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AVS v Rio Ave : Liga NOS match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 6th Dec, 18:00 BST, Estadio Do Cd Das Aves, Vila das Aves

Sotiris Silaidopoulos will be hoping for a crucial away win in the Liga NOS on Saturday evening, as he takes his Rio Ave side to the Estadio Do Cd Das Aves to visit AVS and João Pedro Borges de Sousa. Stats power the predictions below for seventeen markets, and switching between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. Odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to find out more.


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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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AVS
27%
--
Draw
25%
--
Rio Ave
48%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Rio Ave 1-0
11%
--
Rio Ave 2-1
9%
--
Rio Ave 2-0
8%
--
AVS 1-0
7%
--
AVS 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Rio Ave 3-1
5%
--
Rio Ave 3-0
4%
--
AVS 2-0
4%
--
Rio Ave 3-2
3%
--
AVS 3-1
2%
--
Rio Ave 4-1
2%
--
AVS 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
52%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
--
BTTS - No
46%
--
BTTS - Home Win
13%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
22%
--
Home/draw
52%
--
Away/draw
73%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
44%
--
Away DNB
66%
--
AVS win to nil
14%
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Rio Ave win to nil
26%
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

AVS have played 11 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league. AVS are winless in the 11 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game. AVS are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 3 and won zero. AVS have conceded 25 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 5 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

AVS have played 6 games at home, winning 0, drawing 2 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 4 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Rio Ave lay in 11th place on 12 points in the Liga NOS league table having played 11 matches. Rio Ave are unbeaten in 4 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 4 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 9 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Rio Ave have conceded 5 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Rio Ave have played 6 away games, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
AVS
Rio Ave
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Porto1110102131 
May 9
Dec 28
l
 
0-3A
Feb 22
2
S. Lisbon119112128 
Apr 25
Dec 14
May 9
Dec 28
3
Benfica117401725 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 22
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
4
Gil Vicente117221123 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 3
May 2
Dec 21
5
Famalicao11542619 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 8
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
6
Moreirense11605118 
Jan 4
May 16
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
7
Braga11443816 
Feb 1
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
Feb 8
8
V. Guimaraes11425-714 
Apr 11
Nov 28
Dec 14
Apr 25
9
Estoril11344213 
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-4A
Mar 22
10
Nacional11335-412 
Dec 21
May 2
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
11
Rio Ave11263-512 
Dec 6
Apr 18
-
-
12
Estrela Amadora11254-111 
Mar 1
l
 
3-0A
Mar 15
w
 
1-2A
13
Santa Clara11326-411 
Mar 15
l
 
2-0A
Nov 30
Apr 11
14
Alverca11326-711 
l
 
1-3F
Mar 8
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
15
Casa Pia11236-119 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 25
Jan 4
May 16
16
Arouca11236-179 
Jan 18
l
 
3-1A
Feb 1
d
 
3-3A
17
Tondela11137-146 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 22
w
 
3-0F
Mar 8
18
AVS11038-173 
-
-
Apr 18
Dec 6
Win / draw / win form
13
AVS have not won in 13 consecutive home league games
AVS 18TH
20 league games
Home
13
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
1
Draw
7
Lost
12
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
AVS1 - 1Gil Vicente
AVS2 - 2Tondela
AVS1 - 3Alverca
AVS0 - 3Benfica
AVS0 - 1Famalicao
AVS0 - 2Casa Pia
AVS0 - 3Moreirense
AVS1 - 2Boavista
AVS1 - 1Casa Pia
AVS0 - 3Estoril
AVS0 - 1Arouca
AVS2 - 2S. Lisbon
AVS1 - 2Santa Clara
AVS1 - 0Gil Vicente
AVS1 - 1Estrela Amadora
AVS1 - 1Benfica
AVS0 - 1Braga
AVS2 - 3Famalicao
AVS0 - 5Porto
AVS0 - 0Sporting Farense
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
50
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
1
D
4
Lost
15
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAVS1 - 1Gil Vicente
HAVS2 - 2Tondela
AAVS0 - 2Santa Clara
HAVS1 - 3Alverca
AAVS0 - 3Estrela Amadora
HAVS0 - 3Benfica
AAVS1 - 3Estoril
HAVS0 - 1Famalicao
AAVS2 - 2Braga
HAVS0 - 2Casa Pia
AAVS1 - 3Arouca
HAVS0 - 3Moreirense
AAVS1 - 0Estrela Amadora
HAVS1 - 2Boavista
AAVS0 - 6Benfica
HAVS1 - 1Casa Pia
AAVS1 - 4Braga
HAVS0 - 3Estoril
AAVS1 - 4Famalicao
AAVS0 - 2Porto
Rio Ave 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Alverca1 - 1Rio Ave
Estrela Amadora1 - 2Rio Ave
Famalicao0 - 0Rio Ave
Benfica1 - 1Rio Ave
Moreirense3 - 1Rio Ave
Arouca3 - 3Rio Ave
Nacional3 - 3Rio Ave
V. Guimaraes3 - 0Rio Ave
Moreirense0 - 2Rio Ave
Casa Pia2 - 1Rio Ave
Famalicao1 - 0Rio Ave
Estoril2 - 1Rio Ave
Arouca1 - 1Rio Ave
Sporting Farense1 - 2Rio Ave
Gil Vicente1 - 1Rio Ave
Estrela Amadora1 - 0Rio Ave
Santa Clara1 - 0Rio Ave
Boavista0 - 2Rio Ave
Benfica5 - 0Rio Ave
Braga4 - 0Rio Ave
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
9
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARio Ave1 - 1Alverca
HRio Ave0 - 4Estoril
ARio Ave2 - 1Estrela Amadora
HRio Ave3 - 0Tondela
ARio Ave0 - 0Famalicao
ARio Ave1 - 1Benfica
HRio Ave0 - 3Porto
ARio Ave1 - 3Moreirense
HRio Ave2 - 2Braga
ARio Ave3 - 3Arouca
HRio Ave1 - 1Nacional
HRio Ave1 - 1Gil Vicente
ARio Ave3 - 3Nacional
HRio Ave2 - 0Estrela Amadora
ARio Ave0 - 3V. Guimaraes
HRio Ave1 - 1Santa Clara
ARio Ave2 - 0Moreirense
HRio Ave0 - 2Boavista
ARio Ave1 - 2Casa Pia
HRio Ave2 - 3Benfica
Goal Statistics

