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Rio Ave vs Estoril Prediction & Betting tips
Rio Ave and Estoril meet at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, in a match for this phase of the Taça de Portugal (Round of 16). In this stadium, the head-to-head history indicates a total balance between these two teams, as there were 2 wins for each team in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 30‑03‑2018, for the Primeira Liga, which ended with the victory of Rio Ave by (2‑0). The goals of the match were scored by Pelé (12 ‘) and Chico Geraldes (39’) for Rio Ave.
Rio Ave:
Until reaching this stage of the Taça de Portugal (Eighth Final), the home team eliminated: Famalicão and Monção. In the last match they played, for the Primeira Liga, they beat Portimonense at home by (3‑0). In its last 10 home games, Rio Ave registers 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Rio Ave starts for this match with a 3×0 victory at the reception to Portimonense, putting an end to three consecutive defeats in official matches: the team’s goals were scored by Pelé, Carlos Mané and Ryotaro Meshino. In the previous qualifying rounds of the Portuguese Cup, he eliminated Monção and Famalicão. Now, in this game against Estoril, coach Pedro Cunha must act in the usual tactical system, at 4-3-3, favoring the maintenance of possession and organized attacks. Ryotaro Meshino is the great star of this formation, with 3 goals scored in official matches. For this match, the coach cannot meet Filipe Augusto, Júnio Rocha and Nikola Jambor, all injured, as well as Diego Lopes, who is in quarantine.
Estoril :
Until reaching this stage of the Taça de Portugal (Eighth Final), the visiting team eliminated: Boavista, Lusitano GC Évora and Sertanense. The team comes to this match after a win away against Chaves by (0‑2). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Estoril won 8 and lost 2. Their attack has scored regularly, as they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches. This is a team that does not usually have difficulties opening the scoring: they scored the first goal in 11 of the last 13 games, of these 11 they reached the break in 7 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 9 .
Estoril started for this match with a 0x2 victory in the visit to Chaves, in a match for the Portuguese second division: the team’s goals were scored by Miguel Crespo and Bruno Loureno. In the previous qualifying rounds of the Portuguese Cup, he eliminated Sertanense, Lusitano GC Évora and Boavista. In this match against Rio Ave, coach Miguel Cardoso must act with a defensive strategy, seeking only the counterattack to exploit the opponent’s back. Forward Yakubu Aziz is Estoril’s top scorer in official matches, with 8 goals scored. For this game, the visiting coach can count on all the players.
Rio Ave vs Estoril head to head matches
30.03.18 PL Rio Ave Estoril 2 : 0
04.11.17 PL Estoril Rio Ave 0 : 2
06.03.17 PL Estoril Rio Ave 0 : 2
01.10.16 PL Rio Ave Estoril 1 : 2
07.03.16 PL Rio Ave Estoril 1 : 3
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| Prediction: | Rio Ave to win |
| Selection odds: | 1,95 |
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