Rio Ave - Portimonense predictions

The online bookies marked Rio Ave as the favourites, which makes a lot of sense. Still, we wouldn’t put Portimonense winning beyond them – not to mention that draws are a strong possibility in relatively balanced games.

The matchup this Sunday is rather one-sided, with Portimonense seen as the clear underdogs. Most bookmakers online have priced their victory at 4.33, which is enough to doubt such an outcome will happen.

Rio Ave will not be too disappointed with their latest away defeat (Vitória Guimarães). It was a game they were expected to lose on a big margin anyway. But they still kept it alive for the first 45 minutes and gave their rivals a run for their money, with one goal deciding the entire match.

Portimonense were heavily underpriced for their latest Primeira Liga showdown at Sporting CP. The top online bookmakers made a good prediction by making them underdogs but fair play to Portimonense for putting up a fight. Having held on to a draw in the first part of the game, they went down with only a one-goal difference.

Results and standings notwithstanding, Portimonense have run into some defensive issues in this stretch of the Primeira Liga. In the past 3 matches, they allowed more than 5 goals to their opponents, which may be cause for concern for their supporters.

Rio Ave are currently in an unenviable position. Placed 16th in the standings, relegation seems closer with every passing round. On the bright side, the end of the season is still quite a way off. Moreover, they have decent odds of walking away with 3 points this Sunday and with 0 points away from safety, they could use a win here.

Portimonense are heading into round 16 with 3 points between them and the relegation zone. Moving to a safer table position will be difficult with Rio Ave in the way, though.

Sunday's matchup will feature both teams at full strength, allowing for a fair and competitive game.

A Both Teams to Score bet is a very easy choice to make. A quick look at the two teams’ histories and statistics reveals that this match a very strong candidate to confirm the BTTS market.