Rio Ave manager Carlos Carvalhal looking for three points in Desportivo Aves showdown

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Fri 23.August
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube (12815 seats)

Desportivo Aves have traveled here for an interesting fight against the hosts Rio Ave. Prepare for the match with this Primeira Liga preview!

Rio Ave and Desportivo Aves 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.

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Rio Ave form and stats

The fans are hoping that Rio Ave will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Primeira Liga game against Famalicão. Before that game, the 6-1 home victory against UD Oliveirense.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Rio Ave have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won 3 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.

Last season, Rio Ave's league statistics were 12 wins, 9 draws and 13 losses, resulting in a 7th position in the Primeira Liga. Over these 34 matches they scored 50 goals and conceded 52. Playing at home last season Rio Ave managed 5-6-6 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 28 conceded.

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Desportivo Aves form and stats

Desportivo Aves have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats were 5 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats from 17 fixtures. Desportivo Aves has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Desportivo Aves are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Primeira Liga against Marítimo. Prior to that match, the Desportivo Aves manager Augusto Inácio faced defeat when travelling to Boavista and losing 1-2.

Desportivo Aves are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Desportivo Aves has managed 1 goal and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Rio Ave 2 wins, 4 draws and Desportivo Aves 3 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mehrdad Mohammadi
2 goals
Rúben Macedo
1 goals
Welinton Junior
1 goals / 1 assists

Rio Ave missing players

Desportivo Aves missing players

Rio Ave Desportivo Aves
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
0 0 0 Scored 0 1 4
1 0 0 Conceded 0 2 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 8 6
5 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 3 5
5 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 3 2.5
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Rio Ave Last season Desportivo Aves
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played 6 17 34
12 5 1 Won 2 5 10
9 6 4 Drew 2 3 6
13 6 1 Lost 2 9 18
50 26 7 Scored 6 15 35
52 28 8 Conceded 7 26 49
97% 94% 83% Over 0.5 83% 88% 94%
85% 88% 67% Over 1.5 50% 71% 74%
65% 76% 33% Over 2.5 17% 35% 44%
35% 41% 33% Over 3.5 17% 24% 21%
12% 12% 17% Over 4.5 17% 12% 9%
74% 82% 50% BTTS 33% 35% 41%
15% 12% 33% Clean Sheets 50% 35% 26%
15% 12% 33% Failed To Score 33% 41% 38%
 
5.1 5.6 5.8 Corners For (avg) 5.7 4.4 5.8
5.8 5.5 6 Corners Against (avg) 7.3 7.3 6.1
2.7 2.6 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.7 2.5 2.3
11 5 2 Red Cards 0 3 3
Key stats last season:
  • Desportivo Aves have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Rio Ave
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal Europa League League Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
20-07-19 CF Rio Ave 1 - 1 Santa Clara
24-07-19 CF Chaves 1 - 0 Rio Ave
27-07-19 CF Famalicão 2 - 1 Rio Ave
03-08-19 LC Rio Ave 6 - 1 UD Oliveirense
16-08-19 PL Famalicão 1 - 0 Rio Ave
23-08-19 PL Rio Ave 20:15 Desportivo Aves
31-08-19 PL Sporting CP 18:00 Rio Ave
08-09-19 PL Rio Ave 15:00 Vitória Guimarães
15-09-19 PL Rio Ave 15:00 Tondela
22-09-19 PL Belenenses 15:00 Rio Ave
Desportivo Aves
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal League Cup Super Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
20-07-19 CF Desportivo Aves 0 - 0 Academica
24-07-19 CF Desportivo Aves 0 - 1 Famalicão
03-08-19 LC Gil Vicente 3 - 2 Desportivo Aves
11-08-19 PL Boavista 2 - 1 Desportivo Aves
18-08-19 PL Desportivo Aves 3 - 1 Marítimo
23-08-19 PL Rio Ave 20:15 Desportivo Aves
31-08-19 PL Desportivo Aves 15:30 Famalicão
15-09-19 PL Vitória Guimarães 15:00 Desportivo Aves
22-09-19 PL Paços de Ferreira 15:00 Desportivo Aves
29-09-19 PL Desportivo Aves 15:00 Sporting CP

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Benfica 2 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7 6
2 Famalicão 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Boavista 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
4 Sporting CP 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
5 Portimonense 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
6 Porto 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 3
7 Desportivo Aves 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
8 Moreirense 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 3
9 Sporting Braga 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
10 Santa Clara 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 3
11 Gil Vicente 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
12 Vitória Guimarães 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Tondela 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
14 Marítimo 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1
15 Belenenses 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
16 Vitória Setúbal 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 1
17 Rio Ave 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Paços de Ferreira 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Benfica 34 28 3 3 103 31 17 14 2 1 63 17 17 14 1 2 40 14 72 87
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 74 20 17 15 0 2 41 9 17 12 4 1 33 11 54 85
3 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 72 33 17 14 2 1 38 13 17 9 3 5 34 20 39 74
4 Sporting Braga 34 21 4 9 56 37 17 13 1 3 32 15 17 8 3 6 24 22 19 67
5 Vitória Guimarães 34 15 7 12 46 34 17 10 4 3 27 12 17 5 3 9 19 22 12 52
6 Moreirense 34 16 4 14 39 44 17 8 3 6 18 19 17 8 1 8 21 25 -5 52
7 Rio Ave 34 12 9 13 50 52 17 5 6 6 26 28 17 7 3 7 24 24 -2 45
8 Boavista 34 13 5 16 34 40 17 10 1 6 20 13 17 3 4 10 14 27 -6 44
9 Belenenses 34 10 13 11 42 51 17 6 5 6 25 26 17 4 8 5 17 25 -9 43
10 Santa Clara 34 11 9 14 43 45 17 5 5 7 24 26 17 6 4 7 19 19 -2 42
11 Portimonense 34 11 6 17 44 59 17 8 4 5 29 24 17 3 2 12 15 35 -15 39
12 Marítimo 34 12 3 19 26 44 17 8 2 7 17 17 17 4 1 12 9 27 -18 39
13 Vitória Setúbal 34 8 12 14 28 39 17 4 6 7 13 18 17 4 6 7 15 21 -11 36
14 Desportivo Aves 34 10 6 18 35 49 17 5 3 9 20 23 17 5 3 9 15 26 -14 36
15 Tondela 34 9 8 17 40 54 17 7 3 7 22 24 17 2 5 10 18 30 -14 35
16 Chaves 34 8 8 18 34 57 17 4 6 7 20 23 17 4 2 11 14 34 -23 32
17 Nacional 34 7 7 20 33 73 17 5 3 9 12 22 17 2 4 11 21 51 -40 28
18 Feirense 34 3 11 20 27 64 17 2 6 9 19 31 17 1 5 11 8 33 -37 20

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