The 10-man visitors managed to hang on until the last 10 minutes, but late goals from Jovane Cabral and Zouhair Feddal gave the Lions three significant victories. On the same day, Rio Ave and Portimonense played to a scoreless draw away from home.
On Monday, Rio Ave and Portimonense square off at the Estadio dos Arcos to round off Round 10 of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. Both teams enter the game having just lost in the Taca de Portugal, and they both hope to swiftly go back to winning ways.
Rio Ave vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction
When Sporting Lisbon plays, late goals and clean sheets are essentially guaranteed. As they face one of the league’s weakest offences, this pattern may persist.
We anticipate Sporting Lisbon to win easily since Ruben Amorim’s team is almost at the finish line.
Rio Ave. will likely lose to Sporting Lisbon.
Rio Ave vs Sporting Lisbon Head-to-Head
The two teams have faced off 38 times in the past, and Sporting Lisbon has a superior record.
The capital team has a record of 22 victories and 9 ties, while Rio Ave has won seven of their past eight games.
On January 15, 2021, Rio Ave and Chelsea drew 1-1 in their most recent meeting, with a goal by Gelson in the second half giving them a surprising point.
With wins of 23 and draws of seven in their first 30 league games, Sporting Lisbon is the only unbeaten team in the competition.
Rio Ave are currently on an eight-game losing streak with six of those games ending in draws.
Lineup
Rio Ave
- Jhonatan
- Sa, Santos, Nobrega
- Costinha, Guga, Samaris, Gomes, Amaral
- Aziz, Boateng
Portimonense
- Nakamura
- Moufi, Relvas, Guarapuava, Seck
- Moreira, Luquinha, Jocu
- Gomes. Cariello, Ewerton
Betting tips
Under 2.5 goals will be scored in this match, according to our professional tipster partners at Sportsunfold.
More detail
- With the exception of any unforeseen fitness difficulties, Rio Ave have no suspension concerns going into Monday’s game, giving Freire the luxury of having a complete roster at his disposal.
- Aziz has excelled for the home team this year, and the Ghanaian striker, who has assisted on eight goals in nine league games, will undoubtedly be one to watch out for.
- Portuguese midfielder Pedro Sa will miss Portimonense’s match for the sixth time in a row after leaving the encounter against Famalicao in September due to injury.
- He is joined on the team’s injured list by Anderson, who has not played this year due to a muscular ailment he suffered back in May.