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

Fri 17th Apr, 20:45 BST, Estadio Dos Arcos, Vila do Conde

Rio Ave and AVS take on one another at the Estadio Dos Arcos on Friday night, with both Sotiris Silaidopoulos and João Pedro Borges de Sousa seeking a win in the Liga NOS. Below you'll find unique statistics for all of the main betting markets, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come straight from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our best tip on this one, meaning that the teams will score 2 goals or more between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Rio Ave and AVS's recent form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it their favoured prediction in this market too, available at 1.25.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Rio Ave are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 54% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.73.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Rio Ave
54%
8/138/11
Draw
24%
14/53/1
3%
AVS
22%
4/17/2
Draw 1-1
11%
13/26/1
Rio Ave 1-0
11%
13/26/1
Rio Ave 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Rio Ave 2-0
9%
7/113/2
6%
AVS 1-0
6%
12/110/1
Draw 0-0
6%
11/19/1
AVS 2-1
6%
14/112/1
8%
Rio Ave 3-1
6%
12/110/1
Rio Ave 3-0
5%
12/110/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
AVS 2-0
3%
25/116/1
11%
Rio Ave 3-2
3%
22/118/1
Rio Ave 4-1
2%
25/120/1
Rio Ave 4-0
2%
25/118/1
AVS 3-1
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
4/54/5
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
1/119/20
Home 1st Goal
54%
8/1511/20
Away 1st Goal
42%
8/57/4
No 1st Goal
4%
11/19/1
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/54/5
BTTS - No
47%
19/2010/11
2%
BTTS - Home Win
25%
5/25/2
3%
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/119/5
BTTS - Away Win
11%
8/113/2
Home/draw
78%
1/61/5
Away/draw
46%
6/511/10
2%
Home/away
76%
1/41/4
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
11/413/5
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
2/119/10
1%
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
4/114/11
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5/19/2
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/82/15
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/110/1
10%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/251/25
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/251/25
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
11/19/1
Home DNB
71%
2/72/7
1%
Away DNB
39%
5/29/4
Rio Ave win to nil
29%
7/4-
AVS win to nil
11%
8/1-
Rio Ave / Rio Ave
31%
8/56/4
4%
Rio Ave / AVS
3%
33/128/1
Rio Ave / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Rio Ave
18%
7/218/5
Draw / AVS
8%
9/117/2
6%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/19/2
AVS / Rio Ave
4%
20/116/1
AVS / AVS
11%
7/111/2
AVS / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

Rio Ave have played 29 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the Liga NOS league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 3 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Rio Ave have outscored their opponents by 31 goals to 19 goals.

Home League Performance

Rio Ave have played 14 games at home winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 7 games. They have scored 14 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 23 goals at home.

AVS are in 18th position in the Liga NOS on 12 points having played 29 matches so far this season. AVS are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 9 of those games.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 37 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 9 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

29 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 19 games, drawn 9 and won 1. AVS have conceded 62 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 17 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Rio Ave
AVS
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Porto2924414576 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
1-0A
May 10
l
 
2-0A
2
S. Lisbon2822515671 
May 10
l
 
4-0A
Apr 26
l
 
6-0A
3
Benfica2920904369 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-0A
4
Braga2815762852 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-4A
d
 
2-2A
5
Famalicao2913881147 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1F
6
Gil Vicente2812971445 
May 3
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-0A
7
Estoril2910712137 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-1A
8
V. Guimaraes2910613-836 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 26
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-0A
9
Moreirense2910613-936 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-2A
May 17
10
Alverca299812-1535 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
11
Rio Ave298912-1733 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Apr 17
12
Arouca299515-2132 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
3-3A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
13
Santa Clara297715-1128 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
14
Estrela Amadora2961013-1528 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
15
Nacional296716-1025 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-0A
d
 
2-2F
May 3
16
Casa Pia2851013-2425 
w
 
3-1F
May 17
l
 
0-2A
d
 
3-3A
17
Tondela274815-2520 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
18
AVS291919-4312 
Apr 17
w
 
