Portimonense vs Rio Ave – After losing to Porto in the previous match of the Primeira Liga by a score of 1-0, Portimonense won’t want a repetition of that performance here.
Portimonense had 28% of the game’s possession and six attempts on goal, but none of them were successful. Six of Porto’s 17 attempts on goal were on target. Porto’s Fábio Cardoso struck after 30 seconds.
In recent years, Portimonense haven’t been able to win without giving up very often. They will be concerned that Portimonense have allowed 7 goals in their last six games while failing to stop opponents from scoring in six of those contests. But it’s not certain that this tendency will continue into the game.
According to their past performances, Portimonense has lost their last seven league games to Rio Ave. In the last two league games, they have failed to win at home.
Rio Ave will be looking to rebound here after a losing performance in their most recent Primeira Liga match against Benfica.
Rio Ave had 49% of the possession in that encounter and 4 of their 10 shots on goal were successful. Benfica’s opponents had 12 attempts total, with 5 of them being on goal. Benfica struck through Gonçalo Ramos (46′).
A noticeably low number of goals have been scored between Rio Ave and their opponents in five of the previous six matchups.
The overall average amount of goals scored per game during that time was just 1.67, with Rio Grande averaging 0.83 of those goals.
According to the form guide going into this encounter, Rio Ave has lost both of their prior away league games against Portimonense. In the previous three league games, they haven’t lost to Portimonense when they’ve faced them away from home.
Portimonense vs Rio Ave – Betting Analysis
The outcomes of their previous head-to-head matchups dating back to 09/02/2019 show that Portimonense has not had good luck in these encounters.
They haven’t been able to win any games at all, and Rio Ave has maintained its lead by triumphing in 67% of those games.
In these encounters, they combined to score 10 goals, with 2 from Portimonense and 8 from Rio Grande. That equals 1.67 goals per game on average.
On October 24, 2022, Rio Ave defeated Portimonense 1-0 in the Primeira Liga matchday 10 matchup between these teams.
At that point, Rio Ave had 66% of the ball and made 11 shot attempts, four of which were successful. Emmanuel Boateng (45′) was their lone scorer. 12 goal efforts were made by Portimonense, and 3 of them were successful. Bruno José Costa served as the official.
There aren’t many selection problems, and Portimonense coach Paulo Sérgio only has one fitness issue to deal with out of a nearly full-strength group of players. Carlinhos (Fitness) is not participating. Due to his suspension, Lucas Ventura is ineligible for this encounter.
Pedro, Filipe Relvas, Moustapha Seck, P. Estrela Moreira, Mohamed Diaby, Klismahn, Yony González, and Welinton Junior would be the starting lineup for Portimonense in a 5-3-2 formation to start the first half.
Only one fitness concern remains from a squad that is essentially at full strength for Rio Ave manager Luis Freire to deal with. Joca will not play in this contest due to a knee injury.
We believe Rio Grande may opt to start Jhonatan, Renato Pantalon, Aderllan Santos, Patrick William, Costinha, Andreas Samaris, G. Rodrigues Guga, Fábio Ronaldo, Joo Graça, André Pereira, and Emmanuel Boateng in a 3-4-3 configuration.
With little separating these two teams, we have a sense that Rio Ave and Portimonense could both score in what appears to be a strong matchup.
What are the top odds for the game?
Checking out the betting prices for the game on the WDW market, putting your money on Portimonense is best priced at 2.63, a wager on a drawn result is 3.1 and taking a punt on the winning team to be Rio Ave gets you 2.88. These are the best prices being offered at the current time.
Portimonense vs Rio Ave – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals
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