Rio Ave's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday evening, not least because AVS have conceded in each of their last 12 Liga NOS matches. A PG of 1.6 for S. Silaidopoulos's side suggests that run should continue.

AVS 18th Rio Ave 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
21%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that AVS will score no more than 1 goal
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Rio Ave will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-33
AVS have scored 33% fewer goals at home than predicted
+8
Rio Ave’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.7
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2025/2025 season
AVS
PG (predicted goals)
Rio Ave
1.1
1.6
Attack rating
RIO
40%
better
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Games scored6
8
Failed to score5
3
Scored first1
4
Goals scored8
14
Avg. goals scored0.7
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal11
5
Conversion rate for9
19
Avg. XG for0.9
0.9
KickOff rating
+40%
Defence rating
RIO
33%
better
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Games conceded11
9
Clean sheets0
2
Conceded first10
6
Goals conceded25
19
Avg. goals conceded2.3
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded10
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against22%
13%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.9
KickOff rating
+33%

AVS v Rio Ave Liga NOS lLine ups will show here when available.

AVS Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11223
J GrauNenêB AkinsolaJ Grau
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Grau MID11
3
-
B Akinsola FWD112
1
-
Kiki DEF10
1
-
C Castro DEF10
2
-
R Barbosa MID1012
3
-
P Barros MID911
1
-
S Simão GLK8
1
-
D. Spencer Marques DEF811
2
-
L Rivas DEF81
1
-
D Duarte FWD81
-
Nenê FWD82
1
-
S Bane DEF71
1
-
Ángel Algobia MID7
-
T Tómané FWD7
1
-
B Lourenço FWD6
-
A Santos DEF5
1
-
T Galletto MID5
1
-
O Perea FWD51
-
G Assunção MID4
1
-
K Kodisang FWD4
-
J Gonçalves GLK3
-
P. Leal Sousa Lima DEF3
1
G Molina DEF31
-
G. Mendonça MID3
-
J Escobar FWD3
-
R Semedo DEF2
-
Rio Ave Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11744
M Vrousai ClaytonA LuizClayton
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Vrousai  DEF1111
-
N Athanasiou DEF111
1
-
G Liavas MID111
1
-
Clayton FWD1172
3
1
A Luiz FWD1144
3
-
C Miszta GLK10
4
-
A Ndoj DEF101
3
-
B Aguilera MID10
4
-
D Spikic FWD102
1
-
J Panzo DEF9
2
1
F. Petrasso DEF9
1
-
O Pohlmann MID9
-
M Gual FWD9
-
T. Nikitscher MID71
1
-
N Abby DEF6
1
-
J Brabec DEF6
2
-
A. Papakanellos MID4
-
O Richards DEF3
-
E. da Silva Moreira DEF3
-
J DEF3
1
-
T. Bakoulas MID3
-
J Graça MID3
-
J Tomé DEF2
-
K Chamorro GLK1
-
T. Medina FWD1
-