1-2F
-
-
Win / draw / win form
14
AVS have not won in 14 consecutive away league games
4
AVS have failed to score in 4 consecutive away league games
Rio Ave 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rio Ave1 - 2Alverca
Rio Ave2 - 1Estrela Amadora
Rio Ave0 - 0Famalicao
Rio Ave1 - 2Moreirense
Rio Ave0 - 3Arouca
Rio Ave0 - 2Benfica
Rio Ave3 - 1Casa Pia
Rio Ave0 - 1V. Guimaraes
Rio Ave1 - 1Santa Clara
Rio Ave0 - 4Estoril
Rio Ave3 - 0Tondela
Rio Ave0 - 3Porto
Rio Ave2 - 2Braga
Rio Ave1 - 1Nacional
Rio Ave1 - 1Gil Vicente
Rio Ave2 - 0Estrela Amadora
Rio Ave1 - 1Santa Clara
Rio Ave0 - 2Boavista
Rio Ave2 - 3Benfica
Rio Ave2 - 1Braga
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ARio Ave2 - 0Santa Clara
HRio Ave1 - 2Alverca
ARio Ave2 - 1Estoril
HRio Ave2 - 1Estrela Amadora
ARio Ave1 - 0Tondela
HRio Ave0 - 0Famalicao
ARio Ave0 - 1Porto
HRio Ave1 - 2Moreirense
ARio Ave0 - 3Braga
HRio Ave0 - 3Arouca
ARio Ave0 - 4Nacional
HRio Ave0 - 2Benfica
HRio Ave3 - 1Casa Pia
ARio Ave0 - 4S. Lisbon
ARio Ave2 - 2Gil Vicente
HRio Ave0 - 1V. Guimaraes
ARio Ave2 - 1AVS
HRio Ave1 - 1Santa Clara
ARio Ave1 - 1Alverca
HRio Ave0 - 4Estoril
AVS 18TH
20 league games
Away
14
Overall
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
53
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Gil Vicente3 - 0AVS
Tondela0 - 0AVS
Alverca0 - 0AVS
Benfica3 - 0AVS
Famalicao3 - 1AVS
Casa Pia3 - 3AVS
Porto2 - 0AVS
S. Lisbon6 - 0AVS
V. Guimaraes4 - 0AVS
Santa Clara2 - 0AVS
Estrela Amadora3 - 0AVS
Estoril3 - 1AVS
Braga2 - 2AVS
Arouca3 - 1AVS
Estrela Amadora0 - 1AVS
Benfica6 - 0AVS
Braga4 - 1AVS
Famalicao4 - 1AVS
Porto2 - 0AVS
Sporting Farense0 - 1AVS
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
1
Draw
8
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAVS1 - 1V. Guimaraes
AAVS0 - 3Gil Vicente
AAVS0 - 0Tondela
HAVS0 - 1Santa Clara
AAVS0 - 0Alverca
HAVS0 - 0Estrela Amadora
AAVS0 - 3Benfica
HAVS3 - 0Estoril
AAVS1 - 3Famalicao
HAVS0 - 4Braga
AAVS3 - 3Casa Pia
HAVS0 - 1Arouca
HAVS0 - 2Moreirense
AAVS0 - 2Porto
HAVS2 - 2Nacional
AAVS0 - 6S. Lisbon
HAVS1 - 2Rio Ave
AAVS0 - 4V. Guimaraes
HAVS1 - 1Gil Vicente
HAVS2 - 2Tondela
Goal Statistics

Rio Ave have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Liga NOS outings. Their PG of 1.7 against AVS on Friday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Goals have been difficult to come by for AVS of late. It has been 7 Liga NOS matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Friday night against Rio Ave.

Rio Ave 11th AVS 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Rio Ave will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that AVS will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Rio Ave have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-28
AVS have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
2.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2025/2025 season
Rio Ave
PG (predicted goals)
AVS
1.7
1
Attack rating
35%
better
RIO
view stats
Games scored18
12
Failed to score11
17
Scored first10
4
Goals scored31
19
Avg. goals scored1.1
0.7
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal7
11
Conversion rate for15
9
Avg. XG for1
0.8
KickOff rating
+35%
Defence rating
18%
better
RIO
view stats
Games conceded24
25
Clean sheets5
4
Conceded first17
22
Goals conceded48
62
Avg. goals conceded1.7
2.1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
19%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.8
KickOff rating
+18%

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

Rio Ave Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
261058
M Vrousai ClaytonA LuizClayton
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Vrousai  DEF2712
4
1
O Pohlmann MID271
1
-
A Ndoj DEF262
7
-
D Spikic FWD2523
1
-
G Liavas MID231
2
-
N Abby DEF221
4
-
T. Nikitscher MID2211
4
1
F. Petrasso DEF21
5
-
J Brabec DEF211
4
-
B Aguilera MID191
4
-
Clayton FWD19104
7
1
A Luiz FWD1975
3
-
C Miszta GLK17
5
-
N Athanasiou DEF171
1
-
A. Papakanellos MID17
1
-
J Tomé DEF15
2
-
J Panzo DEF14
3
1
O Richards DEF10
2
-
M Gual FWD10
-
J Graça MID8
1
-
J DEF6
1
-
K. Zoabi FWD5
2
-
K Chamorro GLK3
-
E. da Silva Moreira DEF3
-
T. Bakoulas MID3
-
T. Medina FWD1
-
AVS Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23427
B AkinsolaNenêB AkinsolaC Castro
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Akinsola FWD2912
1
-
Kiki DEF25
2
-
T Tómané FWD2531
4
-
O Perea FWD232
-
P Barros MID2212
3
-
D Duarte FWD223
-
L Rivas DEF211
6
-
C Castro DEF21
6
1
Ángel Algobia MID191
-
Nenê FWD1941
2
-
J Grau MID18
6
1
G. Mendonça MID17
4
-
A Santos DEF16
2
-
D. Spencer Marques DEF1312
2
-
R Barbosa MID1312
3
-
P. Leal Sousa Lima DEF12
1
2
T Galletto MID12
3
-
S Simão GLK11
2
-
G Assunção MID10
4
-
R Semedo DEF9
4
1
S Bane DEF91
1
-
B Lourenço MID7
-
J Gonçalves GLK6
-
G Molina DEF51
-
J Escobar FWD5
-
K Kodisang FWD4
-