Rio Ave vs Chaves – Rio Ave won’t want a repetition of their previous performance after losing to Porto in the Primeira Liga by a score of 1-0.
Rio Ave had 41% of the possession in that contest and attempted 11 goals, four of which were successful. Porto’s opponents had 14 shots on goal, four of which were on target. The goal for Porto was scored by Toni Martnez (45′).
In 5 of the last 6 matches involving Rio Ave, fewer than three goals per game were tallied. In terms of goal weighting for this time, Rio Ave scored three goals to their opponents’ total of six. Whether or not that trend will carry over into this next game will be revealed shortly.
Chaves will be looking to rebound here after suffering a defeat in their most recent Primeira Liga match against Sporting Lisbon. Chaves had 42% of the possession in that contest and 5 of their 13 shots on goal were successful.
Joo Teixeira (34′) and Héctor Hernández (96′) scored goals for Chaves. Sporting CP, their adversaries, made 16 efforts on goal with 8 of them being successful. Sporting Lisbon got goals from Nuno Santos (70′) and Pedro Gonçalves (8′, 61′).
Prior to this contest, Chaves had a strong offensive performance, scoring seven goals in their previous six games. Having said that, Chaves have had some defensive weaknesses as evidenced by the fact that they have allowed goals in 5 of the same matches.
In the previous five league games, Chaves has not defeated Rio Ave when playing away from home, according to an analysis of their prior performance. They’ll be eager to break this streak because they haven’t won on the road in their last four league games.
Rio Ave vs Chaves – Betting Analysis
Looking at their previous head-to-head matches dating back to April 29, 2018, we can see that Rio Ave has won 3 of these games, Chaves 1, and the number of ties is 2.
Over the span of those games, a total of 14 goals were scored, with 9 of them coming from Rio Grande and 5 coming from Chaves. That equals 2.33 goals per game on average.
The two teams’ most recent league encounter took place on Match Day 5 of the Primeira Liga on September 5, 2022, with a final result of Chaves 1–1 Rio Ave.
On that instance, Chaves had 45% of the possession and 6 of their 21 shots on goal were successful. Héctor Hernández (32′) was the only player from that team to register a goal.
Rio Ave, on the other hand, had 14 efforts at goal with 3 of them being successful. (90′) Leonardo Acevedo scored. Hélder Malheiro served as the arbitrator.
With regard to absences, Rio Ave manager Luis Freire only has one fitness worry out of a nearly entirely healthy group. Joca is out due to a knee injury.
Only one player’s fitness is an issue for Chaves manager Vtor Campelos in an otherwise healthy squad. Joint issues will prevent Jonny Arriba from performing here.
In our view, Chaves may find it difficult to score against Rio Ave, who ought to score a goal on their own while putting on a strong performance.
What are the top odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds on the WDW market, victory for Rio Ave can be had for 2.17, a bet on the draw is 3.32 and staking on the win for Chaves gets 3.42. Those are the top market prices on offer at the moment.
Rio Ave vs Chaves – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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