Rio Ave 2-1 Boavista: result and report

Liga Portugal · Saturday 29 September 2018

Result

Rio Ave 2-1 Boavista

Liga Portugal · Saturday 29 September 2018, 18:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Rio Ave · Boavista · Liga Portugal predictions

Rio Ave 2-1 Boavista: match report

Rio Ave defeated Boavista 2-1 in Liga Portugal on Saturday 29 September 2018. The half-time score was 2-0.

Carlos Vinícius opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Rio Ave's goals came from Carlos Vinícius (14') and Carlos Vinícius (40'). Boavista scored through Rafael Lopes (75').

Discipline: Rio Ave received 2 yellow cards; Boavista received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Rio Ave were 4th on 10 points from 5 and Boavista 15th on 4 points from 5. Rio Ave went on to finish that season 7th with 45 points, and Boavista 8th with 44.

Rio Ave lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Boavista in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Carlos Vinícius of Rio Ave (9.0), ahead of Rafael Lopes (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Rio Ave wins, 0 draws and 1 for Boavista.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Carlos ViníciusRio Ave · 1-0
  • 30'Red card · S. SparagnaBoavista
  • 40'Goal · Carlos ViníciusRio Ave · 2-0
  • 42'Yellow card · NadjackRio Ave
  • 60'Yellow card · Nwankwo ObioraBoavista
  • 75'Goal · Rafael LopesBoavista · 2-1
  • 86'Yellow card · João SchmidtRio Ave
  • 90'Yellow card · CarraçaBoavista
  • 90'Yellow card · Bruno PintoBoavista

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Rio Ave 3, draws 0, Boavista 1.

Team news

Rio Ave line-up (4-2-3-1)

Léo Jardim, Nadjack, Toni Borevković, Buatu, Matheus Reis, Nikola Jambor, João Schmidt, Galeno, Diego Lopes, Fábio Coentrão, Carlos Vinícius

Boavista line-up (4-2-3-1)

Helton Leite, Carraça, Stéphane Sparagna, Neris, João Carlos Araújo Fonseca Silva, Bruno Pinto, Nwankwo Obiora, Rochinha, Fábio Espinho, André Claro, Rafael Lopes