50 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 44 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | -2 | 35 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 30 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 28 |
| 10 | Tondela | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -15 | 28 |
| 11 | Rio Ave | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 27 |
| 12 | Portimonense | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -4 | 26 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | Famalicao | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -11 | 26 |
| 15 | Boavista | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -11 | 24 |
| 16 | Farense | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Nacional | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -16 | 21 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -16 | 21 |