Rio Ave vs Famalicao Prediction & Betting Tips - Taca de Portugal

Prediction published on 10/12/2020, 11:26  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 11/12/2020 at 13:22 in Football Predictions

The Portuguese Cup has reached the last 32 as Rio Ave host fellow Primeira League side Famalicao. Rio Ave are ninth in the table, a point and two places above their opponents. The home side have never won this competition but have reached two finals, the most recent being in 2014. To get to this stage of the 2020/21 Portuguese Cup, Rio Ave won 2-1 away at Moncao who play in the fourth tier of Portuguese football. That’s their only win the last four matches played. Their most recent game saw them draw 0-0 at home to Boavista. That was the third game in the last four in which they have failed to score. They have just one win from five home league and cup games this season but have kept three clean sheets. It took a 120th minute goal and a penalty shoot-out to see them lose at home to AC Milan in the Europa League. Their home record in the Portuguese Cup is strong though with just one loss in the last 16 played. That was a penalty shoot-out defeat by Aves after a 4-4 draw in which Rio Ave led 3-1 with 16 minutes remaining.

Famalicao are 11th in the Primeira League and beat third-tier side Oriental de Lisboa 3-0 away in the last round. They have played two league games since then, losing 2-0 at Pacos de Ferreira and then drawing 2-2 at home with Sporting Lisbon. They twice fell behind to the league leaders but rescued a point with an 89th minute goal. Away from home this season, they have four points from as many games but have lost two of the last three. Over 90 minutes, Famalicao have won two of their last six away games in this competition with five of the last seven having under 2.5 goals scored.