Rio Ave vs Maritimo Predictions

• Maritimo have lost half of their away trips in the league this season.
• The visitors have claimed just 2 wins in their last 15 away trips in all competitions.
• Maritimo have lost their previous 3 clashes with Rio Ave.
• Rio Ave have seen under 2.5 goals in 79% of their league games this term.

Rio Ave Chase Europe

Rio Ave continue their chase of European football when they return to action in 2020. The hosts are in sixth place in the Primeira Liga, just two points shy of a potential European place. This weekend sees them hosting Maritimo, with the home side aiming to claim another three points towards their Europa League ambitions.

Can the hosts pile onto some poor away form from Maritimo, or will we see the visitors pick up a key result in the fight for survival in Portugal?

Battle for the Visitors

Maritimo haven’t endured the most stable of seasons, sitting in 13th place in the table. They are only four points clear of danger as things stand, while their position could even worse in the second half of the season. The visitors’ big problem is that they can’t seem to pick up results on the road, which has Rio Ave as the favourites for this clash.

Maritimo have lost half of their away trips this season, including each of their last two. The visitors have failed to win any of their last seven away games in all competitions, while they have won just twice across their last 15 games away from home across all competition. That’s left them 14th in the away results table this season.

Hosts on a Roll

The visitors come here failing to win 10 of their last 11 league trips, while they’ve scored just four times on the road this season. The visitors have also shipped 1.8 goals per away trip, so we don’t give them a lot of hope here. The visitors have failed to score in 50% of their away games so far, while their recent record against Rio Ave is poor.

The hosts are coming off a three-game winning run against Maritimo. They’ve also claimed back to back home wins, while in all competitions they’ve secured three wins in four home matches. With each of those victories finishing 1-0 to the hosts, and with 79% of Rio Ave’s games this season seeing under 2.5 goals, we are backing a home win and under 2.5 goals to be scored in the match. We’re also going with a 1-0 correct score, given the visitors’ scoring issues on the road.