Rio Ave vs FC Porto predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The match we will analyse is the one corresponding to the 20th round of the Portugal League, where  Rio Ave will face FC Porto at Do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium on 3 February at 15:45.

The home team, Rio Ave is currently in 9º position in the tournament with 23 points, while FC Porto is currently in 3º position with 41.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Rio Ave vs FC Porto.

Rio Ave

Rio Ave comes from playing against Farense and finished the match with a result of 1-2, with win for Rio Ave. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against dragon coached by M. Anselmi. In that last match between Rio Ave and Farense, Rioavista team achieved a 46.0% possession of the ball, with 2.0 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Kiko Bondoso and Clayton.

In the last 7 matches, the team coached by Petit has achieved 3 wins, 2 draws y 2 defeats. Rio Ave average number of goals per game is 1.4 goals, while they concede an average of 1.4 goals per game. With this trend they have 10 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 10 goals.

Latest statistics in Rio Ave matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/7
• Both teams to score: 5/7
• Matches conceding goals:  10
• First to score: 4/7

FC Porto

FC Porto, who visit Rio Ave, are coming from a 1-1 draw against Santa Clara, so the team coached by M. Anselmi will try to get back to winning ways, with the difficulty of playing away from home.

In that match between FC Porto and Santa Clara, the dragon team achieved 78.0% ball possession, getting 7.0 shots on goal, 1 of which was a goal. The goal was scored by Otávio.

Analysing the last 7 matches, M. Anselmi's team has won 2, drawn 1 and lost 4. FC Porto average 1.3 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.1 goals per game. With this trend, they have 5 official matches without clean sheets. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 9 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in FC Porto matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 4/7
• Both teams to score: 2/7
• Matches conceding goals: 5
• First to concede goals: 5/7

Rio Ave vs FC Porto: H2H STATS

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Rio Ave vs FC Porto prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Portugal League competition, in an event that took place at the Do Dragão stadium on 24-08-2024 with the result of 2-0, with FC Porto winning.

The last 5 meetings between Rio Ave and FC Porto have resulted in 1 win for Rio Ave, 3 wins for FC Porto, and 1 draw. In those matches, Rio Ave managed to score 4 goals, while FC Porto scored 6 goals against Rio Ave.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals