This could be an interesting match as Gil Vicente have their presumed home advantage while Rio Ave are ahead 14 points in the Primeira Liga table.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Primeira Liga match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Sporting CP, so at least Gil Vicente are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Relegation threatens Vicente who should definitely be looking for some points here. Rio are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Gil Vicente form and stats
When playing at home in the Primeira Liga, Gil Vicente have managed 5 wins, 6 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 14 games.
The fans are hoping that Vicente will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Primeira Liga game against Sporting CP (placed 3rd). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Desportivo Aves in a game that was won 3-0.
Vicente are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 14 games. Gil Vicente have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Rio Ave form and stats
8 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Rio Ave playing as the away team in the Primeira Liga this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Sporting Braga game have they lost an away game, meaning Rio has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Nuno Santos, Gelson Dala and Mehdi Taremi (2) scored in Rio Ave's previous match, the home game against Sporting Braga that ended 4-3. Preceding that game was the away victory against Vitória FC with the score of 2-1.
What a finish in the last match, as Rio came back from being down 0-2 and secured a very satisfying victory through Mehdi Taremi's goal in the 90th minute. As you can tell from the result, the match against Sporting Braga was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? Late drama in the previous game, when Mehdi Taremi scored the winning goal six minutes into stoppage time to defeat Sporting Braga.
A quick return to home after this game, as Rio are hosting Portimonense in the Primeira Liga only four days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Rio have scored 19 goals in 14 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Rio Ave - Vicente 1-0, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Gil Vicente, two draws and six wins for Rio Ave. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Taremi 13 goals |  S. Cordovil de Lima 10 goals |  D. da Silva Lopes 6 goals |
Gil Vicente missing players
Rio Ave missing players
| Gil Vicente | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 31 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 42 |
| 37 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 32 |
| 90% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 72% | 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 71% | 69% |
| 48% | 43% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 38% |
| 17% | 29% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 24% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 55% | 57% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 52% |
| 24% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 36% | 31% |
| 31% | 21% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 24% |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 5.9 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 306 | 168 | 56 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 136 | 320 |
| 125 | 71 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 39 | 99 |
| 25% | 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 49% | 42% |
- Rio Ave have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Porto | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 39 | 70 |
| 2 | Benfica | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 36 | 64 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 55 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | Famalicão | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 45 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 43 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Boavista | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 38 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -6 | 38 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Marítimo | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -9 | 31 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -14 | 31 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -20 | 31 |
| 15 | Tondela | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 30 |
| 16 | Vitória FC | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -15 | 30 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 29 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -32 | 14 |