Evenly matched teams: Belenenses vs Rio Ave match preview

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Sat 21.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nacional (37593 seats)

It's still early in the Primeira Liga season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Belenenses - Rio Ave preview!

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.

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Belenenses form and stats

Two Primeira Liga home games so far for Belenenses, who are yet to win here at Estádio Nacional. Only 0 points so far. Three consecutive losses here at Estádio Nacional is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

Happy days for Belenenses in their previous game, a Primeira Liga match away at Maritimo (placed 15th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Preceding that match was the home game against Boavista that was lost 0-1.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Belenenses at home in the league. 0 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Rio Ave form and stats

Things could have gone better for Rio Ave in their Primeira Liga away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Rio Ave failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Tondela (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 2-4. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Vitoria Guimaraes.

It's early days yet, but Rio Ave has scored 3 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Belenenses won 2 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Rio Ave has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4

Top Goalscorers

Filipe Augusto
3 goals / 1 assists
M. Taremi
3 goals
Bruno Moreira
2 goals / 1 assists

Belenenses missing players

Rio Ave missing players

Belenenses Rio Ave
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Away vs mid Away Total
5 2 0 Played 1 2 5
1 0 0 Won 1 1 2
2 0 0 Drew 0 0 1
2 2 0 Lost 0 1 2
3 0 0 Scored 3 3 11
4 3 0 Conceded 2 3 9
60% 100% 0% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
40% 50% 0% Over 1.5 100% 50% 80%
20% 0% 0% Over 2.5 100% 50% 60%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 100% 50% 60%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 100% 50% 60%
20% 0% 0% BTTS 100% 50% 80%
40% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
80% 100% 0% Failed to Score 0% 50% 20%
 
5.2 5 0 Corners For (avg) 2 2 4.2
5.4 2.5 0 Corners Against (avg) 1 3 4
3 5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 3.5 2.2
1 1 0 Red Cards 0 1 2
Key stats This season:
  • Belenenses have failed to score a single goal at home.
  • Belenenses have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Rio Ave have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Rio Ave have scored more than double the goals of Belenenses.
  • Rio Ave have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Rio Ave haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Belenenses Last season Rio Ave
Total Home   Statistics   Away Total
34 17   Played   17 34
10 6   Won   7 12
13 5   Drew   3 9
11 6   Lost   7 13
42 25   Scored   24 50
51 26   Conceded   24 52
85% 88%   Over 0.5   100% 97%
68% 65%   Over 1.5   82% 85%
50% 53%   Over 2.5   53% 65%
35% 41%   Over 3.5   29% 35%
15% 18%   Over 4.5   12% 12%
44% 41%   BTTS   65% 74%
38% 41%   Clean Sheets   18% 15%
32% 29%   Failed to Score   18% 15%
 
3.8 3.9   Corners For (avg)   4.5 5.1
5.2 4.2   Corners Against (avg)   6 5.8
2.2 1.9   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.8 2.7
6 2   Red Cards   6 11
Key stats last season:
  • Belenenses have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rio Ave haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Belenenses
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal League Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
09-08-19 PL Portimonense 0 - 0 Belenenses
17-08-19 PL Belenenses 0 - 2 Benfica
25-08-19 PL Santa Clara 0 - 0 Belenenses
30-08-19 PL Belenenses 0 - 1 Boavista
15-09-19 PL Maritimo 1 - 3 Belenenses
21-09-19 PL Belenenses 17:00 Rio Ave
28-09-19 PL Famalicao 20:30 Belenenses
26-10-19 PL Belenenses 14:30 Desportivo Aves
30-10-19 PL Vitoria Guimaraes 16:00 Belenenses
03-11-19 PL Belenenses 16:00 Pacos de Ferreira
Rio Ave
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal Europa League League Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
16-08-19 PL Famalicao 1 - 0 Rio Ave
23-08-19 PL Rio Ave 5 - 1 Desportivo Aves
31-08-19 PL Sporting CP 2 - 3 Rio Ave
08-09-19 PL Rio Ave 1 - 1 Vitoria Guimaraes
15-09-19 PL Rio Ave 2 - 4 Tondela
21-09-19 PL Belenenses 17:00 Rio Ave
26-09-19 LC Sporting CP 19:00 Rio Ave
29-09-19 PL Rio Ave 19:00 Porto
05-10-19 LC Portimonense 15:00 Rio Ave
25-10-19 PL Pacos de Ferreira 19:30 Rio Ave

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Famalicão 5 4 1 0 11 5 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 2 1 0 6 3 6 13
2 Porto 5 4 0 1 13 4 2 2 0 0 7 0 3 2 0 1 6 4 9 12
3 Benfica 5 4 0 1 13 2 3 2 0 1 7 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 11 12
4 Boavista 5 2 3 0 6 4 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 9
5 Santa Clara 5 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 8
6 Tondela 5 2 2 1 8 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 7 4 2 8
7 Sporting CP 5 2 2 1 9 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 8
8 Rio Ave 5 2 1 2 11 9 3 1 1 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 7
9 Moreirense 5 2 1 2 5 5 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 2 1 5 0 7
10 Vitória Guimarães 5 1 3 1 8 7 3 1 2 0 7 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 6
11 Vitória Setúbal 5 1 3 1 1 4 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 -3 6
12 Belenenses 5 1 2 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 1 2 0 3 1 -1 5
13 Gil Vicente 5 1 2 2 3 7 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 5
14 Portimonense 5 1 1 3 5 8 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 2 -3 4
15 Marítimo 5 1 1 3 6 10 3 0 1 2 4 7 2 1 0 1 2 3 -4 4
16 Sporting Braga 5 1 1 3 5 9 2 1 0 1 3 5 3 0 1 2 2 4 -4 4
17 Desportivo Aves 5 1 0 4 8 16 2 1 0 1 5 4 3 0 0 3 3 12 -8 3
18 Paços de Ferreira 5 0 1 4 3 12 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 2 3 10 -9 1

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