Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Rio Ave in 10th and Marítimo in 12th place.
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Marítimo have scored more than double the goals of Rio Ave.
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
1-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Rio Ave so far this season.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 367 minutes without scoring a league goal. L. Piazon was the last player to find the net.
The fans are hoping that Rio will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Primeira Liga game against Sporting Braga (placed 4th). Previous to that game, a Taça De Portugal home match hosting Famalicão in a game that was won 2-1.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rio handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, five draws and two defeats.
The lack of attacking qualities in Rio Ave means that they have only scored 2 goals in 4 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Rio Ave are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Marítimo form and stats
1-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Marítimo in their Primeira Liga matches away. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Marítimo's last three away games as they have all been lost.
The supporters enjoyed Marítimo's previous game versus Salgueiros (after extra-time), a Taça De Portugal 2-1 win played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Belenenses in the Primeira Liga.
Marítimo are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and six defeats. From a total of ten matches.
Marítimo have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 6 goals have been scored. The Marítimo manager J. Fernandes Vidigal has some worries about the defense as 10 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Rio, two draws and four wins for Marítimo. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Pereira de Pinho 7 goals |   G. Domingues Piazon 2 goals |  D. Tagueu Tadjo 2 goals |
Rio Ave missing players
Marítimo missing players
| Rio Ave | Marítimo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 15 |
| 70% | 50% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 60% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 80% | 70% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 80% | 70% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 60% | 75% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.9 | 7.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 11.4 | 10.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 16% | 14% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 33% | 31% |
- All of Marítimo's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Marítimo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Marítimo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Marítimo have scored more than double the goals of Rio Ave.
- Marítimo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 26 |
| 2 | Benfica | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | Porto | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Pacos de Ferreira | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | Belenenses | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | Famalicão | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Marítimo | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Nacional | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Boavista | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 9 |
| 16 | Tondela | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 9 |
| 17 | Farense | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Portimonense | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 8 |