Porto travels with confidence to meet Rio Ave: Free betting guide

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sun 28.August
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube (9065 seats)

Rio Ave will fight against Porto in this Primeira Liga game. Everything you must learn about the game is found here!

Insights:
  • Porto is in the best form (3-0-0) in Primeira Liga

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Rio Ave form and stats

Rio Ave's first Primeira Liga home game here at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 13 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats from 17 matches.

Rio travelled for their previous game, a trip to Estoril that ended 2-2. Midfielder Costinha was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Costinha scored one goal.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sporting CP (0-3).

Early season league goal statistics from Rio Ave's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.

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Porto form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Primeira Liga, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 14 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from 17 matches.

Porto have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Diogo Meireles Costa. It's been 182 minutes since they last conceded in Primeira Liga.

Porto had fun at their own home (Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube) last time out, beating Sporting CP 3-0. Galeno, Evanilson and Uribe scored. Costa (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.91. Costa topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Vizela at their stadium, the result 1-0.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Porto has managed 1 goal and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Porto have won or drawn the last 34 matches (28-6-0) facing Rio.

The games between these sides have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

PortoI. Marcano Sierra
I. Marcano Sierra
2 goals
PortoM. Taremi
M. Taremi
2 goals
PortoF. de Lima Barbosa
F. de Lima Barbosa
2 goals

Rio Ave missing players

Porto missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rio Ave Porto
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 1 9
6 1 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 67%
67% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 10 5.7
5 7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 1 3
4 7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 15 16
2.7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 5.7
25% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 53%
 
14.7 13 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 4 6.7
5.7 6 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 1 3
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Porto is in the best form (3-0-0) in Primeira Liga
Rio Ave Last season Porto
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
21 13   Won W   14 29
7 1   Drew D   2 4
6 3   Lost L   1 1
52 29   Scored S   36 86
31 15   Conceded C   11 22
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
71% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 82%
47% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 65%
15% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 38%
6% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 21%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   47% 50%
38% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   47% 47%
12% 6%   Failed to Score F T   6% 3%
 
5.4 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   6.1 6.5
4.3 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   2.8 3.1
2.3 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.4
6 3   Red cards R C   2 6
 
11.3 11.6   Shots (avg) S (   16.6 17.3
4.4 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.4 6.1
34% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   40% 42%
 
9.1 8.2   Shots against (avg) S A   7.2 6.9
3.6 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.6 2.1

