Rio Ave - Casa Pia predictions

Rio Ave are easily the favourites in the match this Sunday, but we wouldn’t call a Home Win bet at the odds of 2.08 safe, exactly. They are more likely to win than not, but Casa Pia may have a few tricks up their sleeve yet.

The odds are stacked heavily against Casa Pia here, and we can’t see them winning this match. Rio Ave are heavily favoured by most betting predictions – so much so that an away bet is priced at around 4.13.

Rio Ave will head into the Sunday clash on a big wave of confidence following their Porto away draw. They return home after keeping it level both at the halftime mark and after the final whistle despite being made overwhelming underdogs in their last game.

The visiting team are here on the back of a somewhat disappointing draw. They had the home-field advantage for that bout, and their supporters were hoping that would be enough for them to overcome Boavista. Unfortunately for them, the whole game was a protracted stalemate, ending with 0:0 on the scoreboard.

The home team’s recent history is not particularly exciting. Their latest two away games ended with 1 goal at most. This is a home game for them, of course, but careful observers may be able to spot a trend starting.

Casa Pia’s recent track record shows a very concerning amount of concessions – 11 of them in their previous 3 matches, to be exact. While it’s obvious their defence has a lot of problems, Over markets might be a good option for this match.

Placed at 15th in the current Primeira Liga standings, the hosts are struggling to stay out of the relegation zone. Winning the match on Sunday will be a great step towards improving the overall impression they left this season.

Sunday's match will see both teams at full strength, able to utilize all their players.

This match is worth taking a small risk over, thanks to the 1xbet offer of the 3.32 odds for a Draw/Draw result in the Half Time/Full Time market.