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Estrela vs Rio Ave: Portuguese Championship Match Prediction
In one of the matches of the 15th round of Primeira on December 23, Estrela will play Rio Ave on its home field. The rivals have ended in a draw in their last two face-to-face encounters. Should we expect another draw today? We suggest you familiarize yourself with our forecast and choose the exact bets
Command Analysis
Estrela da Amadora
PortugalCurrent form
Estrela has 12 points in 14 rounds and is in 14th place in the table. However, the team is only ahead of the relegation zone due to additional indicators. The Tricolors are distinguished by a good game at their home arena, where they have scored 11 out of 12 points in seven matches played. At home, Estrela plays fairly open football, scores a lot themselves, but also misses a lot. In total, they have scored 10 goals in home matches and missed the same number. It should be noted that the team won against Nacional (2:0) and Arouca (2:1) in their previous two matches on their home field.
Disqualifications and injuries
Veiga will serve a disqualification.
Interesting trends for betting
- Estrela have not lost in their last five home games
- Only one of Estrela previous five matches has featured an exchange of goals
Tentative line-up: Bridigo, Lima, Drame, Ferro, Danilo, Lopez, Cordeiro, Moreira, Buccia, Giovane, Kikas.
Rio Ave
PortugalCurrent form
Rio Ave standings are slightly better than their upcoming opponent. The Big River has 16 points and is one of the strong mid-table teams in the Primeira Liga, sitting in 11th place. However, the team is not impressive away from home - they have only three points, which they managed to earn thanks to a win over Boavista. Rio Ave lost all six of their other away games, and they have conceded 16 goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
Panzo is injured and won't be able to help his team today.
Interesting trends for betting
- Rio Ave have won in the first half in three of their last five matches
- Rio Ave have scored more than two goals in three of their last four matches
Probable lineup: Mishta, Richards, Aderlan, William, Vrusai, Tyknaz, Neto, Novais, Bondosu, Clayton, Morais.
Trends
Bet Estrela to score in the second half
In the last two head-to-head matches, Estrela scored in the second 45 minutes
1.55Bet Total first half under 1.5 goals
In the three previous head-to-head matches between the hosts, no more than one goal was scored in the first half
1.38Bet Exact score 2:1
Estrela have won two of their last three home games with this score
7.50Tip and bets
Before us are two typical home teams of Primeira. It is the home field factor that, in our opinion, will be the key one today. Moreover, Estrela is in a tough fight to keep its place and has no right to lose points in a confrontation with an opponent who is far from the strongest by the standards of the championship, having lost six out of seven matches away from home.
Our prediction is a victory for Estrela with an Asian handicap (0) at odds of 1.64
Bet on total
In home matches, Estrela demonstrates productive football, boldly moves forward, scores regularly, but at the same time, one can see frequent failures in defense.
The second bet is total over 2.5 goals with odds of 2.05
Bet on the first half
In the last two personal meetings, the opponents ended in a draw after the first 45 minutes. It is highly likely that today all the main events on the field will unfold after the break.
Prediction - draw in the first half with odds of 2.22
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