  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 3 3 0 0 9 1 2 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 8 9
2 Sporting Braga 3 2 1 0 11 3 2 1 1 0 8 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 8 7
3 Benfica 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 6
4 Portimonense 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 6
5 Vitoria Guimaraes 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 6
6 Boavista 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 6
7 Arouca 3 2 0 1 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 5 -2 6
8 Estoril 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4
9 Casa Pia 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
10 Sporting CP 3 1 1 1 6 6 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 3 6 0 4
11 Chaves 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 4
12 Vizela 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
13 Gil Vicente 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Santa Clara 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
15 Rio Ave 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 5 -4 1
16 Pacos de Ferreira 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0
17 Famalicao 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -5 0
18 Marítimo 3 0 0 3 2 12 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 10 -10 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rio Ave 34 21 7 6 52 31 17 13 1 3 29 15 17 8 6 3 23 16 21 70
2 Casa Pia 34 21 5 8 50 22 17 14 1 2 29 7 17 7 4 6 21 15 28 68
3 Chaves 34 18 10 6 54 35 17 12 4 1 33 14 17 6 6 5 21 21 19 64
4 Feirense 34 17 7 10 50 37 17 9 3 5 28 19 17 8 4 5 22 18 13 58
5 Benfica II 34 17 6 11 61 44 17 7 4 6 27 18 17 10 2 5 34 26 17 57
6 Nacional 34 14 9 11 52 44 17 10 4 3 32 17 17 4 5 8 20 27 8 51
7 Penafiel 34 14 9 11 38 38 17 8 5 4 22 17 17 6 4 7 16 21 0 51
8 Leixoes 34 13 9 12 42 40 17 6 5 6 23 23 17 7 4 6 19 17 2 48
9 Mafra 34 11 10 13 37 42 17 4 9 4 17 19 17 7 1 9 20 23 -5 43
10 Porto II 34 10 12 12 45 49 17 6 8 3 26 22 17 4 4 9 19 27 -4 42
11 Farense 34 10 11 13 40 42 17 7 5 5 22 15 17 3 6 8 18 27 -2 41
12 Vilafranquense 34 10 11 13 41 47 17 5 6 6 24 27 17 5 5 7 17 20 -6 41
13 Trofense 34 10 10 14 35 41 17 6 5 6 18 19 17 4 5 8 17 22 -6 40
14 Estrela Amadora 34 9 10 15 42 55 17 5 3 9 19 26 17 4 7 6 23 29 -13 37
15 Academico Viseu 34 10 7 17 31 49 17 4 4 9 14 27 17 6 3 8 17 22 -18 37
16 Sporting Covilha 34 8 12 14 30 43 17 5 6 6 17 17 17 3 6 8 13 26 -13 36
17 Varzim 34 8 11 15 25 39 17 6 4 7 14 20 17 2 7 8 11 19 -14 35
18 Academica 34 3 8 23 35 62 17 2 5 10 18 26 17 1 3 13 17 36 -27 17
Last season 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 34 29 4 1 86 22 17 15 2 0 50 11 17 14 2 1 36 11 64 91
2 Sporting CP 34 27 4 3 73 23 17 14 1 2 34 8 17 13 3 1 39 15 50 85
3 Benfica 34 23 5 6 78 30 17 10 3 4 36 16 17 13 2 2 42 14 48 74
4 Sporting Braga 34 19 8 7 52 31 17 10 4 3 27 13 17 9 4 4 25 18 21 65
5 Gil Vicente 34 13 12 9 47 42 17 6 6 5 25 19 17 7 6 4 22 23 5 51
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 13 9 12 50 41 17 9 3 5 34 20 17 4 6 7 16 21 9 48
7 Santa Clara 34 9 13 12 38 54 17 8 6 3 24 23 17 1 7 9 14 31 -16 40
8 Famalicao 34 9 12 13 45 51 17 5 7 5 22 21 17 4 5 8 23 30 -6 39
9 Estoril 34 9 12 13 36 43 17 4 8 5 21 21 17 5 4 8 15 22 -7 39
10 Marítimo 34 9 11 14 39 44 17 4 6 7 19 17 17 5 5 7 20 27 -5 38
11 Pacos de Ferreira 34 9 11 14 29 44 17 5 6 6 19 22 17 4 5 8 10 22 -15 38
12 Boavista 34 7 17 10 39 52 17 4 10 3 20 20 17 3 7 7 19 32 -13 38
13 Portimonense 34 10 8 16 31 45 17 4 4 9 15 22 17 6 4 7 16 23 -14 38
14 Vizela 34 7 12 15 37 58 17 4 7 6 16 21 17 3 5 9 21 37 -21 33
15 Arouca 34 7 10 17 30 54 17 5 4 8 15 29 17 2 6 9 15 25 -24 31
16 Moreirense 34 7 8 19 33 51 17 5 3 9 22 23 17 2 5 10 11 28 -18 29
17 Tondela 34 7 7 20 41 67 17 4 4 9 24 33 17 3 3 11 17 34 -26 28
18 Belenenses 34 5 11 18 23 55 17 5 3 9 15 30 17 0 8 9 8 25 -32 26

Table
  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 3 3 0 0 9 1 2 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 8 9
2 Sporting Braga 3 2 1 0 11 3 2 1 1 0 8 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 8 7
3 Benfica 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 6
4 Portimonense 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 6
5 Vitoria Guimaraes 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 6
6 Boavista 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 6
7 Arouca 3 2 0 1 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 5 -2 6
8 Estoril 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 4
9 Casa Pia 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
10 Sporting CP 3 1 1 1 6 6 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 3 6 0 4
11 Chaves 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 4
12 Vizela 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
13 Gil Vicente 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
14 Santa Clara 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
15 Rio Ave 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 5 -4 1
16 Pacos de Ferreira 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0
17 Famalicao 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -5 0
18 Marítimo 3 0 0 3 2 12 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 10 -10 0

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.