Estrela Amadora - Rio Ave predictions

The visiting team is cognizant of the task before them. A victory over Estrela Amadora on their home field would be a noteworthy accomplishment, and it is never an easy feat.

The visiting team is cognizant of the task before them. A victory over Estrela Amadora on their home field would be a noteworthy accomplishment, and it is never an easy feat.

Estrela Amadora’s previous Primeira Liga match did not go their way, but not even the most stubborn fans would have predicted a different result against a team as strong as Gil Vicente . They played as visitors, and the top online bookmakers priced an away win at 6.43. They never recovered from some early concessions, and the score was brought to a conclusive 2:0 result before the end.

Rio Ave are coming off from a decisive home victory against Tondela. At odds of 2.62 on a home win, few expected such a result – though Rio Ave already established dominance in the first half.

Rio Ave managed to string together 3 draws in away games. Such a result is not exactly comforting for their fans, who are hoping for a more decisive performance this Saturday.

Estrela Amadora’s start of the season left a lot to be desired, but there’s a lot of time to improve. However, their clash with Rio Ave will not be easy by any stretch of the imagination. They’ll need a win in order to get as far away from the relegation zone as possible.

Though most of the season is still ahead, Rio Ave have had a rather disappointing start. Though they still have 3 points between them and the relegation zone, moving up will be difficult. Bookmakers agree that there are no hard favourites in this match.

Even though Estrela Amadora are the favourites to win this showdown, they’ve been known to have issues fighting Rio Ave in the past. For instance, they lost this matchup quite badly last season.

It’s a tough match to find betting value, but there are options to be found. For example, a Draw/Draw prediction for the HT/FT market rates quite well at odds of 2.62. It’s not what we would call a safe bet, but compares quite well in terms of value.