FC Porto vs Rio Ave, 2016-2017 Portuguese Liga
· Portuguese Primeira LigaAbout
FC Porto are hosting Rio Ave
at Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal, starting on
. The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Timeline
- 18': Goal! FC Porto 1, Rio Ave 0. Felipe (FC Porto) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 21': Substitution, Rio Ave. Bruno Teles replaces Pedrinho because of an injury.
- 35': Goal! FC Porto 1, Rio Ave 1. Guedes (Rio Ave) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 44': Miguel Layún (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, FC Porto. André André replaces Jesús Manuel Corona because of an injury.
- 49': Goal! FC Porto 1, Rio Ave 2. Roderick Miranda (Rio Ave) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 53': Eliseu (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Goal! FC Porto 2, Rio Ave 2. Marcano (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Substitution, FC Porto. Rui Pedro replaces Miguel Layún.
- 62': Goal! FC Porto 3, Rio Ave 2. Danilo Pereira (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 64': Alex Telles (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Substitution, Rio Ave. Filip Krovinovic replaces Rubén Ribeiro.
- 79': Substitution, Rio Ave. Ronan replaces Héldon.
- 82': Substitution, FC Porto. João Teixeira replaces Óliver Torres.
- 88': Goal! FC Porto 4, Rio Ave 2. Rui Pedro (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Teixeira with a cross.
Statistics
 RAFC |
FCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 54.2 | Possession | 45.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 284 | Accurate Passes | 224 |
| 388 | Passes | 319 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 25 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 18 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 43,328
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 43,328
Liga Portugal Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 9 | +17 | 27 |
| 2 | Benfica | 8 | +17 | 19 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 8 | +11 | 18 |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 8 | +8 | 18 |
Line-Ups
FC Porto (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Iker Casillas (GK) |
| 5 | Iván Marcano |
| 28 | Felipe |
| 13 | Alex Telles |
| 21 | Miguel Layún  |
| 22 | Danilo Pereira |
| 30 | Óliver Torres |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera |
| 10 | André Silva |
| 19 | Diogo Jota |
| 17 | Jesús Corona |
Rio Ave (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cássio (GK) |
| 25 | Roderick Miranda |
| 46 | Marcelo |
| 26 | Pedrinho |
| 2 | Nadjack |
| 70 | Rúben Ribeiro |
| 5 | Filipe Augusto |
| 8 | Tarantini |
| 7 | Hélder Guedes |
| 31 | Gil Dias |
| 24 | Héldon |
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