In this week 23 match on the 4th of March, Chaves hosts Porto at Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira 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 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Chaves sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Rio Ave. Fabio Ronaldo Costa Conceicao struck first for Rio Ave in the 53rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Chaves couldn’t manage to score, and Rio Ave took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Porto recorded a 1-2 loss against Gil Vicente. Mehdi Taremi struck first for Porto in the 4th minute on a feed from Daniel Loader, but Fran Navarro got the equalizer for Gil Vicente in the 26th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 47th minute on a penalty goal by Murilo to cap off a wild match. Porto is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Sep 10th, Porto won by a score of 3 to 0. Mehdi Taremi struck first for Porto in the 3rd minute, then Evanilson added another in the 70th minute In the end, Chaves was frustrated by Porto’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Porto ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Porto, their top scorers are Pepê and Mehdi Taremi, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Issah Abass and Steven Vitória are the top scorers for Chaves in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.