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Rio Ave vs Nacional: Portuguese Championship Match Prediction
In the match of the 16th round, Rio Ave will host Nacional on December 29. The hosts are a typical mid-table team in the Portuguese championship. The Big River is doing well in the current championship, but the visitors have suffered defeats in 65% of their matches and are deservedly fighting at the bottom of the standings. Will the home club be able to beat the opponent and what bets will play in the match? You will find out the answer in our forecast
Command Analysis
Rio Ave
PortugalCurrent form
Rio Ave played against Estrela in the last round and failed to achieve a positive result. The team had the initiative, made 19 shots on goal, and the goal conceded at the end of the first half was the only one in the match – 0:1 in the end. This defeat still allowed the team to retain 11th place in the standings, but the opponents came close. The team is on a series of three matches without victories (two defeats and a draw). It is worth noting that the “big river” does not score much – 15 goals in the same number of games. We hope that the team will maintain a positive attitude, but there is room for improvement in the game. Rio Ave is ahead of its opponents from the relegation zone by seven points and is eight points behind the TOP-4.
Disqualifications and injuries
The disqualified Neto will miss the game.
Interesting trends for betting
- Rio Ave have seen three red cards in their last five games in all competitions
- The team concedes an average of 1.7 goals per game
Estimated lineup : Mishta, Vrusai, William, Aderlan, Richards, Tyknaz, Souza, Novaish, Kiko Bondosu, Clayton, Aguilera.
Nacional
PortugalCurrent form
In the Portuguese championship, the club is fighting at the bottom of the standings and can’t break away from its relegation zone rivals, who it is ahead of by just one point. In 15 rounds, the club has won only three times, suffered eight defeats and achieved four draws. The club faces the task of maintaining its place in the elite of Portuguese football, but it will be difficult to do so, since its rivals also do not intend to drop to the second league. In the last round, the team achieved a fighting draw against Vitoria Guimaraes (2:2). The club was winning 2:1 by the 90th minute of the match, but was unable to maintain the advantage and conceded a goal in the third minute of injury time. Thus, the representative of Nacional showed that it can fight on equal terms with more experienced clubs and can score a lot.
Disqualifications and injuries
The game will be missed by the disqualified Ze Vitor.
Interesting trends for betting
- Nacional have won just one of their last eight head-to-head games
- On average, the club scores 0.7 goals per match
Probable line-up : Lucas Franca, Garcia, Leo Santos, Ulysses, Jose Gomes, Esteves, Soumare, Bruno Costa, Appiah, Isaac, Dudu.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:0
In 1 of the last 5 meetings the visitors lost with this score
10.00Bet 1st half: Rio Ave win
In 1 of the last 3 matches, the "big river" won in the first half
2.65Bet 2nd half: only one will score
In 1 of the last 3 home games, only one team scored in the second half
1.90Tip and bets
We will give preference to the club from Vila do Conde. The team is in good shape, aiming to fight in the championship, but cannot win three games in a row. The hosts will go out on the field exclusively for victory and will fight for a full three points. We believe that Rio Ave will use a more powerful lineup and will emerge victorious in the confrontation.
Prediction: Rio Ave win with odds of 2.13
Bet on total
Don't expect many goals from this match. The hosts, in principle, have no problems with scoring, but the guests rarely score. Rio Ave will take the lead from the first minutes and will attack a lot. Bolshaya Reka has finished the last three out of five games in the national championship with a total under, so in this game the choice is in favor of a low total.
Forecast - total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.77
Betting on Team Goals
The hosts have not exchanged goals with their opponents in three of their five previous matches in the championship and intend to keep a clean sheet. We can assume that in today confrontation the home club will not make any mistakes in defense and will not allow the opponent to score.
Prediction - Nacional will not score with odds of 2.65
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