Desportivo Aves vs Chaves Predictions

Desportivo Aves are having a decent season so far and they sit 12th in the table after picking up 26 points from their 25 games. This league is really tight however as just 3 points separate 16th placed Tondela and Maritimo who are currently in 11th so the home side will be determined to pick up a positive result here and keep breathing space between them and the relegation zones.

Chaves on the other hand are in trouble, they sit 17th in the table after picking up just 21 points from their opening 25 games and sit 4 points away from safety and with Sporting CP up next they will see this weekend’s game as a massive chance to get a vital 3 points to boost their survival bid.

Desportivo Aves come into this game in good form, having lost just 2 of their last 8 games, both at home to Sporting Braga and Benfica. Outside of those games they have won 4 and drawn the other 2 with wins against Boavista, Maritimo, Tondela and Vitoria Setubal.

Chaves as you may expect aren’t in good form, they are without a win in their last 5 games after 3 draws and 2 losses again to Benfica and Sporting Braga. Their main problem is they have drawn games against the sides they need to beat, draws against Boavista, Santa Clara and Rio Ave should have been turned into wins and they would have been in a much better position.

Desportivo Aves have been decent on home soil this season winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 6 of their 13 home games this season. They score on average 1.23 goals per game at home whilst they concede 1.38 per game.

Chaves are poor away from home, they have won just 2, drawn 1 and lost 9 of their away games this season and that’s the reason for their lowly league position. They score just 0.5 goals per game away from home and concede 1.75 per game.

Desportivo Aves will be mindful that despite being 12th in the table a bad result here could see them slip very close to the relegation zone. Chaves have lost 9 of their 12 away games this season and they have already lost 2-0 to Desportivo Aves in the cup and we think this game will go down a similar path. We are backing Desportivo Aves to win as our main tip and backing them to win 2-0 on the correct score market.