Porto vs Rio Ave betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on August 24th, 2024

Porto and Rio Ave will play on Saturday, August 24th, 2024, at 17:00h (UTC), in a Liga Portugal game to be held in Portugal, check the Porto vs Rio Ave betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Porto vs Rio Ave will occur

The game will be played in the well-known Estádio Do Dragão stadium, in the city of Porto, with a capacity for 50033 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the Porto vs Rio Ave betting tip 2024/2025

Porto comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Santa Clara, in a match valid for Liga Portugal, and the match ended 0-2. Coach V. Ramos Gonçalves' team lined up with this formation: 4-2-3-1.

The odds of 1.57 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

It was not one of the best performances of the team in the competition. Even so, Fran Navarro was one of the few athletes who achieved any individual distinction. His great performance was significant for the victory of Porto.

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 3-4-3 formation, faced the Farense team with a final score of 1-0.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.00, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Rio Ave was in 16th place when they last played Porto who was 3rd place in Liga Portugal. Rio Ave played using the 3-4-2-1 formation while Porto responded with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2023/2024 season in a Liga Portugal themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 0-0 draw.

Porto

Current leaderboard

At present Porto occupies 3rd place in the league, with 6 points achieved up until 3rd round.

Porto analysis

After round number 2 in Liga Portugal, Porto has 5 goals scored and 0 conceded.

As we approach the Regular Season, Porto is set for another intriguing match. In the inaugural game, the team had 3 shots on target, providing a glimpse into their attacking potential. This statistic adds an element of anticipation for the upcoming match, as we await to see how Porto will navigate their offensive strategies in this encounter.

To control the game, the Porto team would try to achieve an average ball possession of 66.5%. This is because teams would have some control over their opponents if they had ball possession above 50%.

Rio Ave

Current leaderboard

Rio Ave is currently in 11th place in the league after the 3rd round, having won 3 points from their games so far this season.

Rio Ave analysis

Rio Ave, with 2 goals scored and 3 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 2 rounds.

Ole Pohlmann's life is not being easy in this beginning of his trajectory for his new club. Hired for this season, the player has not been performing well, a fact that was repeated in Rio Ave last game. Against Farense, once again he failed to score goals, accumulating another bad performance.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 4.25 per game.

Goals Top Betting Tips

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

The number of goals that both teams scored and conceded at the start of the championship round can be a successful betting parameter. Porto didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 0 opportunities, while Rio Ave scored 2 times and didn't concede any goal.

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