Gil Vicente have delivered 1 home wins up until now, Rio Ave have won 0 away. Which team upgrades their records in this meeting?
- Gil Vicente have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Liga Portugal
- Rio Ave have yet to win a game away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Gil Vicente form and stats
1 victory, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Gil Vicente have to build on here at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos in the Liga Portugal.
A good away victory last time out for Gil Vicente, who won 2-1 against Maritimo (placed 18th). Finally, a league victory after four fixtures without one. Navarro, a forward, was the champion player for the side in that fixture, receiving a rating of 7.64 (out of 10). Navarro scored two goals, hit the woodwork once and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, Gil Vicente lost 0-2 at home to Porto.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Vicente have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.
The lack of attacking qualities in Gil Vicente means that they have only scored 1 goal in 3 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Gil Vicente have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rio Ave form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Liga Portugal for Rio Ave with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts. Visiting Rio Ave has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Rio Ave might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sporting Braga proved too strong as Rio slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. That loss was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points. It is a concern for Rio Ave that their goalie Jhonatan made eight saves in the Sporting Braga fixture, but still were unable to stop a beating. The attacker Aziz got a match rating of 8.61 in that game. Aziz scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, Rio travelled to Chaves and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.It's early days yet, but Rio Ave has scored 3 and conceded 6 goals from their travels in the league so far (3 games).
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent matches featuring these two teams have all ended as Gil Vicente victories. Are we destined for another one?Top Goalscorers
  A. Yakubu 4 goals |   F. Navarro 3 goals |  A. Alipour 1 goals |
Gil Vicente missing players
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| Gil Vicente | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| 83% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 7.3 | 7.3 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 5.5 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.7 | 12.3 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11 | 10.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 24% | 10% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | 42% |
| 14.3 | 14.3 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.3 | 17.3 | 19.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 6.5 |
- All of Rio Ave's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Gil Vicente have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Liga Portugal
- Rio Ave have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Rio Ave have yet to win a game away.
- 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 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 18 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Porto | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 4 | Portimonense | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Boavista | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
| 6 | Casa Pia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Sporting CP | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Chaves | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Estoril | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Arouca | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 7 |
| 13 | Vizela | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Famalicao | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Paços de Ferreira | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 0 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -13 | 0 |
