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 11th position while the guesting Farense worry at 14th.
- Rio Ave have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Primeira Liga
- Farense have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Primeira Liga
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Rio Ave form and stats
Rio Ave have played 10 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 196 minutes without scoring a league goal. D. Gelson was the last player to find the net.
Rio lost their last game at Benfica (placed 4th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Famalicao with the scoreline 0-1.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Rio have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 15 games) they have won six times, drawn five and lost four.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Rio Ave here at Estádio do Rio Futebol Clube in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). Rio Ave's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Farense form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Farense, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Primeira Liga, so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-6 (win-draw-lose). The last three matches for Farense have all ended in a draw. Farense has drawn their two previous away games.
The attacking players of Farense have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 191 minutes. Farense have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Rafael Garcia Tonioli Defendi. It's been 234 minutes since they last conceded in Primeira Liga.
Farense has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Famalicao for a Primeira Liga game that ended a draw (0-0). Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Benfica.
Farense are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and five defeats. From a total of eight matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Farense as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Farense rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Farense - Rio Ave 0-1.Top Goalscorers
  R. Gauld 7 goals |   C. Cardoso Mané 4 goals |  R. Meshino 3 goals |
Rio Ave missing players
Farense missing players
| Rio Ave | Farense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 16 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 25 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 29 |
| 81% | 70% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 71% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 30% | 38% |
| 10% | 10% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 30% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 14% |
| 33% | 30% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 52% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 52% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 48% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.1 | 10 |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 24% | 24% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 32% | 35% |
- Farense have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Primeira Liga
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rio Ave have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Primeira Liga
| 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 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 32 | 55 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | Porto | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 45 |
| 4 | Benfica | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 42 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 26 |
| 9 | Tondela | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -12 | 24 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 22 |
| 11 | Rio Ave | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 22 |
| 12 | Nacional | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 21 |
| 13 | Portimonense | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 14 | Farense | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Gil Vicente | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 19 |
| 16 | Famalicao | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -14 | 19 |
| 17 | Marítimo | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -11 | 18 |
| 18 | Boavista | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -13 | 18 |