Rio Ave – Boavista
Portugal Primeira Division
plays tonight at 22:00 in the Portuguese championship football, Premier Ligue
Rio Ave – Boavista: The last match in the third round of the strongest Portuguese league brings us two teams that are in a completely different shape; Rio Ave is now the leader in the standings with six points and a goal difference of 7-1, while Boavista is penultimate, without points and without any chance of wining this competition.
Rio Ave finished last season on the 11th position in Portugal Primeira Liga standings. Since it started the new season they had only a defeat with Benfica, on the Portugal Super Cup after the penalties.
Rio Ave is crossing a great season in the Portugal soccer, they are for the first time in UEFA Champions League and since Pedro Martins is the new coach of the team they are on the first place in Portugal Premier League rankings, they have six points in the ranking this season and 7 goals.
The changes of this summer seemed to be quiet perfect for the team, because since Nuno Santo left Rio Ave for Valencia, and came the new coach of the team, Pedro Martins, this team really plays like reborn. That is why their coach Martins has no reason to change anything before the match with Boavista, both in tactics and in the starting lineup. The team is coming after four consecutives victory, the only defeat was vith Benfica, but even in this match they were stron oponent and they have a good resistance to Benfica, because they were defeated only after a penalty.
For this match the hosts are in a very good shape, with seven goals in two stages and only one received ( 1-0 Benfica – Rio Ave), while Boavista earned four goals without any mark, and it’s coming after five consecutive defeats.
Rio Ave last results:
| 28.08.14 | EUR | Rio Ave | Elfsborg | 1 : 0 | |
| 24.08.14 | PRI | Estoril | Rio Ave | 1 : 5 | |
| 21.08.14 | EUR | Elfsborg | Rio Ave | 2 : 1 | |
| 17.08.14 | PRI | Rio Ave | Setubal | 2 : 0 | |
| 10.08.14 | SUP | Benfica | Rio Ave | 1 : 0 (0 : 0) |
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| 07.08.14 | EUR | Rio Ave | IFK Göteborg | 0 : 0 | |
| 31.07.14 | EUR | IFK Göteborg | Rio Ave | 0 : 1 | |
| 24.07.14 | MEC | Rio Ave | Estoril | 1 : 2 |
On the other hand we have Boavista who didn’t started quite well so far. They lost both matches 0-3 at Braga and 0-1 at home against Benfica. It was a difficult beginning of season for todays guests. It will be very hard for Boavista to face the match tonight, they didn’t have any chance to the victory. I doubt they can make something in this start of the season. It is important to know that more then 23 new players came this summer, so we can’t talk about team chemistry here.
Boavista last results:
| 24.08.14 | PRI | Boavista | Benfica | 0 : 1 | |
| 17.08.14 | PRI | Braga | Boavista | 3 : 0 | |
| 02.08.14 | MEC | Boavista | Sporting | 1 : 3 | |
| 25.07.14 | MEC | Setubal | Boavista | 0 : 1 (0 : 0) |
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| 12.07.14 | MEC | Feirense | Boavista | 2 : 0 | |
| 24.05.14 | CAM | Boavista | Cesarense | 3 : 0 | |
| 11.05.14 | CAM | Vizela | Boavista | 2 : 0 | |
| 04.05.14 | CAM | Boavista | S. Joao Ver | 5 : 1 | |
| 27.04.14 | CAM | Limianos | Boavista | 0 : 1 |
This match is absolutely for Rio, everything is on their side and we have no reason to doubt of their victory and eventual stay on the top of the Portuguese league.
You have below the last direct meeting results of Rio Ave – Boavista:
| 17.02.06 | PRI | Boavista | Rio Ave | 2 : 1 |
| 01.10.05 | PRI | Rio Ave | Boavista | 1 : 1 |
| 19.02.05 | PRI | Rio Ave | Boavista | 2 : 2 |
| 01.10.04 | PRI | Boavista | Rio Ave | 0 : 1 |
| 23.02.04 | PRI | Boavista | Rio Ave | 1 : 1 |
