Atlético CP vs Rio Ave betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Portuguese Cup match on October 19th, 2024

Atlético CP and Rio Ave are scheduled to play against each other on October 19th, 2024, Saturday, in a Portuguese Cup match to be held in Portugal, check the Atlético CP vs Rio Ave betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are now at the tournament stage where the teams from the lower divisions that managed to win the past matches try to stay alive, having to face theoretically stronger teams from the Segunda Liga or even from the Portuguese Primeira Liga.

It's at this stage that the bettors can start paying attention to the surprise teams, which aren't usually favorites in their matches, studying their last games in the competition, in comparison with the current form of the teams from the upper echelons, which start their way in the Portuguese Cup at this time.

Unlike other competitions, the Portuguese Cup has a one-leg format per round, with the exception of the semi-final which is played two-legged. Thus, each game will be seen as a final and there is no room to let your guard down.

However, not every team goes through every knockout round. Clubs from the Portuguese first league only compete from the third qualifying round onwards and as visitors. In the previous rounds, clubs from the second league, senior national championship or below play.

The game takes place in the Estádio Da Tapadinha stadium, in the city of Lisboa, with a capacity for 10000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Atlético CP vs Rio Ave betting tip 2024/2025

Two teams from the national lower division will be playing in this match, which guarantees a competitive game, disputed until the last minute. The home factor in these qualifiers also influences and allows the home team to dream of advancing to the next phase.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. And, if wins are always needed to get to this stage (including overtime and/or penalties), we have to look at other criteria that makes them get here. Atlético CP performance to this stage is 3 goals scored and still 0 against.

On the other hand, Rio Ave will play the first game of the competition in this game.

The last time these teams faced each other was in a Portuguese Cup match on 12-12-2010, during the 2010/2011 season, which resulted in a 4-1 victory for the Rio Ave team.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it doesn't make that much difference, as neither team has had the honor of adding a Portuguese Cup trophy to their respective trophy cabinet.

In fact, the objective of these teams is to try to go as far as possible. They know that it is difficult to win the title in this edition. Even so, the surprise could be the Cup, as in the championship the fight is quite different.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that Atlético CP has shown greater consistency over the past five recent matches, accumulating 2 wins, compared to Rio Ave, which won 1 game. However, it's worth noting that at least one of Atlético CP matches was a friendly game, and therefore, the final score might not carry the same level of significance as the other matches.

To get a more recent analysis of the form of both teams individually, their performance in recent matches, featured players, and other essential statistics will also be evaluated.

Atlético CP

In order to take advantage of their home ground, the team coached by Nikola Popovic should go on the offensive in the match. After all, we understand how crucial it is to play at home in a Cup match. Therefore, we can expect to see the team constantly attacking, resulting in more corners and shots.

Considering this, we analyzed Atlético CP's record in the Portuguese Cup and found that, with a history of 2 runner-up championships of the Portuguese Cup, along with other factors, Atlético CP can be considered an outsider team, so their main goal is to give their best in the Cup, and just reaching the final stages will already be an outstanding achievement. But the players won't be satisfied so easily, so they must give their best to achieve a historic achievement.

Rio Ave

Away from home, Rio Ave may choose to play a more defensive game, with the primary objective of securing at least a draw against their opponent. Scoring goals as the away team is notoriously difficult, especially in Cup matches where the hosts often try to capitalize on their home-field advantage. As a result, the visitors are likely to score very few goals.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Portugal, Rio Ave, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Famalicão team with a final score of 1-1.

Regarding the history of the Rio Ave team in the Portuguese Cup, we can see that the most Rio Ave could get was to play the finals of the Portuguese Cup 2 times, without ever having won the title. Besides that, Rio Ave comes into this game expecting to do well in the Portuguese Cup even though they are not favorites for the title.

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For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.