Chaves – Rio Ave PREDICTION & TIPS
Chaves and Rio Ave meet at the Municipal Stadium Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira, in a match of the 15th round of the Liga Sagres. The history of recent direct clashes is favorable to the visiting team, which has 1 win and 5 draws in the last 6 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 05-14-2017, ended with a draw for (2-2). Although this is a game between 8th and 6th overall, it is actually a game between the 13th place in home games and the 4th as a visitor.
Key Analysis
The home team is currently in 8th place with 18 points earned after 5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, drew at home to Boavista by (0-0). In the last match, he won out to Portimonense by (0-1). This is a team that normally achieves more positive results as a visitor than at home, having won 10 points, scoring 8 goals and 13, and 8 points at the stadium with 8 goals scored and 6 goals conceded. In the last 6 home games for the championship, Chaves has recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, having won 8 points out of 18.
In this competition, you do not lose in your stadium there are 4 matches. His attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 14 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 8 games in which he conceded the first goal. There are 1 highlights in the last 7 home games in all competitions: he scored 3 of his 8 goals in the minutes (61′-75 ‘).
After a championship start to forget, the Keys seems finally to start reacting and demonstrating all its quality. Thus, the Transmontana team should enjoy the support of their fans and the good moment to win one of the most complicated teams in Portuguese football.
In the last game, Luís Castro’s players surprised by beating Portimonense, 0-1, for a total of four straight games without proving the taste of the defeat in the championship. We also remember that Chaves has 2 wins and 2 draws in the last 4 games played in his stadium.
The injuries have been a problem for the Keys this season, however, the local coach has managed to fill these flaws. Still, Nuno André Coelho, Thiago Galvão, Filipe Melo and Jorge Intima are out because of injury. On the other hand, Pedro Tiba continues in great prominence in the middle of the Chaves, being this important player in the defensive and offensive process.
Analysis of Rio Ave
The visiting team is currently in 6th place with 23 points, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, he won out to Tondela by (1-3). In the last match, won at home to the Moreirense by (2-1). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, it achieves practically the same points at home and away, with 9 goals scored and 7 goals conceded at home, against 7 goals scored and 4 conceded. The team arrives in this match after a home win with Benfica by (3-2) after overtime. In the championship, Rio Ave won 10 points in 18 chances, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 6 games he played as a visitor. In matches played outside the league, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 0-1, which was verified in 3 of his 8 matches. The team allowed their opponents’ goals in 8 of the last 10 games for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In 14 games in this competition, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The vila-condense team has been able to successfully achieve the goals set for this season, still living in the Portuguese Cup and still occupy the top of the standings. In addition, Rio Ave has practiced a very attractive football, leaving the expectations of its fans very high.
In the last game for the championship the visitors managed a difficult victory over Moreirense in a game in which they scored the winning goal in the final minutes. In the midst of these games, there is an away win over Tondela and also the great victory over Benfica by the Portuguese Cup. Thus, the excellent moment that Rio Ave crosses during the season is clearly visible.
Chaves – Rio Ave FREE TIPS
Chaves – Win @ 2.65
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
