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Rio Ave vs Chaves – Prediction, and Match Preview
Rio Ave vs Chaves – After a 2-2 tie with Famalicão in the Primeira Liga, Rio Ave is ready for this match. That game, Rio Ave had 65% possession, 22 attempts, five shots on goal, two on target.
Rio Ave scored through Leonardo Ruiz (82′) and Emmanuel Boateng (70′). Famalicão had 11 shots on goal, but only 2 were on target. Both Alex Dobre (12′) and Rúben Lima (10′) scored for Famalicão.
Recent times have not seen Rio Ave refuse to give in too often. According to the statistics, Rio Ave’s defense has been beaten in five of their last six games, allowing 11 goals to score. However, it’s possible that this trend won’t continue into the match.
After losing their previous Primeira Liga match against Boavista, Chaves will be looking to bounce back in this match. Chaves had 40% possession and only one of his ten shots on goal were on target.
Héctor Hernández scored for Chaves in 46th minute. Boavista’s 19 shots were only 4 on target. Boavista scored with Sebastián Pérez (37′), Róbert Boženík (42′, 62′), and Gaius Makouta (81′).
During their last six games, José Gomes’s Chaves have converted seven of their attacks into goals. They have allowed seven goals to be scored against them in those same matches.
Rio Ave vs Chaves – Betting Analysis
Looking back at their previous head-to-head matches, which date back to October 27, 2018, we can see that Rio Ave has won three of them and Chaves has won one. There have also been two draws.
Over the course of those games, the two teams shared a total of 12 goals, with 8 coming from Rio Grande and 4 from Chaves. That equals two goals on average every contest.
The two teams’ most recent league encounter took place on February 26, 2023, on match day 22 of the Primeira Liga, with Rio Ave defeating Chaves 1-0.
Rio Ave had 39% possession and only one of their ten shots on goal was on target. Fábio Ronaldo scored their only goal (54′). Chaves’ 11 shots missed. João António Gonçalves presided.
Against this Rio Ave lineup, who we believe will score at least once to take the lead, Chaves will need to play well to find the net.
What are the best odds for the game?
Looking at the bookies’ prices on the 90 min. result market, staking on Rio Ave can be had for 2.2, going for the game finishing all-square is 3.25, and taking a punt on the winning team to be Chaves gets 3.35. They’re the best of the market prices on offer at the moment.
Rio Ave vs Chaves – Head-to-Head
Our Prediction: Home Win or Draw
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