On Fri Dec 23rd, Rio Ave plays host to Marítimo in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Rio Ave is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Arouca. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu scored the first goal for Rio Ave in the 59th minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Arouca couldn’t muster any offence and Rio Ave ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Rio Ave should be reasonably happy with their performance, while marítimo is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Vitória SC. Tiago Silva scored the first goal for Vitória SC in the 71st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Marítimo was frustrated by Vitória SC’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vitória SC ended the match with the shutout victory. Marítimo looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
André Vidigal has been the most prolific scorer on Marítimo in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Rio Ave’s top weapon lately has been Emmanuel Boateng, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.