Week 5 brings us a match on Sep 5th, where Chaves will host Rio Ave in a clash of these two mismatched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. Chaves is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Sporting CP. Steven Vitória scored the first goal for Chaves in the 60th minute, then Juninho added another in the 63rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sporting CP couldn’t manage to score, and Chaves took the shutout win. Chaves is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while rio Ave is fresh off their 3-1 win against Porto. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu struck first for Rio Ave in the 22nd minute on a feed from Costa Conceicao, then Pedro Amaral added another in the 33rd minute on a feed from Abdul-Aziz Yakubu. Rio Ave looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu has been the most effective weapon for Rio Ave lately. The Ghanaian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches. Chaves hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Fortes Bachiessa and Joao Rafael Brito Teixeira, and they each have 1 goal.