Portugal - Liga PortugalStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Rio Ave and Chaves, taking place on Sunday, 26 February 2023, at Estádio do Rio Ave in Vila do Conde.
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Rio Ave, Recent FormWith Porto sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Rio Ave won't feel totally dejected with their 1-0 away defeat by them last time out. They came away from that fixture with 41% of the possession and clocked up 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target. By comparison, Porto managed 14 attempts on goal, with 4 on target.
Having conceded 6 goals and scored just 3 in their last 6 games, they have been very fortunate to pick up 4 points. There are concerning signs for them, having failed to score in 4 of their last 6 league games. A number of teams visiting Estádio do Rio Ave have struggled to break through on goal this season so far with the home side having kept 4 clean sheets.
They will be looking to try and improve on a largely bad set of recent results that have seen them defeated in 4 of their last 6 league matches, with just a single victory recorded. It's fair to say they'll need a serious change of form if they want to start moving up the table.
Chaves, Recent FormThe Chaves squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 3-2 home defeat against Sporting CP, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. Their share of possession in that meeting was 42%, while racking up 13 shots along the way, 5 of which were on target. Sporting CP had 16 shots on goal with 8 on target.
It seems pretty certain that Vítor Campelos will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 7 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 8 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. When it comes to attacking performances, they can consider themselves in a good and consistent form, having chalked up goals in 5 of their last 6 matches. Unable to deliver a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games, it's fair to say they have their troubles at the back.
Having drawn 3 of their last 6 away games they have at least put some points on the board, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
Héctor Hernández will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for Chaves.
In the most recent meeting between these teams, they both managed to find the net, but the game finished in a 1-1 draw.
Rio Ave will be looking to extend their current run of scoring against Flavienses having scored at least 1 goal in each of their previous 9 meetings. During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at Estádio do Rio Ave, Flavienses have been unable to break through the Rio Ave defence and find the back of the net.
In the league, Rio Ave has a good track record when they host Chaves, getting the better of them in their last 3 home games.
Rio Ave 3 - 0 ChavesChaves 2 - 1 Rio AveWith only Jorge Joca (Knee) and Amine Oudrhiri (Muscle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Luís Freire will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Vítor Campelos has a number of injury concerns in his Chaves squad to contend with: Jonny Arriba (Muscle), Nwankwo Obiora (Muscle) and Paulo Vítor (Physical discomfort)
Rio Ave Playing at home | Chaves Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 0.9 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 48' | Time first goal scored | 66' |
| 54' | Time first goal conceded | 26' |
| 2.8 | Yellow cards | 2.8 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 5 | Subs used | 4.6 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 3-2 | Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
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