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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
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
1Sporting Lisbon18142251143744
2Benfica18132342113141
3Porto18131441142740
4Braga18104431191234
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara1810172019131
6Casa Pia187652222027
7Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes186842824426
8MoreirenseMoreirense186572225-323
9Gil Vicente185762227-522
10Estoril PraiaEstoril185672130-921
11FamalicaoFamalicao184862024-420
12Rio AveRio Ave185581831-1320
13Nacional185491624-819
14Estrela Amadora1844101630-1416
15AroucaArouca1844101530-1516
16SC FarenseFarense183691123-1215
17AVS182971427-1315
18BoavistaBoavista1826101329-1612


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