Rio Ave come into this match in decent shape, with just one loss in their last five games and a strong recent win where they scored four goals. Alverca, on the other hand, are really struggling—they’ve lost four of their last five matches and haven’t picked up a win in that stretch. That makes this a pretty one-sided contest on paper.

The last two times these teams met, both matches had goals, including a 1-1 draw and a 2-1 win for Rio Ave. With Alverca in such poor form and Rio Ave looking much more solid, this is likely to be a win for the home team. It doesn’t look like a close game.