Maritimo take on the visitors Rio Ave in the round 1 match of Portuguese League Cup. The match will be played on Thursday, November 1st at Estádio dos Barreiros (Funchal).
Maritimo are unlikely to want to spend a lot of energy on the cup. The Lions of Madeira have played relatively regularly in European competition in recent years. The last attempt to show oneself there came in 2017. Then, 5 years ago, Bulgarian Botev was passed, but not Dynamo Kiev. Since then, the project has been seriously blown away, and in the last round it only closed the top 10 of the final Primeira standings. And, most importantly, now the results are even worse: so far, there is only 1 victory and a miserable 6 points in the asset. All of them, however, fell on October-November, with 4 rounds without defeat. But on November 13th there was a new defeat, 0-1 with Vitoria Guimaraes.
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Rio Ave was able to return from the 2nd division of the country. “Rio Grande” recently had their best segment in history. This includes reaching 2 finals of various cups in 2014, and participation in the group stage of the Europa League. Then there were also several good seasons, including in 2020, the Portuguese were able to knock out Besiktas in the qualification, and lost to Milan in the penalty shootout only with a score of 8-9. However, a year later, the team had already gone to the 2nd division, and it’s good that they managed to return immediately, taking 2nd place in the Segunda. The autumn segment turned out, taking into account the status of a beginner, not so bad. Taking equal wins and losses, 5 in 13 rounds, Rio Ave was able to stay on the verge of 10th place in the current table.
Rio Ave has not won a head-to-head since 2019. Moreover, Maritimo took 3 wins in the last 4 rounds with a single draw. Maritimo still plays at home, but even in this format, Rio Ave will be the favorite. But, given the history of confrontations, it makes sense to look at the option with "both teams to score".
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes.
Maritimo vs Rio Ave Prediction 1 December 2022
Maritimo take on the visitors Rio Ave in the round 1 match of Portuguese League Cup. The match will be played on Thursday, November 1st at Estádio dos Barreiros (Funchal).
Maritimo are unlikely to want to spend a lot of energy on the cup. The Lions of Madeira have played relatively regularly in European competition in recent years. The last attempt to show oneself there came in 2017. Then, 5 years ago, Bulgarian Botev was passed, but not Dynamo Kiev. Since then, the project has been seriously blown away, and in the last round it only closed the top 10 of the final Primeira standings. And, most importantly, now the results are even worse: so far, there is only 1 victory and a miserable 6 points in the asset. All of them, however, fell on October-November, with 4 rounds without defeat. But on November 13th there was a new defeat, 0-1 with Vitoria Guimaraes.
Rio Ave was able to return from the 2nd division of the country. “Rio Grande” recently had their best segment in history. This includes reaching 2 finals of various cups in 2014, and participation in the group stage of the Europa League. Then there were also several good seasons, including in 2020, the Portuguese were able to knock out Besiktas in the qualification, and lost to Milan in the penalty shootout only with a score of 8-9. However, a year later, the team had already gone to the 2nd division, and it’s good that they managed to return immediately, taking 2nd place in the Segunda. The autumn segment turned out, taking into account the status of a beginner, not so bad. Taking equal wins and losses, 5 in 13 rounds, Rio Ave was able to stay on the verge of 10th place in the current table.
Rio Ave has not won a head-to-head since 2019. Moreover, Maritimo took 3 wins in the last 4 rounds with a single draw. Maritimo still plays at home, but even in this format, Rio Ave will be the favorite. But, given the history of confrontations, it makes sense to look at the option with "both teams to score".
We expect end-to-end football with goals on both sides.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes.
