Rio Ave vs Vitoria Setubal Predictions

Rio Ave lost 2-0 away at Benfica at the weekend and have now failed to win any of their last three matches, while Vitoria Setubal beat Boavista 1-0 at home and increased their unbeaten streak to five matches in all competitions.

All of the stats suggest that Saturday’s clash is likely to be a low-scoring affair and we’ve backed Vitoria Setubal to pinch all three points courtesy of a 1-0 final scoreline.

Under 2.5 goals were produced in four of the last six meetings between these two clubs and no more than two goals were scored in each of Rio Ave’s and in five of Vitoria Setubal’s last six matches, so you can see why we’re expecting a low-scoring ninety minutes between the pair this weekend.

The form of the two teams heading into Saturday’s mid-table clash adds weight to our prediction for an away win as Rio Ave have only won one of their last six matches while Vitoria Setubal are unbeaten in their last five matches, picking up two wins. Rio Ave have lost four games this season, failing to score in three of those defeats, and two of those losses ended 1-0; while Vitoria Setubal have won four matches this season, keeping clean sheets on each occasion, and three of those victories have ended 1-0.

Vitoria Setubal have managed to keep three clean sheets in their last four matches against Boavista, Maritimo, and Aguias do Moradal, while Rio Ave failed to score and lost against Benfica 2-0 and Porto 1-0 in their last six outings. The hosts have only managed to score three goals in their last six games which is cause for concern heading into this weekends’ clash against the strong defensive record of their guests, while Setubal have scored eight goals during that same period.

We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be produced in Saturday’s match and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0 in favour of the visitors. Vitoria Setubal head into the game as the form favourites and boast an impressive clean sheets record in recent weeks, while the hosts have struggled for goals and wins of late and are likely to be presented with limited scoring opportunities this weekend.