AVES VS CHAVES PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Desportivo Aves and Chaves meet at Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves, in a match for the 34th round of the Primeira Liga. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 07-01-2018, the two teams tied (1-1). The record of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the visiting team, who in the last 3 matches won 2 and lost 1. But the last time they met in this stadium was on 04-13-2016, for the League of Honor, that ended with the victory of Desportivo Aves by (2-1). Jander (3 ‘) and Pedró (59’) scored the goals of the game, for Desportivo Aves, and Barry (83 ‘), for Chaves.
Desportivo Aves:
The home team is currently in the 13 th position of the league, with 34 points won, after 9 wins, 7 draws and 17 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Estoril, by (1-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Moreirense by (0-3). In the last 10 home matches for the championship, Desportivo Aves won 4, tied 2 and lost 4, for which they won 14 points out of 30 possible. In 33 matches in this competition, they have only 1 comeback in the 18 matches they suffered in the first goal.
Aves arrives at this motivated match, after a victory over Moreirense, by 0-3, thus managing to stay in the Portuguese first division: the goals were scored by Alexandre Guedes, Tissone and Nildo Petrolina. In this home game, coach José Mota should play in the usual 4-3-3, privileging the defensive organization and the direct passes for the attack. Midfielder Paulo Machado is the best marker of the premises, with 4 goals scored. It is important to underline that the Bird adds two victories in a row in his stadium, but still presents a negative performance in this condition. For this game the Aves technician can count on all his players.
Chaves:
After 12 wins, 8 draws and 13 losses, the away team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 44 points won. In their last match, they won at home against Marítimo (4-1), after losing in the previous match, in a match against Rio Ave, by (2-1). In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Chaves has 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 17 matches). The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 33 matches in this competition, they only got 3 comebacks in the 20 matches in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 9 of their 17 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Chaves arrives at this motivated day, after having conquered a great victory over the Maritime, by 4-1, adding the second victory in the last 3 matches played in the championship. In this game away from home, coach Luís Castro must act in the usual tactical design, that is, in 4-3-3, benefiting the maintenance of possession of the ball and the organized attacks: Pedro Tiba is the person responsible for creating and organize the offensive process game. On the other hand, striker William is the best striker of Chaves, with 10 goals scored. For this game the coach does not have Platino and Perdigão, suspended.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1.62
