On April 22, 2023, Boavista Porto will host the match against Rio Ave FC in the Estadio Do Bessa Xxi on the 29th matchday of the Portugal Liga Portugal, and soccer fans in Portugal are already looking forward to it with excitement. When Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves blows the starting whistle at 5:00 PM UTC,
Up to 28263 people will be watching the game live. After playing Vizela to a 1-1 draw in the Primeira Liga, Boavista enters this match unbeaten. Boavista had 52 percent possession and 14 shots, six of which were successful. The scorer for Boavista was Yusupha Njie (71′). Vizela made 9 shots on goal, 5 of which were successful.
Osama Rashid (87′) scored for Vizela. In recent matches, Boavista has rarely kept a clean sheet. It will be a worry for them that Boavista has neglected to keep rivals from scoring in 5 of their past 6 games, allowing in 11 objectives on the way. In their previous five league games, Boavista had not defeated Rio Ave.
This matchup will be their first. Rio Ave and Casa Pia played to a 1-1 draw in the Primeira Liga matchup. In that game, Rio Ave had 60 percent possession and ten attempts at goal, four of which were successful. Renato Pantalon (52′) was the only Rio Ave player to score. Two of Casa Pia’s seven attempts on goal were successful.
Casa Pia received a goal from Rafael Martins (17′). The details recount the story, and Rio Ave has been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, allowing rivals to get 7 objectives on the whole. In protection, Rio Ave has a few shortcomings to address. We will determine whether that pattern will continue here.
Match Details :
- Boavista v Rio Ave
- Primeira Liga Portugal
- Date – 22/04/2023
- Starting time – 17:00 UTC
- Venue: Estadio do Bessa XXI, Porto, Portugal
Prediction :
We think Rio Ave should be able to take down this Boavista team, but it might not be enough to prevent a defeat. When the final whistle sounds, we anticipate a close game that ends with Boavista leading 2-1.
Head to Head :
We can see that Boavista has won one of their most recent head-to-head contests, while Rio Ave has won three, with two of those contests ending in draws. During this time, they scored 12 goals together, with As Panteras scoring 4 goals and Rio Grande scoring 8 goals.
That amounts to an average of 2 goals scored per game. On match day 12 of the Primeira Liga on November 6, 2022, Rio Ave defeated Boavista 1-0 in their last meeting.
Team news :
Rodrigo Abascal will have no impact at this end of the week’s conflict as he serves the second of his three-game suspension subsequent to getting a straight red against Vitoria de Guimaraes on April 7. Yet again in his nonattendance, Vincent Sasso ought to frame the middle back matching with Reggie Cannon, with Igor Juliao and Matheus Pereira taking up the full-back jobs separately.
Njie took his objective count to 11 objectives with his negative mark against Vizela and the 29-year-old ought to collaborate with Kenji Gorre and Salvador Agra in assault for the third sequential game. Meanwhile, Joca, a Portuguese midfielder who has been out of action since September due to a knee injury, will not play for Rio Ave.
For the Vilacondenses, Emmanuel Boateng has struggled to score goals, and the Ghanaian forward may be moved to the bench with Hernani vying for a starting spot. Boateng has failed to score in 17 games in a row.
Betting Tips :
- Rio Ave FC has lost only 0 of their last 5 Liga Portugal games against Boavista Porto.
- Rio Ave FC hasn’t scored in 6 of their 14 away matches in Liga Portugal this season.
- Rio Ave FC wins 28% of halftimes, while Boavista Porto wins 25%.
- Rio Ave FC won their most recent match by one goal.
Lineups :
Boavista:
Bracali; Juliao, Cannon, Sasso, Pereira; Perez, Makouta, Lourenco; Agra, Gorre, Njie
Rio Ave:
Jhonatan; Pantalon, Santos, William; Costinha, Samaris, Guga, Ronaldo; Graca, Pereira, Hernani
Where to Watch :
| Country | Channels |
| United Kingdom | BoxNation |
| Germany | DAZN, DAZN2 |
| United States | Fox Soccer Plus, ViX |
| France | Molotov, Free, L’Equipe, L’Equipe Web |
| Nepal | SONY TEN 3 HD, Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3 |
| India | JioTV, SONY TEN 3 HD, SONY TEN 3, Sony LIV |
| Sri Lanka | Sony LIV, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD |