Rio Ave vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 03/05/2021, 04:47  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 03/05/2021 at 04:52 in Liga Portugal Prediction

Rio Ave will be hosting Sporting in the 31st round of action in the Primeira Liga with the two sides battling at opposite ends of the standings. Rio Ave, on 31 points and in 15th place, are hoping to get the needed points to rise away from the drop zone while Sporting, the league leaders, with 76 points hope for more as they go for their first league title since 2002. Rio Ave are coming from a 0-0 draw with Portimonense, which has left them without a goal in three of the last four matches and winless in eight. Their matches have been low scoring; 10 of the last 11 have produced under 2.5 goals and they have scored less than two goals in nine of their last 11matches in the league. They have three wins in 10 home matches and it hasn’t been high scoring there as well. In 15 league matches at home, they’ve won four, while scoring just 12.

Sporting on the other hand, have also not been scoring a lot lately, but come here after a 2-0 win over Nacional. While that was their third clean sheet in the last four matches, the league leaders have only scored more than one in just three of their last 10 league matches. They need seven more points to clinch the title and though it has been a struggle lately, they should get this within their next four matches. Sporting have won three of their last five matches and in their 30 league matches, they’ve failed to score in just one. In their last 10 matches in the league, Sporting have six wins; in five of those, they’ve won by one-goal margins. Away from home, they’ve kept four clean sheets in five and haven’t scored more than a goal in the process, though winning three.