This could be an interesting match as Boavista have their presumed home advantage while Rio Ave are ahead 13 points in the Primeira Liga table.
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 can neither be promoted or relegated from Primeira Liga. Rio Ave is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Boavista form and stats
5 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Boavista have to build on here at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI in the Primeira Liga.
Boavista shared the glory with Famalicao in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Portimonense (1-2).
Boavista salvaged the draw from a difficult situation against Famalicao, trailing 0-2 at one point. Not giving up resulted in Alberto Bueno equalizing.
Boavista have scored 15 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. Boavista have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Rio Ave form and stats
As the visiting team in Primeira Liga matches, Rio Ave have produced an overall stat of 8-4-4 so far.
Rio Ave's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Santa Clara that finished 2-2. Before that, Rio Ave travelled to Maritimo and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
Rio find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Rio Ave - Boavista 2-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Boavista, one draw and seven wins for Rio Ave. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Taremi 16 goals |  D. da Silva Lopes 6 goals | J. Dala 6 goals |
Boavista missing players
Rio Ave missing players
| Boavista | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 28 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 46 |
| 37 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 36 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | 91% |
| 58% | 56% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 20% | 62% | 67% |
| 27% | 25% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 31% | 39% |
| 15% | 12% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 3% | 6% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 15% |
| 42% | 44% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 38% | 52% |
| 27% | 25% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 38% | 30% |
| 36% | 38% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 38% | 27% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
| 6 | 6 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 389 | 204 | 53 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 158 | 365 |
| 116 | 55 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 44 | 112 |
| 24% | 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 43% | 41% |
- Rio Ave has the most matches under the total-line (20)
- Rio Ave has the most points from losing position (16)
- Rio Ave have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | Porto | 32 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 48 | 79 |
| 2 | Benfica | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 40 | 71 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 59 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 59 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 57 |
| 5 | Famalicao | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 53 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 52 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 46 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 43 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -3 | 42 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -5 | 42 |
| 11 | Boavista | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -9 | 39 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -7 | 38 |
| 13 | Pacos de Ferreira | 32 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -17 | 35 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -26 | 32 |
| 15 | Portimonense | 32 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -16 | 30 |
| 16 | Tondela | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 30 |
| 17 | Vitoria Setubal | 32 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -18 | 30 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 32 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 62 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 40 | -38 | 17 |