Primeira Liga duel: Close contest expected between Famalicão and Rio Ave

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Fri 16.August
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho (8000 seats)

Famalicão battle against Rio Ave for glory and sporting success.

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!

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Famalicão form and stats

This is expected to be a close game, with Famalicão perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Famalicão as a small favourite), we find nine games. Famalicão has won 6 of these, drawn 0 and lost 3.

Last season, Famalicão's league statistics were 21 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the Segunda Liga. Over these 34 matches they scored 57 goals and conceded 34. Playing at home last season Famalicão managed 12-3-2 (win-draw-lost) with 31 goals and 13 conceded.

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Rio Ave form and stats

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Rio Ave in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Rio Ave, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

Let's have a look at how Rio Ave performed last season in the Primeira Liga: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 9 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 50 and conceded 52 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 3 and lost 7 with 24/24 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 1 - 3 - 0 (Famalicão wins - draws - Rio Ave wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Anderson
1 goals
Toni Martínez
1 goals

Famalicão missing players

Rio Ave missing players

Famalicão Rio Ave
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played 0 0 0
1 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
14 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 0
3 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Famalicão Last season Rio Ave
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
34 17   Played   17 34
21 12   Won   7 12
6 3   Drew   3 9
7 2   Lost   7 13
57 31   Scored   24 50
34 13   Conceded   24 52
88% 82%   Over 0.5   100% 97%
74% 71%   Over 1.5   82% 85%
50% 47%   Over 2.5   53% 65%
26% 29%   Over 3.5   29% 35%
21% 24%   Over 4.5   12% 12%
56% 47%   BTTS   65% 74%
32% 47%   Clean Sheets   18% 15%
24% 24%   Failed To Score   18% 15%
 
5 5.5   Corners For (avg)   4.5 5.1
6.2 5   Corners Against (avg)   6 5.8
2.7 2.5   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.8 2.7
7 3   Red Cards   6 11
Key stats last season:
  • Famalicão have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Rio Ave haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Famalicão
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal League Cup Club Friendlies Segunda Liga
All Home Away
19-05-19 SL Estoril 2 - 1 Famalicão
24-07-19 CF Desportivo Aves 0 - 1 Famalicão
27-07-19 CF Famalicão 2 - 1 Rio Ave
03-08-19 LC Famalicão 0 - 2 Sporting Covilha
10-08-19 PL Santa Clara 0 - 2 Famalicão
16-08-19 PL Famalicão 19:30 Rio Ave
25-08-19 PL Vitoria Guimaraes 20:00 Famalicão
31-08-19 PL Desportivo Aves 15:30 Famalicão
15-09-19 PL Famalicão 15:00 Pacos de Ferreira
22-09-19 PL Sporting CP 15:00 Famalicão
Rio Ave
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal Europa League League Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
17-07-19 CF Rio Ave 0 - 1 Vitoria Guimaraes
20-07-19 CF Rio Ave 1 - 1 Santa Clara
24-07-19 CF Chaves 1 - 0 Rio Ave
27-07-19 CF Famalicão 2 - 1 Rio Ave
03-08-19 LC Rio Ave 6 - 1 UD Oliveirense
16-08-19 PL Famalicão 19:30 Rio Ave
23-08-19 PL Rio Ave 20:15 Desportivo Aves
31-08-19 PL Sporting CP 18:00 Rio Ave
15-09-19 PL Rio Ave 15:00 Tondela
22-09-19 PL Belenenses 15:00 Rio Ave

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

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