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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 22
Feb 26, 2023 at 3.30pm UK
Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Chaves

Rio Ave
1 - 0
Chaves

Ronaldo (53')
Pereira (28'), Sa (43'), Pantalon (59'), Graca (79'), Ukra (87')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Sylla (34'), Teixeira (34'), Ponck (44')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Rio Ave and Chaves, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Porto 1-0 Rio Ave
Saturday, February 18 at 8.30pm in Primeira Liga
Last Game: Chaves 2-3 Sporting Lisbon
Monday, February 20 at 7pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Rio Ave 2-1 Chaves

With just two points separating Rio Ave and Chaves in the league standings, we expect a thrilling contest on Sunday. The Vilacondenses have been solid on home turf this season and we fancy them claiming all three points this weekend. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Rio Ave win with a probability of 40.63%. A win for Chaves had a probability of 30.73% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Rio Ave win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.08%) and 2-0 (7.91%). The likeliest Chaves win was 0-1 (10.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.25%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Rio Ave in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Rio Ave.

Result
Rio AveDrawChaves
40.63% (-0.173 -0.17) 28.64% (0.071999999999999 0.07) 30.73% (0.101 0.1)
Both teams to score 45.05% (-0.16 -0.16)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
38.78% (-0.218 -0.22)61.22% (0.216 0.22)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.84% (-0.163 -0.16)81.15% (0.16199999999999 0.16)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.44% (-0.20400000000001 -0.2)29.56% (0.204 0.2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.42% (-0.25 -0.25)65.58% (0.25 0.25)
Chaves Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.96% (-0.042000000000002 -0.04)36.04% (0.042000000000002 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.18% (-0.044 -0.04)72.82% (0.043999999999997 0.04)
Score Analysis
    Rio Ave 40.62%
    Chaves 30.73%
    Draw 28.64%
Rio AveDrawChaves
1-0 @ 12.98% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
2-1 @ 8.08% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)
2-0 @ 7.91% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
3-1 @ 3.28% (-0.033 -0.03)
3-0 @ 3.22% (-0.029 -0.03)
3-2 @ 1.67% (-0.019 -0.02)
4-1 @ 1% (-0.016 -0.02)
4-0 @ 0.98% (-0.014 -0.01)
Other @ 1.5%
Total : 40.62%
1-1 @ 13.25% (0.02 0.02)
0-0 @ 10.65% (0.09 0.09)
2-2 @ 4.12% (-0.023 -0.02)
Other @ 0.62%
Total : 28.64%
0-1 @ 10.87% (0.08 0.08)
1-2 @ 6.76% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 5.55% (0.032 0.03)
1-3 @ 2.3% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
0-3 @ 1.89% (0.0090000000000001 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.4% (-0.0090000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 1.97%
Total : 30.73%

How you voted: Rio Ave vs Chaves

Rio Ave
Draw
Chaves
Rio Ave
72.7%
Draw
21.2%
Chaves
6.1%
33
Head to Head
Sep 5, 2022 9.15pm
Chaves
1-1
Rio Ave
Hernandez (32')
Acevedo (90')
Joca (6')
Mar 8, 2019 8.30pm
Chaves
1-1
Rio Ave
Niltinho (82')
William (8'), Djavan (17'), Costinha (24'), Jefferson (35')
Semedo (27')
Augusto (8'), Galeno (33'), Tarantini (36'), Coentrao (40'), Leonardo (71'), Nadjack (72')
Augusto (22')
Oct 27, 2018 6pm
Rio Ave
1-0
Chaves
Galeno (66')
Lopes (77'), Galeno (93'), Coentrao (97')

Eustaquio (49'), Paulinho (58'), Perdigao (94')
Apr 29, 2018 4pm
Rio Ave
2-1
Chaves
Pele (66' pen., 80' pen.)
Geraldes (45'), Tarantini (51'), Marcelo (74'), Lopes (82'), Ribeiro (84'), Teixeira (96'), Cassio (96')
Pereira (94')
Duarte (26'), Eustaquio (60'), Paulinho (80'), Pereira (82'), William (99')
Perdigao (65'), Platiny (100')
Dec 17, 2017 4pm
Chaves
1-1
Rio Ave
Bressan (71')
Duarte (11'), Bardini Bressan (24'), Pereira (49')
Novais (6')
Nadjack (41'), Cassio (83'), Tarantini (84'), Ribeiro (85')
Marcelo (75')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Benfica28222469234668
2Sporting Lisbon27205273235065
3Porto28175654252956
4Braga27175544232156
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara28144102827146
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes281112540291145
7FamalicaoFamalicao28101083531440
8Casa Pia27116103436-239
9Estoril PraiaEstoril2810993843-539
10MoreirenseMoreirense2898113439-535
11Nacional2885152638-1229
12Rio AveRio Ave2778123045-1529
13AroucaArouca2878132743-1629
14Gil Vicente2868142742-1526
15Estrela Amadora2868142241-1926
16AVS28411132144-2323
17SC FarenseFarense2738161940-2117
18BoavistaBoavista2736181746-2915


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