Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rio Ave & Estoril face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Taça De Portugal. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Rio nor Estoril as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rio Ave form and stats
Rio participated in Taça De Portugal the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Rio Ave have played 6 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Rio Ave supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Portimonense in Primeira Liga and win 3-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Pacos de Ferreira in the Primeira Liga.
Rio Ave are traveling soon after this match as the Primeira Liga match at Sporting CP awaits in three days.
The Rio fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 6 matches. Rio's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Estoril form and stats
They also participated in Taça De Portugal last season. This ended in the 3rd round.Estoril have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 18 points collected from 7 Segunda Liga games. 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far. When we have look at the Taça De Portugal statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away. In general it has been a productive period now for Estoril as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games. Estoril are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Estoril are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Chaves. That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Penafiel in the Segunda Liga.
The visiting Estoril have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games. The Estoril defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 7 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Rio Ave wins - draws - Estoril wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Yakubu 7 goals |  H. Domingos Gomes 3 goals |
Rio Ave missing players
Estoril missing players
| Rio Ave | Estoril | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Scored | S | 18 | 47 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 21% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 21% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.7 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 45% | ||
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 35 |
| 2 | Porto | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 | Benfica | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Maritimo | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Nacional | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 | Moreirense | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -5 | 13 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 12 |
| 14 | Tondela | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 12 |
| 15 | Portimonense | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Famalicao | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 11 |
| 17 | Boavista | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 18 | Farense | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Estoril | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Academica | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | Feirense | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Chaves | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Penafiel | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Mafra | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Arouca | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Vizela | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Casa Pia | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 18 |
| 10 | Benfica II | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | Cova Piedade | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Sporting Covilha | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Vilafranquense | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Academico Viseu | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | Porto II | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 12 |
| 16 | Leixoes | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 17 | UD Oliveirense | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 18 | Varzim | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 7 |