Casa Pia vs Rio Ave betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Portuguese Cup match on January 12th, 2025

Casa Pia and Rio Ave are scheduled to play against each other on January 12th, 2025, Sunday, in a Portuguese Cup match to be held in Portugal, check the Casa Pia vs Rio Ave betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are getting to the point where the teams dream of reaching the final of this great competition. All the teams present are 100% victorious in the Portuguese Cup and want to continue this positive trend. At this stage, it is possible to analyze recent data of the teams still in the competition to make a good prediction about the results of the matches.

The best scorers of each team, the strength of the line-up, the historical performance, among other topics, will give clues about possible results of several match events. Thus, it is possible to perform technical analysis and discover the best betting tips for this confrontation.

The game is set to be played in the small Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior stadium, in the city of Rio Maior, with a capacity for 2500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Casa Pia vs Rio Ave betting tip 2024/2025

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. Casa Pia performance to this stage is 8 goals scored and still 0 against.

On the other hand, Rio Ave come this far with 5 goals scored and 3 conceded.

The last time these teams met was for a Liga Portugal match, on 02-11-2024, referring to the 2024/2025 season, in a competitive game that ended with a 2-2 draw.

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.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that the Casa Pia team, in the last five matches, achieved more regular results and a total of 3 wins compared to the Rio Ave team, which won only 1 game.

Casa Pia

Casa Pia come from a draw in the last match. The game against Famalicão, valid for the Liga Portugal, ended with a 1-1. The team coached by J. Gândara Mendes Pereira lined up in the last match with a 3-4-3 formation.

On the last matchday of the premier competition of Portuguese football, the team of Casa Pia faced and beat the team of Chaves, with a score of 3-0, in a game counting for the 4th Round putting them in the game against Rio Ave.

Top scorers from Casa Pia in the Portuguese Cup

When it comes to individual displays, Nuno Moreira has been the standout player on the offensive end. This player of the Casa Pia team already has a total of 4 goals in the competition, becoming an essential piece for the positive results that Casa Pia has been achieving in this edition. His teammate Max Svensson Río trails closely behind as the second-highest scorer for the team in the Cup, who comes with 2 goals scored.

Rio Ave

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 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Gil Vicente team with a final score of 1-1.

On the last matchday of the premier competition of Portuguese football, the team of Rio Ave faced and beat the team of Alverca, after penalties, with a 2-2 draw after the 90 minutes played, in a game counting for the 4th Round putting them in the game against Casa Pia.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Score market betting suggestions

Between 75-90 minutes is a good time to bet as some study have shown this to be the time where most goals occur.

In order to generate a good prediction on the goal market for this match, we must first analyze the average number of goals in each team's games this season. Thus, we were able to obtain that in their matches, the Casa Pia team scores a total of 4 goals on average and accumulates a total of 0 goals conceded.

On the other hand, in the matches of Rio Ave, they score an average of 2.5 goals per match and conceed a total of 1.5 goals. As both teams have an average of over 2.5 goals in their matches this season, we are convinced that good bets can result from this market. Therefore, our choice for this match in the goal market is Over 2.5. Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Over 2.5 market are quoted at 2.25.

Corners market betting suggestions

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 3.5 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Individual Analysis of Corner Kicks

In order to generate a good prediction in the corner kicks market for this match, we must first analyze this average individually in each team's games in this season. Thus, we have that Casa Pia can obtain, on average, a total of 2 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where Rio Ave is present, this team obtains an average of 5 corners. As the sum of the individual average of corner kicks per match for both teams is lower than 9.5 corners in their matches this season, we are convinced that good bets can result in this selection, as a low number of corner kicks are expected.

Cards market betting suggestions

On the Rio Ave side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card once this season, very different from Casa Pia who saw no red card. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.