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Vitoria de Guimaraes
Porto
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 3
Aug 24, 2024 at 6pm UK
Estadio Do Dragao
Rio Ave

Porto
2 - 0
Rio Ave

Galeno (30'), Gonzalez (30')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Patrick (22')
Patrick (43')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Primeira Liga clash between Porto and Rio Ave, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Santa Clara 0-2 Porto
Friday, August 16 at 5pm in Primeira Liga
Last Game: Rio Ave 1-0 Farense
Saturday, August 17 at 3.30pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Porto 3-0 Rio Ave

While Rio Ave may have secured a draw in this fixture last season, Porto's momentum under Bruno and their free-scoring nature points to a fairly comfortable success at the Dragao to seal a third straight league victory and fourth in all competitions. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Porto win with a probability of 76.55%. A draw had a probability of 14.4% and a win for Rio Ave had a probability of 9.01%.

The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.71%) and 2-1 (8.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.7%), while for a Rio Ave win it was 1-2 (2.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Porto in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Porto.

Result
PortoDrawRio Ave
76.55% (-2.268 -2.27) 14.43% (0.779 0.78) 9.01% (1.4921 1.49)
Both teams to score 51.9% (4.429 4.43)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.53% (1.799 1.8)32.47% (-1.797 -1.8)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
45.89% (2.06 2.06)54.11% (-2.057 -2.06)
Porto Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.02% (-0.055999999999997 -0.06)6.97% (0.057 0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
74.46% (-0.14999999999999 -0.15)25.54% (0.152 0.15)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.79% (4.79 4.79)44.21% (-4.788 -4.79)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.7% (3.658 3.66)80.3% (-3.657 -3.66)
Score Analysis
    Porto 76.55%
    Rio Ave 9.01%
    Draw 14.43%
PortoDrawRio Ave
2-0 @ 10.93% (-1.16 -1.16)
3-0 @ 9.71% (-1.055 -1.06)
2-1 @ 8.92% (0.298 0.3)
1-0 @ 8.21% (-0.842 -0.84)
3-1 @ 7.92% (0.24 0.24)
4-0 @ 6.46% (-0.73 -0.73)
4-1 @ 5.27% (0.144 0.14)
5-0 @ 3.44% (-0.4 -0.4)
3-2 @ 3.23% (0.493 0.49)
5-1 @ 2.81% (0.068 0.07)
4-2 @ 2.15% (0.322 0.32)
6-0 @ 1.53% (-0.183 -0.18)
6-1 @ 1.25% (0.027 0.03)
5-2 @ 1.15% (0.168 0.17)
Other @ 3.57%
Total : 76.55%
1-1 @ 6.7% (0.244 0.24)
2-2 @ 3.64% (0.565 0.57)
0-0 @ 3.08% (-0.305 -0.31)
Other @ 1.01%
Total : 14.43%
1-2 @ 2.73% (0.431 0.43)
0-1 @ 2.52% (0.099 0.1)
0-2 @ 1.03% (0.165 0.17)
2-3 @ 0.99% (0.26 0.26)
Other @ 1.75%
Total : 9.01%

How you voted: Porto vs Rio Ave

Porto
93.9%
Draw
6.1%
Rio Ave
0.0%
66
Head to Head
Feb 3, 2024 8.30pm
Gameweek 20
Porto
0-0
Rio Ave
Evanilson (5'), Mario (20'), Galeno (69'), Pepe (74')
Freire (6'), Nobrega (36'), Tanlongo (64'), Luiz (77'), Boateng (84')
Boateng (90+2')
Aug 28, 2023 8.15pm
Gameweek 3
Rio Ave
1-2
Porto
Costinha (52' pen.)
Aderlan (16'), Oudrhiri (32'), Sa (56'), Pantalon (62'), Freire (77+77')
Galeno (90+1' pen.), Marcano (90+4')
Gonzalez (20'), Wendell (68'), Loader (76')
Feb 18, 2023 8.30pm
Gameweek 21
Porto
1-0
Rio Ave
Martinez (44')
Aug 28, 2022 8.30pm
Gameweek 4
Rio Ave
3-1
Porto
Yakubu (22', 43'), Amaral (33')
Gomes (76')
Martinez (90+3')
Taremi (49'), Veron (85')
Dec 15, 2021 9pm
Group Stage
Porto
1-0
Rio Ave
Pepe (83')
Costa (69')

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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon44001621412
2Porto43017259
3FamalicaoFamalicao43017259
4Santa ClaraSanta Clara43018449
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes43014229
6Braga42205238
7Benfica42115327
8MoreirenseMoreirense42117617
9Rio AveRio Ave420235-26
10Gil Vicente412145-15
11BoavistaBoavista411212-14
12AVS411257-24
13Nacional411248-44
14AroucaArouca410325-33
15Casa Pia410316-53
16Estoril PraiaEstoril402215-42
17Estrela Amadora401316-51
18SC FarenseFarense4004110-90


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