Liga Portugal 1 - io Ave VS FC Porto

Rio Ave VS FC Porto    Livescore / H2H stats and Live Streaming
Time:04-02-2025 04:45 Tuesday
----------------------------------------------
Team Analysis
Porto will hope to prevent the gap at the top of the table from widening on Monday when they travel to Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube where they take on 11th-placed Rio Ave in the Primeira Liga. The hosts have 23 points and emerged as 2-1 victors against Farense on January 25, while Porto were held to a 1-1 draw by Santa Clara on January 26 and are third with 41 points, six fewer than league leaders Sporting Lisbon.

Rio Ave edged a close match against Farense, producing 1.38 non-penalty xG compared to their opponents' tally of 1.28 non-penalty xG. Porto only faced 0.04 xG, one shot on target and one attempt from inside the penalty area against Santa Clara but needed Otavio to score an equaliser in the 76th minute to rescue a point after having trailed since the 33rd minute.

Odds Analysis
Rio Ave will feel they can take advantage of Porto's recent woes in front of goal and frustrate the visitors on Monday. However, Porto dominated the reverse fixture and must triumph if they are to have a realistic chance of winning the title, so it would not be surprising if the Portuguese giants found a way to win.

Pick: FC Porto