Porto and Rio Ave meet at Estádio Do Dragão in a game for the 18th round of the Primera Liga. Porto won away by (1-3) from the last time they faced in this edition of the league, 12-08-2016. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 games. However, the last time they met at this stadium was on 06-01-2016, in a game for the Premier League, which ended in a draw for (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by H. Herrera (22 ‘) for Porto and by João Novais (33’) for Rio Ave. In this match the home factor could play an important role, since Porto presents significant differences in results Conquered at home and as a visitor.

Porto Analysis

The home side are currently in 2nd place with 38 points, after 11 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate game, tied off against Paços Ferreira by (0-0). In the latter, he won at home against Moreirense by (3-0). This is a stronger team when playing in his stadium, because in the last 30 games he has 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; Against 10 wins and 5 draws in his stadium. For the championship, the Porto won 25 points in 27 possible, after 8 victories and 1 draw in the last 9 games that played in his stadium.

In this competition, he has won the last 4 games at home and has not lost any of the last 9 he has played at home. Defensive solidity has been one of his strengths as he has only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 games and his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition.

Oporto entered this motivated match after a 3-0 win at home to Moreirense: Óliver Torres, André Silva and Ivan Marcano stamped “goals” of the win. The home club is aware of the quality of the opponents of this round, however, it is likely that the Porto will opt to enter a good pace from the start, aiming to reach the goal relatively early. It is anticipated that the striker chosen by the blue and white coach for this match is André Silva. In the middle field, Óliver Torres, Herrera and Danilo must work.

Analysis of Rio Ave

After 7 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, the visiting team is in 7th place, having won 25 points. In the last game, he lost with the Belenenses away by (1-0), after in the previous game to have tied at home, in a game against Chaves, by (2-2). This is a team little affected by the house factor, that is, presents similar results at home and abroad, since in the last 30 games has 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with a total of 15 goals scored and 14 conceded; Against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats in his stadium, with a total of 20 goals scored and 21 conceded. In the last eight away games for the championship Rio Ave has recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, so he has won 11 points out of 24. In the matches played out there are some frequent results at the end of the first 45 ‘: 0-0 (3 in 9 matches) and 0-1 (3 in 9 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded goals in 8 of his last 10 matches but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 7 of their last 8 games for this competition finished with Less than 2.5 goals. In 17 games in this event, he never managed to score the score in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 8 away games for all competitions there is a period that stands out: scored 3 of his 6 goals in the minutes (76’-90 ‘).

Rio Ave enters this unmotivated meeting after a 1-0 defeat at the Belenenses Arena. Like the “enemy” of this journey, Rio Ave usually plays 4-3-3, focusing more on a game style of constant transitions, leading to their attack attacks, mainly through the side corridors. In this drawing, the men who occupy the most advanced positions are Héldon, Guedes and Gil Dias.