Liga Portugal duel: Close contest expected between Estoril and Rio Ave

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sun 20.Aug
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota (8000 seats)

It's fixture two of the Liga Portugal campaign and a lot to play for. Read our detailed preview of Estoril-Rio Ave!

This promises to be an action-packed match with lots of action and excitement as both sides are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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Estoril form and stats

The previous season, Estoril's league stats were 10 wins, 5 draws and 19 losses, producing 14th spot in the Liga Portugal. From these 34 matches they scored {33 goals} and gave away 49. Playing at their own stadium in the previous season Estoril delivered 7-2-8 (win-draw-lost) with {20 goals} and 24 conceded.

Estoril lost their last game at Arouca (placed 4th) after a 3-4 scoreline. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Heartbreak for Estoril in their last match as Arouca's Santos scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Midfielder Holsgrove was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Holsgrove scored one goal and had 104 successful passes (of 112 total).

Ahead of that game, a home victory against CF Os Belenenses in the League Cup. This is expected to be a close game, with Estoril perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Estoril as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Estoril has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.

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Rio Ave form and stats

Let's have a look at how Rio Ave performed last season in the Liga Portugal: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 10 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 36 and conceded {43 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 7 and lost 8 with 18/29 goals scored/conceded.

The followers enjoyed Rio Ave's previous fixture versus Chaves (placed 16th), a 2-0 win played at home. Ronaldo got a match rating of 8.45 in that game, top player of the team. Ronaldo hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times.

A loss, in the League Cup away at Arouca, earlier. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Rio Ave in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Rio, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Estoril wins - draws - Rio Ave wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

EstorilJ. Freitas Silva Marques
J. Freitas Silva Marques
1 goals
EstorilA. Marqués Méndez
A. Marqués Méndez
1 goals
EstorilJ. Holsgrove
J. Holsgrove
1 goals

Estoril missing players

Rio Ave missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Estoril Rio Ave
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
4 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 14
2 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 24
7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 10
43% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 20%
 
10 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 6
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1
Estoril Last season Rio Ave
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
10 7   Won W   2 10
5 2   Drew D   7 10
19 8   Lost L   8 14
33 20   Scored S   18 36
49 24   Conceded C   29 43
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 94%
71% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 56%
35% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 38%
24% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 32%
9% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 9%
35% 35%   BTTS BTTS   53% 44%
24% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 29%
41% 35%   Failed to Score F T   35% 32%
 
4.7 4.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.3
5.9 5.2   Corners against (avg) C A   6.1 6.1
2.9 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.7
6 2   Red cards R C   4 6
 
10.6 10.6   Shots (avg) S (   11.3 11.5
3.1 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 3.7
31% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 28%
 
14.3 13.6   Shots against (avg) S A   16.4 14.4
4.9 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 4.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gil Vicente 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Casa Pia 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Rio Ave 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Arouca 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Sporting CP 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Famalicao 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Vitória SC 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Moreirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Estoril 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
13 Vizela 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
14 Sporting Braga 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Estrela Amadora 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Chaves 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Farense 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
18 Portimonense 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0
Last season 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 34 28 3 3 82 20 17 15 1 1 48 12 17 13 2 2 34 8 62 87
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 73 22 17 15 0 2 44 11 17 12 4 1 29 11 51 85
3 Sporting Braga 34 25 3 6 75 30 17 13 2 2 40 11 17 12 1 4 35 19 45 78
4 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 71 32 17 13 2 2 42 12 17 10 3 4 29 20 39 74
5 Arouca 34 15 9 10 36 37 17 10 2 5 22 17 17 5 7 5 14 20 -1 54
6 Vitória SC 34 16 5 13 34 39 17 10 3 4 18 12 17 6 2 9 16 27 -5 53
7 Chaves 34 12 10 12 35 40 17 6 5 6 20 21 17 6 5 6 15 19 -5 46
8 Famalicao 34 13 5 16 39 47 17 9 1 7 21 19 17 4 4 9 18 28 -8 44
9 Boavista 34 12 8 14 43 54 17 8 6 3 23 21 17 4 2 11 20 33 -11 44
10 Casa Pia 34 11 8 15 31 40 17 6 5 6 18 17 17 5 3 9 13 23 -9 41
11 Vizela 34 11 7 16 34 38 17 5 4 8 18 19 17 6 3 8 16 19 -4 40
12 Rio Ave 34 10 10 14 36 43 17 8 3 6 18 14 17 2 7 8 18 29 -7 40
13 Gil Vicente 34 10 7 17 32 41 17 6 6 5 15 14 17 4 1 12 17 27 -9 37
14 Estoril 34 10 5 19 33 49 17 7 2 8 20 24 17 3 3 11 13 25 -16 35
15 Portimonense 34 10 4 20 25 48 17 6 3 8 14 21 17 4 1 12 11 27 -23 34
16 Maritimo 34 7 5 22 32 63 17 6 3 8 21 23 17 1 2 14 11 40 -31 26
17 Pacos de Ferreira 34 6 5 23 26 62 17 3 2 12 13 33 17 3 3 11 13 29 -36 23
18 Santa Clara 34 5 7 22 26 58 17 4 5 8 18 29 17 1 2 14 8 29 -32 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gil Vicente 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Casa Pia 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Rio Ave 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Arouca 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Sporting CP 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Famalicao 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
7 Vitória SC 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Moreirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Estoril 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
13 Vizela 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
14 Sporting Braga 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Estrela Amadora 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Chaves 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Farense 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
18 Portimonense 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.