Both teams come to the game with the intention of recuperating after losing their chance to climb the standings the day before.
Rio Ave lost 0-1 to Porto at the Estádio do Dragão. They have won 1 of their last five matches, drawn 1 and lost 2. In these matches, they have scored 3 against their opponents and scored 5 on goal.
Chaves comes to this game with a loss against Sporting Lisboa by 2 to 3. With irregular results in the last 4 rounds, the team has 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. He managed to score 6 goals and received 7.
The local is in thirteenth place with 24 points (6 PG – 6 EP – 9 PP), while the visitor reaches 26 units and is in tenth place in the tournament (6 PG – 8 EP – 7 PP).
The match at the dos Arcos stadium was led by referee João Ferreira Gonçalves.
Formation of Rio Ave today
The Luís Freire-led side set up their game with a 4-3-3 formation with Jhonatan on the arch; Costinha, Joshua Sá, Renato Pantalon and Aderllan Santos in defense; João Graça, Guga and Andreas Samaris in the middle; and Fabio Ronaldo, Andre Pereira and Emmanuel Boateng in attack.
Chaves training today
For their part, those led by Vítor de Carvalho Campelos stand on the pitch with a 4-3-3 strategy with Rodrigo Moura under the three sticks; Habib Sylla, Bruno Langa, Steven Vitoria, Euller in defence; João Mendes, João Pedro and Carlos Ponck in midfield; and João Teixeira, Issah Abass and Juninho up front.
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