📏 Form Guide

Rio Ave

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Rio Ave head into this match after a 3-3 Primeira Liga draw against Nacional.

In that match, Rio Ave managed 45% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. For Rio Ave, the goalscorers were Ege Tıknaz (3', 43'), Theofanis Bakoulas (28') and Konstantinos Kostoulas (94' Own goal). Nacional had 11 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. André Sousa (46') and Léo Santos (90') scored for Nacional.

Armando Petit's Rio Ave have scored 8 times over their preceding six outings. The corresponding tally of goals that have been scored against them in those games amounts to 9.

Leading up to this clash, Rio Ave:

• haven't lost in the league to Gil Vicente in their previous 5 games.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 home league matches.

Gil Vicente

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In their last game, Gil Vicente drew 1-1 in the Primeira Liga tie with Arouca.

In that match, Gil Vicente managed 54% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for Gil Vicente was Santi García (58'). At the other end, Arouca had 8 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Miguel Puche (56') was the scorer for Arouca.

César Peixoto's Gil Vicente have turned their attacks into goals 6 times throughout their most recent six matches. The number of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes equals 5.

Ahead of this meeting, Gil Vicente have not registered a win against Rio Ave when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league games.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 03/04/2021 tells us that Rio Ave have won 2 of these and Gil Vicente 1, with the tally of drawn games being 3.

In all, 16 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 9 of them from Rio Grande and 7 for Gilistas. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.

The previous league contest between the two was Primeira Liga match day 17 on 06/01/2025 and the score finished Gil Vicente 1-1 Rio Ave.

On that occasion, Gil Vicente had 57% possession and 13 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player to score was Felix Correia (38').

Rio Ave got 14 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Brandon Aguilera (59') scored.

The match was refereed by David Silva.

ℹ️ Team News: Rio Ave

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just one fitness concern for the Rio Ave manager Armando Petit to contend with from a near full-strength squad. Brandon Aguilera (unknown injury) misses out.

It looks as if Rio Grande will possibly opt for a 4-2-3-1 system this time, beginning the first half with Cezary Miszta, Joao Tome, A. Ntoi, Francisco Petrasso, Joao Pedro, Vitor Gomes, Martim Neto, Andre Luiz, Theofanis Bakoulas, Tiago Morais and Clayton.

ℹ️ Team News: Gil Vicente

Out of a mainly healthy group of players, there’s just the sole fitness issue for the Gil Vicente gaffer César Peixoto to be concerned about. Yaya Sithole (Tibia and fibula fracture) won’t be in action.

It’s our belief that Gilistas might make use of a 4-3-3 system, choosing Andrew, Ze Carlos, Marvin Gilbert, Jonathan Buatu, Jonathan Mutombo, Mohamed Bamba, Facundo Caseres, Felix Correia, Santi Garcia, Joao Marques and Jorge Aguirre.

⚡ Prediction

Our assessment is that Gil Vicente and Rio Ave could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.

Shouldn’t be much in it, and a draw looks quite a realistic result. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a close game with a 1-1 score at the end of the 90.

Andre Moura, 17:03 16/05/2025