Rio Ave vs. Sporting: Prediction, Tips & Odds – Dec. 07, 2022, 21:30 CET
As part of the second round of the Portuguese League Cup, on Wednesday from 21:30 at the Estadio do Rio Ave (Vila do Conde), Rio Ave will host the Sporting team in Group B.
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Rio Ave Team News
Luis Freira’s team is in the middle of the rankings when it comes to the championship. After 13 matches played in the league, they occupy position number 10 with 18 points won and a record of 5 wins, the same number of losses and 3 draws.
This season, they should not be afraid of the fight for survival, since they currently have 9 points more than the first team.
Rio Ave has been playing well lately. It is noticeable that they are on the rise in form. They have registered 4 victories in the last 5 matches in all competitions.
The last one in the series was a couple of days ago in the first round of the Portuguese League Cup on the road against Maritima, which they defeated with a score of 1-0. On Wednesday, they will have a new match as part of this competition, but now against a much stronger opponent, the Portuguese giant Sporting.
What the coach of the home team can be happy about, unlike his colleague from the opposite camp, is that he will be able to count on all players for the match with Sporting, except for the right wing Jocu Fernandes, who is still recovering from a knee injury.
Sporting Team News
On the other hand, Sporting is currently in 4th place in the Portuguese championship after 13 played rounds with 25 points won, which is even 12 points less than Benfica, which has been playing great since the beginning of the season and holds the leading position in the league.
Considering that the gap to Benfica is already big, they have to try to defend the trophy in the League Cup. In the first round a few days ago, they outclassed Farense in front of their fans with a score of 6-0 and thus, as the leaders of group B, they made a good prelude to visiting Rio Ava in the second round of this competition.
Sporting coach Ruben Amorim will not be able to count on Sebastian Coates, Manuel Ugarte, Hidemas Morit and Issahaka Fatawa for this match because they are still with their national teams at the World Cup in Qatar.
In addition to their absence, Amor is also worried about player injuries, so he will be forced to shuffle the starting line-up for the duel against Rio Ava.
H2H
Wednesday’s match will be the 32nd in a row between Rio Ava and Sporting. In the matches between them so far, Sporting is far more successful with 22 victories, while Rio Ave celebrated only 6 times, three matches ended in a draw.
In the last match played in the middle of August this year in the Portuguese championship, Sporting achieved a convincing triumph at home with a score of 3-0.
Expected lineups
Rio Ave (3-5-2): Jhonatan – Renato Pantalon – Patrick William – Aderllan Santos – Paulo Vitor – Miguel Baeza – Vitor Gomes – Goncalo Rodrigues – Joao Ferreira – Emmanuel Boateng – Leonardo Ruiz
Sporting (3-4-3): Franco Israel – Matheus Reis – Jose Marsa – Goncalo Inacio – Nuno Santos – Pedro Goncalves – Dario Essugo – Pedro Porro – Marcus Edwards – Francisco Trincao – Paulinho
Rio Ave vs. Sporting Prediction
Rio Ave is in good form, they have registered 4 wins in the last 5 matches in all competitions. We will add to that that Rio Ave managed to score at least one goal in 12 of the previous 13 matches.
On the other hand, Sporting’s defense has failed to keep a clean sheet in the last seven away matches. So if we take all that into account, plus the fact that both teams have scored in 4 of the previous 6 duels between each other, it seems that the best combination for this match is just that, for both Rio Ave and Sporting to score on Wednesday.
Kick-off time: Wednesday, 07.12.2022. 21:30 CET
Prediction: Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
Odds: 1.83
Sportsbook: 22bet
