Rio Ave take on the visitors Farense in the round 3 match of Portuguese League Cup. The match will be played on Tuesday, December 13th at Estádio do Rio Ave (Vila do Conde).
Rio Ave has provided supporters with diametrical emotions in recent years. In 2014-2020 they played four times in European competition. They made it to the group stage of the Europa League and lost only in a protracted penalty shootout to Milan himself. In addition, in 2014 the team played in the finals of both cups and took 1 of the trophies. But, on the other hand, last season had to be spent in the 2nd division of Portugal - it’s good that it didn’t get stuck there. Now the main task is to keep their place in Primeira, and so far the results are quite decent, they manage to stay in the top 10. In the League Cup it turned out to start with a victory over Maritimo. But as expected, it did not work out with Sporting, they lost to the grandee 0-2.
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Farense are more likely to think about returning to the top division of Portugal. The "Lions of the Algarve" sometimes show decent resulst. But, as a rule, this is a modest team, a “shuttle” between divisions. At the beginning of the century, the actual cessation of existence came, but then, gradually, from the 6th (sixth) division, it turned out to get into the highest - however, only for the 2020/2021 season. Relegated to the Segunda, the club was only 11th in the final standings last season. And now it is among the leaders. It is clear that it is important to end here with success. And it is not surprising that in the League Cup they started from 0-6 with Sporting. This did not bother, at home they beat Maritimo, scoring 2 unanswered goals.
In total, the parties met 10 times, and only once, in 2000, Farense won. For comparison, Rio Ave has 5 wins out of 6. Rio Ave still plays at home with a representative of the 2nd division. We recommend to bet on the victory of the hosts.
Prediction for the match: Rio Ave to win.
