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Sporting vs Rio Ave: Portuguese Championship Match Prediction
In the first round of the Portuguese championship, Sporting and Rio Ave will meet. Is the victory of the hosts so obvious on August 9? The answer is in our forecast
Command Analysis
Sporting CP
PortugalSporting won the previous Portuguese championship with 90 points. At home, the team looked simply magnificent and suffered only two defeats, conceding eight goals in 17 rounds.
The Lisbon team had a poor start, losing to Porto in the Super Cup (3:4 a.v.).
Rio Ave
PortugalRio Ave finished 11th in the league table last season. The team was five points ahead of Portimonense in the transition zone. Before the start of the new championship, the visitors played seven friendly matches, but failed to win the last four. In the last friendly, the club lost to Welsh Swansea (0:3).
Trends
Bet Exact score 3:0
The hosts have won five of their last six head-to-head matches against their opponents.
7.00Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in 5 of the last 6 matches between the teams
2.30Bet Number 3 in the final score
This pattern has worked in the hosts' last two matches
3.65Tip and bets
It is unlikely that this match will cause a sensation. The hosts are trying to defend their title and will not want to start the season by losing points against a mid-table team. We believe that the favorite will win confidently.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-2) on Sporting with odds of 1.80
Bet on total
In the last match between the teams, six goals were scored. Surely this time the teams will try to play brightly and please the fans.
Our prediction is total over three goals with odds of 1.80
Bet on corners
From our description it is clear that Sporting will most likely dominate in many aspects and corner kicks are unlikely to be an exception.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-4.5) corners for Sporting with odds of 1.51
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