National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Rio Ave or Olhanense that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Rio Ave form and stats
Rio Ave participated in Taça De Portugal the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.3-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Segunda Liga numbers at home for Rio Ave so far this season.
It's back home for Rio Ave, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Trofense away with the result 1-0. Aziz found the net in that victory.
Before that game, the home loss against Academico Viseu with the scoreline 1-2.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (10 in 5 games), Rio's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Olhanense form and stats
Olhanense's mission in Taça De Portugal last season failed in the 1st round.Total Taça De Portugal statistics for Olhanense: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Two travels in a row for Olhanense, whose manager C. Perrone could celebrate last time after the 2. Division: Group F win against FC Serpa.
Before that, Olhanense secured a home win against Uniao Montemor with the score 1-0.Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Rio Ave victories, one draw and six Olhanense wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. de Souza 5 goals |   R. Matos 5 goals | H. Domingos Gomes 3 goals |
Rio Ave missing players
Olhanense missing players
| Rio Ave | Olhanense | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 17 | Scored | S | 15 | 30 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Conceded | C | 13 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 36% | ||
| 9 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Feirense | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Casa Pia | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Rio Ave | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Mafra | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Nacional | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Estrela Amadora | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Penafiel | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Academico Viseu | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 10 | Leixoes | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Chaves | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| 12 | Porto II | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Sporting Covilha | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Trofense | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Farense | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Vilafranquense | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Varzim | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Academica | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 2 |