Gil Vicente vs Rio Ave betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on January 06th, 2025

Gil Vicente and Rio Ave will meet each other in a football match counting for Liga Portugal on January 06th, 2025, Monday at 20:15h (UTC), in Portugal, check the Gil Vicente vs Rio Ave betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Gil Vicente vs Rio Ave will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estádio Cidade de Barcelos stadium, in the city of Barcelos, with a capacity for 12032 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

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Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Gil Vicente vs Rio Ave betting tip 2024/2025

The Liga Portugal has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.87 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.53 goals per match played.

Gil Vicente last match

In the last match played, Gil Vicente met Arouca, in a match valid for the Liga Portugal. The match ended in a draw by 1-1. The coach B. Nogueira Pinheiro's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-1-4-1 formation.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.00 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

One of the best on the field of Gil Vicente was certainly Jorge Aguirre, with a performance well above the average one expressed by his team. He himself, with his sense of position and his excellent plays, was crucial to his team in bringing home a positive result.

Rio Ave last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Portugal, Rio Ave, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Nacional team with a final score of 2-1.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.10.

Gil Vicente vs Rio Ave h2h

The last time these teams met was for a Club Friendlies match, on 24-07-2024, referring to the 2024 season, which ended with a 2-1 win for Gil Vicente.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

Gil Vicente

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

Ranking in 11th place in the Liga Portugal, Gil Vicente enters this match with 18 points, 4 wins, 6 losses, 6 draws. What’s more, it is saddled with a negative balance.

Rio Ave ranks just above, occupying 10th place in the 17th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 1 point.

Gil Vicente will try to benefit of the home factor to get a win although being ranked in the middle of the league table in the Portugal Liga Portugal and having no high ambitions or relegation concerns.

Gil Vicente analysis

After round number 16 in Liga Portugal, Gil Vicente has 18 goals scored and 25 conceded.

While they’ve won once as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 3 wins, 1 loss, and 3 draws.

Best goalscorer from Gil Vicente

In this season, the individual highlight is Kanya Fujimoto that has dominated the offensive side. The Midfielder has already scored 5 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Gil Vicente achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

Rio Ave arrives in this game with 19 points, and in 10th place in the Liga Portugal, having won 5 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 4 draws.

In the 17th round, Famalicão, that is in the 9th place, has the same score.

Rio Ave analysis

After 16 rounds, Rio Ave has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 27 goals so far and scored 17 times.

An average of 3.75 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for Rio Ave, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

Best goalscorer from Rio Ave

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name C. Fernandes Silva. The Attacker scored 9 goals in the current season, helping Rio Ave to achieve victory in several disputes.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Gil Vicente is Kanya Fujimoto, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Rio Ave is C. Fernandes Silva, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 4.25 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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