Académica have had trouble getting points this season. Will the team get something when Rio Ave visit Estádio EFAPEL?
- Académica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rio Ave haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Académica form and stats
With 1 Segunda Liga win, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Académica are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The spoils were shared in Académica's previous game, also at home. Visiting Trofense (placed 12th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Mafra that finished 2-2.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Académica as they are travelling to their away game against Varzim in the Segunda Liga. That match is three days after this one.
Académica has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Académica defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Académica hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Vilafranquense, Varzim, Academico Viseu, Farense and Sporting Covilha), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Rio Ave form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Segunda Liga.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Taça De Portugal home defeat versus Tondela (after extra-time) with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Belenenses (after extra-time, 6-5 on penalties).The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Farense in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Rio Ave's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 8 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Académica and Rio Ave have faced off earlier this season: Rio Ave - Académica 5-1. Data for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: one win for Académica, two draws and seven wins for Rio Ave. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Cardoso Santo 6 goals |   G. de Souza 5 goals | H. Domingos Gomes 4 goals |
Académica missing players
Rio Ave missing players
| Académica | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 28 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 53% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 20% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 69% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 27% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 5.6 | 6.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11.6 | 12.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.5 | 12.3 |
| 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 26% | 28% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% | 34% |
| 10.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9.5 | 8.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
- Académica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Académica have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Académica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Académica have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Académica haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- All of Académica's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rio Ave haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica II | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Casa Pia | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Feirense | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Nacional | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Porto II | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Penafiel | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Chaves | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 9 | Estrela Amadora | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 25 |
| 10 | Mafra | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 11 | Leixoes | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Trofense | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Academico Viseu | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 21 |
| 14 | Vilafranquense | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Sporting Covilha | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 15 |
| 16 | Farense | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 14 |
| 17 | Académica | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 8 |
| 18 | Varzim | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 8 |
