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Gil Vicente FC v Rio Ave : Liga NOS match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 20th Dec, 18:00 BST, Estadio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos

Paulo César da Silva Peixoto and Sotiris Silaidopoulos meet in the Liga NOS on Saturday evening, as Gil Vicente FC face Rio Ave at the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've searched our 20+ year database and pulled out the stats that are most significant. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. The best odds are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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Win / Draw / Win
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Gil Vicente
46%
--
Draw
28%
--
Rio Ave
26%
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Gil Vicente 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Rio Ave 1-0
10%
--
Gil Vicente 2-0
9%
--
Gil Vicente 2-1
9%
--
Rio Ave 2-1
6%
--
Rio Ave 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Gil Vicente 3-0
4%
--
Gil Vicente 3-1
4%
--
Rio Ave 3-1
2%
--
Gil Vicente 3-2
2%
--
Rio Ave 3-0
1%
--
Gil Vicente 4-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
--
Home/draw
74%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
46%
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Gil Vicente win to nil
29%
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Rio Ave win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Gil Vicente have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Liga NOS league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 2 and lost 1 match. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Gil Vicente have outscored their opponents by 16 goals to 15 goals.

Home League Performance

Gil Vicente have played 6 games at home winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 7 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

Rio Ave are in 11th position in the Liga NOS on 13 points having played 12 matches so far this season. Rio Ave are winless in the 7 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 6 of those games.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 9 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 4 and won zero. Rio Ave have conceded 14 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Gil Vicente
Rio Ave
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Porto1211102234 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 25
l
 
0-3A
Feb 22
2
S. Lisbon1310212532 
Jan 4
May 16
May 9
Dec 28
3
Benfica138501829 
Mar 1
l
 
2-1F
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
4
Gil Vicente127231023 
-
-
May 2
Dec 20
5
Famalicao12552620 
Feb 1
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
6
Braga125431219 
Feb 15
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
Feb 8
7
Moreirense12615119 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 8
Feb 15
l
 
3-1A
8
V. Guimaraes12525-317 
Apr 18
Dec 8
Dec 13
Apr 25
9
Alverca12426-514 
Mar 15
w
 
0-4F
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
10
Estoril12345113 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 22
l
 
0-4A
Mar 22
11
Rio Ave12273-513 
Dec 20
May 2
-
-
12
Santa Clara12336-412 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
13
Nacional12336-512 
Jan 18
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
14
Estrela Amadora12255-511 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
Mar 15
w
 
1-2A
15
Casa Pia12237-139 
Apr 25
Dec 13
Jan 3
May 16
16
Tondela12237-139 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
w
 
3-0F
Mar 8
17
Arouca12237-219 
May 9
Dec 28
Feb 1
d
 
3-3A
18
AVS12039-213 
Apr 3
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
Dec 6
Win / draw / win form
Gil Vicente 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
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
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
10
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Gil Vicente since 2020
Gil Vicente
Rio Ave
Goals: Scored
7
4
Games: Scored
5 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
0 / 5
GIL
2
D
3
League games at Rio Ave since 2019
Rio Ave
Gil Vicente
Goals: Scored
7
4
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
GIL
1
D
1
RIO
3
Goal Statistics
Gil Vicente 4th Rio Ave 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Gil Vicente will score no more than 1 goal
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Rio Ave scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-25
Gil Vicente have scored 25% fewer goals at home than predicted
+8
Rio Ave’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2025/2025 season
Gil Vicente
PG (predicted goals)
Rio Ave
1.3
0.9
Attack rating
%
better
GIL
RIO
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
GIL
RIO
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Gil Vicente Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12834
Andrew PabloM SouzaPablo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
Andrew  GLK12
1
1
G Konan DEF12
2
-
M Gilbert DEF12
2
-
Z Carlos DEF12
3
-
J Buatu DEF12
2
-
F Cáseres MID12
3
-
S García MID122
3
-
Z Carlos MID11
2
-
L Esteves MID1132
2
1
Pablo FWD1181
4
-
G. Pereira De Sousa FWD1111
1
-
M Benítez MID1011
1
-
M Souza FWD103
-
Hevertton DEF91
1
1
S Bermejo FWD9
-
J Fernandes FWD711
1
-
A. Moreira Morales FWD71
1
-
Espigares DEF3
-
D Figueira GLK1
1
-
J. Mawesi DEF1
-
M. Bamba MID1
1
-
T. Chabrol Touré FWD1
-
C Eduardo FWD1
-
Rio Ave Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12844
M Vrousai ClaytonA LuizClayton
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Vrousai  DEF1211
-
N Athanasiou DEF121
1
-
G Liavas MID121
1
-
Clayton FWD1282
3
1
A Luiz FWD1244
3
-
C Miszta GLK11
4
-
A Ndoj DEF111
4
-
B Aguilera MID11
4
-
D Spikic FWD112
1
-
J Panzo DEF10
2
1
F. Petrasso DEF10
2
-
O Pohlmann MID101
-
M Gual FWD10
-
N Abby DEF7
1
-
T. Nikitscher MID71
1
-
J Brabec DEF6
2
-
A. Papakanellos MID5
-
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
-