The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Rio Ave are in the 9th position while the guesting Famalicão worry at 18th.
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Famalicão has the the worst goal difference (-15) in Primeira Liga
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Rio Ave form and stats
3-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Rio Ave so far this season.
Rio enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Vitoria Guimaraes's place. The match ended 3-1 with Carlos Mané, Rafael Camacho and Gelson Dala scoring. Before that, Rio Ave had a home game versus Tondela which ended with a victory 2-1.
The Rio Ave fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 9 matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Famalicão form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Famalicão, who have the the worst goal difference (-15) in Primeira Liga, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Famalicão are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
The attacking players of Famalicão have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 327 minutes.
Famalicão played 0-0 against Belenenses in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Benfica's place.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 13 goals have been conceded by Famalicão in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Famalicão - Rio Ave 1-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: one - five - two (Rio Ave wins - draws - Famalicão wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Cardoso Mané 4 goals |   J. Alves da Silva 4 goals |  R. Meshino 3 goals |
Rio Ave missing players
Famalicão missing players
| Rio Ave | Famalicão | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 22 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 32 |
| 79% | 67% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 89% |
| 74% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 68% |
| 37% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 44% | 47% |
| 11% | 11% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 26% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 37% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 44% | 53% |
| 37% | 56% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 11% | 11% |
| 47% | 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 56% | 47% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.4 | 9.7 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.5 |
| 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 26% | 24% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 24% | 25% |
- Famalicão has the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Primeira Liga
- Famalicão has the the worst goal difference (-15) in Primeira Liga
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 28 | 48 |
| 2 | Porto | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 40 |
| 4 | Benfica | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 38 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -2 | 25 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 25 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 22 |
| 10 | Nacional | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 18 |
| 13 | Tondela | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -12 | 18 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | Farense | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Boavista | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 16 | -13 | 15 |
| 18 | Famalicão | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -15 | 15 |