The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Portimonense are in the 11th position while the guesting Rio Ave worry at 15th.
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.
Rio Ave are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Portimonense form and stats
Portimonense have played 14 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Portimonense's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-5 versus Benfica (placed 3rd). Before that match, a win away at Famalicao.
Portimonense were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
This is expected to be a close game, with Portimonense perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Portimonense as a small favourite), we find nine games. Portimonense has won six of these, drawn three and lost zero.
Portimonense are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 14 games. On the other hand, Portimonense have conceded 15 goals.
Rio Ave form and stats
Rio Ave have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 2-6-6 (14 played).
Rio Ave played 1-1 against Pacos de Ferreira in their previous match. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Maritimo wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Rio in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Rio Ave, three draws and one defeat.
After this away game Rio return home for a Primeira Liga game against Sporting CP. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Rio when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. As opposed to that, Rio Ave have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rio Ave - Portimonense 3-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Portimonense won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Rio Ave has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  N. Bercique Gomes Betuncal 11 goals |   C. Cardoso Mané 5 goals |  D. Gomes Clemente 4 goals |
Portimonense missing players
Rio Ave missing players
| Portimonense | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 32 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 36 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 20 | 33 |
| 89% | 86% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 79% |
| 68% | 71% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 69% |
| 50% | 50% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 21% | 28% |
| 18% | 14% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 10% |
| 11% | 14% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 43% | 43% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 43% | 34% |
| 32% | 50% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 14% | 34% |
| 36% | 21% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | 52% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11.2 | 11.7 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 32% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 31% | 25% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 37 | 73 |
| 2 | Porto | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 33 | 67 |
| 3 | Benfica | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 35 | 63 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 58 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 45 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 38 |
| 7 | Moreirense | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 36 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | Tondela | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -15 | 35 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -4 | 32 |
| 12 | Famalicao | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | -9 | 31 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -11 | 31 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 20 | -16 | 30 |
| 15 | Rio Ave | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 30 |
| 16 | Boavista | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Farense | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 25 |
| 18 | Nacional | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 24 |