The league table in Primeira Liga tells a story about these teams so far, with Rio Ave leading Portimonense by 20 points. Match preview to follow:
Rio have less rest than Portimonense in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primeira Liga game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Gil Vicente, so at least Rio are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Portimonense are struggling to avoid relegation.
Rio Ave form and stats
5-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Rio Ave so far this season.
The fans are hoping that Rio will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Primeira Liga game against Gil Vicente (placed 11th). Before that, Rio had a home game versus Sporting Braga which ended with a victory 4-3.
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 ten games) they have won three times, drawn five and lost two.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Rio as they are travelling to their away game against Marítimo in the Primeira Liga. That match is four days after this one.
Rio Ave have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube with 23 goals in 15 league matches. On the other hand, Rio have conceded 20 goals.
Portimonense form and stats
Portimonense have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 2-5-8 (15 played).
Home advantage was not enough for Portimonense in their previous game, as they lost their Primeira Liga-match, hosting Vitória SC, 0-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Famalicão with the score of 1-0.
We have checked recent matches where Portimonense have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were one victory, two draws and three defeats.
The attacking power of Portimonense when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 15 league matches away. Portimonense struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Portimonense - Rio Ave 1-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Rio Ave won six, Portimonense won two and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Taremi 13 goals |  D. da Silva Lopes 6 goals | J. Dala 6 goals |
Rio Ave missing players
Portimonense missing players
| Rio Ave | Portimonense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 42 | 23 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 33 | 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | 40 |
| 93% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 87% |
| 67% | 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 73% | 63% |
| 37% | 40% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 40% | 37% |
| 23% | 33% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 13% | 20% |
| 17% | 27% | 60% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 50% | 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 53% | 53% |
| 30% | 27% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 13% | 20% |
| 27% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| 4.8 | 6 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 333 | 184 | 81 | Total Shots | T S | 47 | 162 | 349 |
| 102 | 60 | 25 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 43 | 105 |
| 41% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 23% | 23% |
- Portimonense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Portimonense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rio Ave has the most matches under the total-line (19)
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rio Ave have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Portimonense have scored away.
- Rio Ave have won significantly more corners at 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 | Porto | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 44 | 73 |
| 2 | Benfica | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 38 | 67 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 56 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 53 |
| 5 | Famalicão | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 48 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 47 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 46 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -7 | 38 |
| 10 | Boavista | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 38 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -5 | 36 |
| 12 | Marítimo | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -8 | 34 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -13 | 34 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -25 | 31 |
| 15 | Tondela | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -13 | 30 |
| 16 | Vitória FC | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -16 | 30 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -16 | 27 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 37 | -36 | 14 |