Season ticket holders at Estadio do CD das Aves haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Desportivo Aves languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Boavista will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Desportivo Aves and Boavista 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.
Desportivo Aves form and stats
Desportivo Aves, who have the most conceded goals (33) in Primeira Liga, have collected 9 points from their Primeira Liga home games so far after 3-0-5.
Desportivo Aves's previous game was a Primeira Liga match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Portimonense (placed 17th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Benfica (1-2).
The Desportivo Aves fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Desportivo Aves have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Boavista form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primeira Liga travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Boavista are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Boavista are looking to quickly end their 203 minutes long goal drought in the Primeira Liga.
Two away games in a row for Boavista, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Rio Ave in the Primeira Liga. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Famalicão.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Boavista as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Desportivo Aves and Boavista have met before this season: Boavista - Desportivo Aves 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 1 - 4 (Desportivo Aves wins - draws - Boavista wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Mohammadi 7 goals |  W. Ferreira dos Santos 5 goals |  E. Zidane Fernández 2 goals |
Desportivo Aves missing players
Boavista missing players
| Desportivo Aves | Boavista | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 33 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 65% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 59% |
| 65% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 12% | 18% |
| 35% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 59% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 47% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 24% |
| 29% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 41% |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 8 | 7.6 | 6.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5 | 5.6 |
| 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 181 | 87 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 54 | 105 | 209 |
| 51 | 30 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 32 | 59 |
| 37% | 33% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 16% | 22% |
- Desportivo Aves has the fewest clean sheets (2)
- Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals (33)
- Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals in the first half (14)
- Desportivo Aves haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 36 | 48 |
| 2 | Porto | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 41 |
| 3 | Famalicão | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Gil Vicente | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Vitória FC | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 10 | Tondela | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | Boavista | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Santa Clara | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | Paços de Ferreira | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 16 | Belenenses | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -19 | 15 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 14 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 9 |