On Monday Feb 13th, Rio Ave hosts Estoril at Estádio Do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in a Primeira Liga match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 13th placed Rio Ave, recorded a 0-1 loss against Sporting CP. Youssef Ramalho Chermiti struck first for Sporting CP in the 84th minute on a feed from Goncalo Bernardo Inacio, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Rio Ave was frustrated by Sporting CP’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sporting CP ended the match with the shutout victory. Rio Ave is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while estoril is fresh off their 2-1 win against Boavista. Yusupha Njie scored the first goal for Boavista in the 4th minute, then Tiago Araújo got the equalizer for Estoril in the 49th minute on a feed from Tiago Santos Carvalho But luckily in the 76th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Tiago Gouveia. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Estádio António Coimbra Da Mota, Estoril and Rio Ave battled to a 2-2 draw. Rodrigo Martins scored the first goal for Estoril in the 6th minute, then in the 61st minute, Pedro Amaral sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by da Costa .
Tiago Gouveia has been the most prolific scorer on Estoril in the last five matches with 2 goals.