Rio Ave vs Estoril betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on September 21st, 2024

Rio Ave and Estoril will meet each other in a football match counting for Liga Portugal on September 21st, 2024, Saturday at 14:30h (UTC), in Portugal, check the Rio Ave vs Estoril betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Rio Ave vs Estoril will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium, in the city of Vila do Conde, with a capacity for 12815 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Rio Ave vs Estoril 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 2.38 goals per match played.

Rio Ave last match

In the last match they played, Rio Ave collected a defeat. The opposing team was AVS, and the match - which ended with the result of 1-0 - was valid for Liga Portugal. Coach L. Batalha Freire's disposed his team in a 3-4-3 formation.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 2.75, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Aderllan Santos, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

Estoril 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, Estoril, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Nacional team with a final score of 1-0.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.55.

Rio Ave vs Estoril h2h

The last time Estoril went up against Rio Ave, it was in Liga Portugal. Estoril, ranked 15th place, started with a 3-4-3 tactic, while Rio Ave, then in 16th place, was charged with a 3-5-2 formation.

The last time these teams met was in a Liga Portugal themed match that took place on the 31-01-2024 during the 2023/2024 football season, it ended in a 1-1 draw, a competitive one it was.

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

The Rio Ave team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the Estoril team, which won only 1 game.

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

Rio Ave enters into this match occupying 12th place in the Liga Portugal with a negative balance. The team has scored 6 points, winning only 2 games, losing 3, and scoring 0 draws.

In the 6th round, the team has the same points compared to Casa Pia who occupies position 11.

Rio Ave analysis

Currently, Rio Ave has a tally of 3 goals scored and 6 goals against, at the end of round 5 of Liga Portugal.

The Rio Ave team comes from a defeat in the Liga Portugal, and its coach Luís Carlos Batalha Freire wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Recent performances have highlighted that Rio Ave is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

The average number of shots toward the net of Rio Ave can give us useful indications about the team's offensive abilities, and its goal average. The team counted 2.4 shots into the opponent's goal for each match played.

With 45.8% of ball possession averaged per game over the course of this league, Rio Ave can hardly be said to be the kind of team that imposes its textures on the field. However,in the next match of the season against Estoril they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

Rio Ave has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 386 attacks resulting in 3 goals. Estoril, on the other hand, has only scored 2 times with 377 attacks.

The adaptation of Omar Richards with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Rio Ave last game of the season, against AVS. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Best goalscorer from Rio Ave

C. Fernandes Silva has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 2 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Rio Ave to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

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

Estoril

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

Estoril arrives in this game with 5 points, and in 14th place in the Liga Portugal, having won once in total and lost twice, making a total of 2 draws.

With the same score that the Boavista who occupies position 13, the team will fight for a best position in this 6th round.

Estoril analysis

Estoril shows a negative ratio between goals made and conceded, with 2 made and 5 conceded after 5 rounds of the league.

Recent performances have shown that Estoril is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could indicate that they need to improve their attacking play by creating better chances and being more efficient in front of goal.

The team starts as an underdog in their next match, both because they will be playing on a field that is by no means easy and because they are not showing very good finalization skills, averaging 0.4 scored per game.

The adaptation of Xeka with the new jersey has not been the best. He had another disappointing performance in Estoril last game of the season, against Nacional. In the clash, the midfielder failed to be effective and did little for the team. Despite the good expectations for the player, his performance is starting to worry.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Rio Ave 1 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Estoril 0 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.62.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.8 corners per game.

Rio Ave is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Rio Ave in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 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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