Rio Ave vs Vilafranquense Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Rio Ave

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Rio Ave head into this game coming off the back of a 1-1 LigaPro tied result versus Porto B.

Fixtures with Rio Ave have usually been lively encounters of late with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six clashes alone, the sum total of 21 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 12 of these accredited to Rio Ave.

Vilafranquense

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In their previous fixture, Vilafranquense drew 2-2 in the LigaPro tie with Farense.

The stats tell the story, and Vilafranquense have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, conceding 10 goals overall. In defence, Vilafranquense could really do with shoring things up. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this game, of course.

📋 Team News: Rio Ave

André Pereira (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) and Junio (Fibula Fracture) will not be taking part for Rio Ave boss Miguel Cardoso.

📋 Team News: Vilafranquense

Thanks to a fully injury-free squad available to select from, the Vilafranquense manager doesn’t have any fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this game.

⚡ Prediction

Our feeling is that Rio Ave should get a couple of goals in this one against Vilafranquense, who might well find it a difficult task scoring a goal of their own.

Our selection here is for a 2-0 victory for Rio Ave at the conclusion of the game.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 23:21 05/10/2021