Rio Ave will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 37 points behind Porto.
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 form and stats
5 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Rio Ave have to build on here at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.Rio Ave are returning here after visiting Belenenses in a Primeira Liga game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Vitoria Guimaraes in a game that was won 2-1.
Rio Ave has scored 22 goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.
Porto form and stats
Porto's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Porto, who have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Primeira Liga, collect 36 points from their 15 away matches. 11 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).Porto are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Primeira Liga against Santa Clara. A loss against Liverpool was the result prior to that, in a Champions League home game.
The travelling fans enjoy Porto's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 15 away matches. Porto are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Porto - Rio Ave 2-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Rio Ave, 2 draws and 8 wins for Porto.Top Goalscorers
 
Tiquinho
13 goals / 2 assists
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Y. Brahimi
9 goals / 1 assists
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M. Marega
9 goals / 6 assists
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Rio Ave missing players
Porto missing players
| Rio Ave | Porto | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 41 | 22 | Scored | 27 | 62 |
| 45 | 23 | Conceded | 9 | 17 |
| 97% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 87% | 93% |
| 83% | 87% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 73% |
| 60% | 73% | Over 2.5 | 47% | 53% |
| 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 20% | 23% |
| 10% | 7% | Over 4.5 | 20% | 20% |
| 70% | 80% | Both teams to score | 40% | 37% |
| 17% | 13% | Clean Sheet | 53% | 60% |
| 17% | 13% | Failed To Score | 20% | 10% |
| 5.2 | 5.9 | Corners For (avg) | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| 6 | 5.9 | Corners Against (avg) | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 10 | 4 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
- Rio Ave is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 | D | P |
| 1 | Porto | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 45 | 75 |
| 2 | Benfica | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 81 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 55 | 72 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 31 | 67 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 64 |
| 5 | Moreirense | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -1 | 49 |
| 6 | Vitória Guimarães | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 45 |
| 7 | Belenenses | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 40 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 37 |
| 10 | Desportivo Aves | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -11 | 33 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -11 | 33 |
| 12 | Marítimo | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 33 |
| 13 | Vitória Setúbal | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 32 |
| 14 | Boavista | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -14 | 32 |
| 15 | Tondela | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -13 | 31 |
| 16 | Chaves | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -22 | 28 |
| 17 | Nacional | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 60 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 42 | -30 | 27 |
| 18 | Feirense | 30 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 54 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 28 | -37 | 15 |
