Rio Ave hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 16 points and a 14th position in the Primeira Liga table. Visiting Tondela holds 10th place with 18 pts.
- Rio Ave has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Primeira Liga
- Tondela has the most conceded goals (19) away in Primeira Liga
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Rio and Tondela.
Rio Ave form and stats
2-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Rio Ave so far this season.
Rio haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 244 minutes ago. R. Meshino scored that one.
The spoils were shared in Rio's previous game, also at home. Visiting Nacional (placed 9th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at Porto.
Rio Ave's goalie Pawel Kieszek played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Nacional with a stunning seven saves. Pelé felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Nacional as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 90th minute.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rio handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, five draws and four defeats.
The manager J. Azevedo Cardoso will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Vitória SC in only four days.
Rio Ave aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in the league, with only 7 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Rio have conceded 8 goals.
Tondela form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tondela, who have the most conceded goals (19) away in Primeira Liga, so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-7 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Tondela, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.
Tondela lost away at Paços de Ferreira (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Farense.
Tondela are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, six draws and six defeats. From a total of 16 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Tondela as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. For Tondela, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Tondela - Rio 1-1, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Rio, five draws and two wins for Tondela. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  M. González Gutiérrez 5 goals |   R. Meshino 3 goals | R. Pereira Pinto Barbosa 3 goals |
Rio Ave missing players
Tondela missing players
| Rio Ave | Tondela | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 20 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 19 | 27 |
| 76% | 62% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 71% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 29% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| 6% | 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 35% |
| 41% | 62% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 53% | 50% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 41% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9.8 | 10.1 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 8.5 | 9.4 |
| 3.4 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| 19% | 20% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 32% | 32% |
- All of Tondela's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rio Ave has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Primeira Liga
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tondela has the most conceded goals (19) away in Primeira Liga
- Tondela has the the worst goal difference (-13) away in Primeira Liga
- Tondela have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Tondela have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Tondela have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tondela have yet to win a game away.
- Tondela haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 27 | 45 |
| 2 | Porto | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
| 4 | Benfica | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 9 | Nacional | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | Tondela | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -11 | 18 |
| 11 | Marítimo | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 16 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 16 |
| 15 | Portimonense | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Boavista | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -12 | 14 |
| 17 | Famalicão | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -13 | 14 |
| 18 | Farense | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -7 | 13 |