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Arouca
Benfica
Boavista
Braga
Casa Pia
Chaves
Estoril
Famalicao logo
Gil Vicente logo
Maritimo
Pacos de Ferreira logo
Portimonense
Porto
Rio Ave
Santa Clara
Sporting Lisbon
Vitoria de Guimaraes
Vizela
Feb 18, 2023 at 8.30pm UK at Estádio Do Dragão
Porto
1 - 0
Rio Ave
Martinez (44')
Mario (65'), Pepe (90+1')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Ronaldo (32'), Pantalon (44'), Pereira (67')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Primeira Liga clash between Porto and Rio Ave, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Sporting Lisbon 1-2 Porto
Sunday, February 12 at 6pm in Primeira Liga
Last Game: Rio Ave 2-0 Estoril
Monday, February 13 at 7pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Porto 3-0 Rio Ave

While Rio Ave will be looking to build on Monday's victory, they are in for a tough 90 minutes against a Porto side who have won their last nine matches across all competitions. The Dragoes have made their home ground a fortress and we are tipping them to pick up an eighth straight home win on Saturday. 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 81.25%. A draw had a probability of 12.8% and a win for Rio Ave had a probability of 5.96%.

The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.13%) and 1-0 (10.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.08%), while for a Rio Ave win it was 0-1 (2.28%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Porto would win this match.

Result
PortoDrawRio Ave
81.25% (-0.75200000000001 -0.75) 12.79% (0.446 0.45) 5.96% (0.3059 0.31)
Both teams to score 41.63% (0.219 0.22)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.22% (-0.835 -0.84)36.77% (0.835 0.84)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.06% (-0.912 -0.91)58.94% (0.912 0.91)
Porto Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.04% (-0.33 -0.33)6.96% (0.3291 0.33)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
74.5% (-0.88199999999999 -0.88)25.49% (0.882 0.88)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
44.74% (0.39400000000001 0.39)55.25% (-0.395 -0.4)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
11.96% (0.231 0.23)88.03% (-0.23099999999999 -0.23)
Score Analysis
    Porto 81.24%
    Rio Ave 5.96%
    Draw 12.79%
PortoDrawRio Ave
2-0 @ 13.65% (0.07 0.07)
3-0 @ 12.13% (-0.15 -0.15)
1-0 @ 10.24% (0.24 0.24)
2-1 @ 8.1% (0.139 0.14)
4-0 @ 8.09% (-0.251 -0.25)
3-1 @ 7.2% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-1 @ 4.8% (-0.089 -0.09)
5-0 @ 4.31% (-0.215 -0.22)
5-1 @ 2.56% (-0.095 -0.1)
3-2 @ 2.14% (0.025 0.02)
6-0 @ 1.92% (-0.132 -0.13)
4-2 @ 1.42% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
6-1 @ 1.14% (-0.064 -0.06)
Other @ 3.56%
Total : 81.24%
1-1 @ 6.08% (0.211 0.21)
0-0 @ 3.84% (0.155 0.16)
2-2 @ 2.4% (0.069 0.07)
Other @ 0.47%
Total : 12.79%
0-1 @ 2.28% (0.119 0.12)
1-2 @ 1.8% (0.083 0.08)
Other @ 1.88%
Total : 5.96%

How you voted: Porto vs Rio Ave

Porto
93.5%
Draw
2.2%
Rio Ave
4.3%
46
Head to Head
Aug 28, 2022 8.30pm
Rio Ave
3-1
Porto
Yakubu (22', 43'), Amaral (33')
Gomes (76')
Martinez (90+3')
Taremi (49'), Veron (85')
Dec 15, 2021 9pm
May 15, 2021 8.30pm
Rio Ave
0-3
Porto

Borevkovic (31'), Amaral (83'), Gabrielzinho (86')
Martinez (56'), Diaz (59'), Oliveira (68')
Uribe (88')
Feb 1, 2021 7pm
Porto
2-0
Rio Ave
Diaz (44'), Evanilson (74')
Uribe (78')

Jeronimo (38'), Pinto (72')
Mar 7, 2020 8.30pm
Porto
1-1
Rio Ave
Mbemba (18')
Telles (34')
Taremi (32')
Figueiras (29'), Borevkovic (59'), Aderlan (87'), Amaral (90')
rhs 2.0
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Benfica27232268165271
2Porto27204358184064
3Braga27202560243662
4Sporting Lisbon26173652232954
5AroucaArouca2712873132-144
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes27125102631-541
7Vizela27115113128338
8Casa Pia26115102327-438
9FamalicaoFamalicao27113132834-636
10Rio AveRio Ave2797112731-434
11BoavistaBoavista2796123245-1333
12ChavesChaves2688102733-632
13Gil Vicente2686122632-630
14PortimonensePortimonense2783162035-1527
15Estoril PraiaEstoril2774162343-2025
16Maritimo2754182150-2919
17Pacos de FerreiraPacos de Ferreira2745182046-2617
18Santa ClaraSanta Clara2736181742-2515

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