Rio Ave are enjoying their stay in the top positions while Sporting Covilhã are more nervous about staying out of trouble and relegation. May the best team win!
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Covilhã have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Rio Ave form and stats
When playing at home in the Segunda Liga, Rio Ave have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
Rio drew their last game, also a home match. Varzim (placed 17th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Farense.There will be little rest for Rio Ave after this match as they are travelling to Leixoes for a Segunda Liga game in only four days.
The Rio Ave fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, Rio Ave have conceded 13 goals.
Sporting Covilhã form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sporting Covilhã so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-4 (win-draw-lose). The last three matches for Covilhã have all ended in a draw.
Sporting Covilhã delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Vilafranquense (placed 12th) in their previous game.
Before that, Sporting Covilhã travelled to Academico Viseu and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Covilhã have conceded 16 goals in their away games. Sporting Covilhã has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding two meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Rio Ave, zero draws and zero wins for Sporting Covilhã. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  P. Lobo Peixoto Mineiro Mendes 6 goals |   J. Batista Santos 6 goals |  G. de Souza 5 goals |
Rio Ave missing players
Sporting Covilhã missing players
| Rio Ave | Sporting Covilhã | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | 15 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 21 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 84% |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 89% | 79% |
| 56% | 78% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 47% |
| 17% | 22% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 11% | 16% |
| 11% | 11% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 58% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 11% | 21% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 44% | 37% |
| 6.2 | 6 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.1 | 12.1 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 8.6 | 9.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 36% | 35% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 20% | 23% |
| 9 | 8.4 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 12.8 | 12 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5 | 4.8 |
- 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 Sporting Covilhã have scored away.
- Rio Ave haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting Covilhã have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sporting Covilhã have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Casa Pia | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 39 |
| 2 | Benfica II | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Feirense | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 | Rio Ave | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Nacional | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Chaves | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Estrela Amadora | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 29 |
| 8 | Porto II | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Penafiel | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Mafra | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | Trofense | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Vilafranquense | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Academico Viseu | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Leixoes | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 15 | Sporting Covilhã | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 18 |
| 16 | Farense | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 17 | Varzim | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 12 |
| 18 | Academica | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -13 | 11 |
