In this week 21 match on the 18th of February, Porto hosts Rio Ave in a clash of the Primeira Liga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Porto recorded a 2-1 win against Sporting CP. Mateus Uribe scored the first goal for Porto in the 60th minute, then Pepê added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time. Porto is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Rio Ave is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Estoril. André Pereira struck first for Rio Ave in the 65th minute on a penalty, then Joãozinho added another on an own goal in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Estoril couldn’t muster any offence and Rio Ave ran away with the shutout win. Rio Ave is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Rio Ave won by a score of 3 to 1. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu struck first for Rio Ave in the 22nd minute, then Pedro Amaral added another in the 33rd minute on a feed from Abdul-Aziz Yakubu.
Rio Ave is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Abdul-Aziz Yakubu and Joãozinho each only have 1 goal in their last five. Wenderson Galeno has been the most prolific scorer on Porto in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.