Both contenders are capable in this league, Rio Ave enjoying a 7 point edge on Trofense in the league table. Let's get started!
- Trofense have the most clean sheets (5) in Segunda Liga
- Rio Ave have the most scored goals (11) away in Segunda Liga
Trofense and Rio Ave should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Trofense form and stats
Trofense have played 5 Segunda Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Rogerio Paulo Veiga Santos not having conceded a league goal in 208 minutes.
An away draw last time out for Trofense, facing Chaves in a game that ended 0-0.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Sporting Covilha.Trofense are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 5 games. Trofense have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rio Ave form and stats
2-3-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rio Ave, who have the most scored goals (11) away in Segunda Liga, in their Segunda Liga matches away. Rio has drawn their two previous away games.
The manager L. Batalha Freire was unhappy after their last game, a Segunda Liga match played at their home ground Estádio do Rio Futebol Clube. Rio Ave suffered a 1-2 loss to Academico Viseu (placed 5th).
Before that, Rio travelled to Penafiel and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Rio Ave are regular goalscorers on their travels. 5 goals have been conceded by Rio Ave in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Trofense one win, three draws and Rio Ave two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. de Souza 5 goals |   B. Pereira Soares Almeida 3 goals | H. Domingos Gomes 3 goals |
Trofense missing players
Rio Ave missing players
| Trofense | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 56% | 60% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 70% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 20% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 56% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 56% | 60% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 5.3 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 6 | 4.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.4 | 11.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.2 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 46% | 41% |
| 13.4 | 11.8 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 9.4 | 8.2 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3 |
- All of Rio Ave's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rio Ave have not yet lost a game away.
- Rio Ave have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Rio Ave have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Rio Ave have scored more than double the goals of Trofense.
- Rio Ave have the most scored goals (11) away in Segunda Liga
- Rio Ave have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Segunda Liga
- Rio Ave haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Trofense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Trofense have the most clean sheets (5) in Segunda Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica II | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Feirense | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Casa Pia | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Rio Ave | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Academico Viseu | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 6 | Nacional | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Estrela Amadora | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Penafiel | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Leixoes | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Chaves | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Mafra | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Trofense | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Porto II | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 14 | Sporting Covilha | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Vilafranquense | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 16 | Farense | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Varzim | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Académica | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 2 |