Chaves and Rio Ave FC find themselves caught up in the relegation Battle as matchday 18 of the Portuguese liga kicks off. Chaves, currently occupying the 18th spot, desperately needs to win in order to move away from the drop zone. Moreso, Rio Ave, just a single point ahead in 16th are desperately in need of a victory too to avoid getting into an early relegation battle themselves.

The home side has been inconsistent throughout this campaign, with few moments of brilliance like the 3-2 victory over Santa Clara being overshadowed by damaging defeats to Sporting Cp. This inconsistency has left the host to sit rock bottom in the log, boasting just 2 wins in their last nine home games, losing four in the process. For the visitors, they have had a moment of respite under new manager Luis Castro. They has two wins in their last five games, to head into this game hence we believe the visitors have the upper hand in this tie.

Despite losing to Benfica last time out , the visitors played an overall good game and showed the right compactness and coordination. We believe Rio recent wins have instilled a sense of confidence within the squad and while Chaves are still struggling for inconsistency, Rio's improved form will see them edge this one out. Expect a close encounter between these two teams, but Rio Ave to emerge victorious with the slightest of margin.

随着葡甲联赛第18场比赛的开始，查韦斯和里约大道足球俱乐部发现自己陷入了保级之战。目前排在第18位的查韦斯迫切需要一场胜利，以摆脱降级区。此外，仅领先第16名1分的里约大道也迫切需要一场胜利，以避免自己过早陷入保级之争。

主队在整个赛季中一直表现不稳定，很少有辉煌的时刻，比如3-2战胜圣克拉拉，但却被惨败给体育Cp所掩盖。这种不稳定使得主队在历史上排名垫底，在过去的9场主场比赛中只取得2场胜利，输掉了4场比赛。对于访客来说，他们在新教练路易斯·卡斯特罗的带领下得到了片刻的喘息。他们在过去的五场比赛中取得了两场胜利，因此我们相信客队在这场比赛中占据上风。

尽管上一场比赛输给了本菲卡，但客队整体表现不错，表现出了良好的紧凑性和协调性。我们相信里约最近的胜利给球队注入了信心，当查韦斯还在为不稳定的状态而挣扎时，里约的状态改善将会让他们在这场比赛中脱颖而出。预计这两支球队之间会有一场近距离的交锋，但里约大道将以微弱的优势获胜。