Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Taça De Portugal match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Marinhense, so at least Rio Ave are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Rio Ave form and stats
Last season, Rio Ave's League Cup journey ended in the group stage.3-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Rio Ave so far this season. On the other hand, in the League Cup, Rio Ave has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Rio Ave has recorded two wins in a row here at Estadio dos Arcos, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A good away victory last time out for Rio Ave, who won 2-0 against Marinhense. Preceding that game was the away draw at Portimonense that finished 1-1.
A decent goal production from Rio Ave in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Rio Ave's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gil Vicente form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gil Vicente so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-5 (win-draw-lose). Total League Cup statistics for Gil Vicente: 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Gil Vicente delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Vitoria Guimaraes in their previous match; a Primeira Liga game. A 0-1 defeat away at Rio Ave before that.
It looked so good for Gil Vicente vs Vitoria Guimaraes, but the job was not completed and two points were lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Gil Vicente's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 6 matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Gil Vicente have conceded 10 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Rio Ave 6 wins, 3 draws and Gil Vicente 1 victory. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Sandro Lima 6 goals |   M. Taremi 5 goals |  Bruno Moreira 3 goals |
Rio Ave missing players
Gil Vicente missing players
| Rio Ave | Gil Vicente | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Scored | S | 8 | 30 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 12 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 4.8 | 6.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 221 | 123 | Total Shots | T S | 108 | 236 | ||
| 69 | 43 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 88 | ||
| 46% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portimonense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Rio Ave | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Gil Vicente | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 39 |
| 2 | Porto | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 35 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Famalicao | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Vitoria Setubal | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Tondela | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Sporting Braga | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Boavista | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Portimonense | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 11 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 6 |