Rio Ave hosts Tondela in the Taca de Portugal quarterfinals. The match will be played on Wednesday, January 12th at Estádio do Rio Ave (Vila do Conde)
In the previous season, Rio Ave managed to go from almost a sensation in the Europa League (it lost to eminent AC Milan only on penalty shootout) to relegation from the Primeira Liga. Of course, now the team is trying to return to the elite Portuguese division. So far, it is impossible to say whether the Green-Whites will succeed, as they often lost points in the winter. Still, Rio Ave is among the leaders. And it doesn't forget about the cups. As for the League Cup, the Green-Whites were knocked out by Porto in December (1-0). But four opponents have already been eliminated from Taca de Portugal. However, only Belenenses is the representative of the top league, and it was beaten in a penalty shootout.
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Ten years ago, Tondela was a little-known and very weak club that played at a semi-professional level. It was only in 2012 that the Gold and Greens managed to get into the 2nd division. And three years later, they gained promotion to the elite. As a rule, Tondela is fighting for survival. But in the last draw, the club managed to take the highest possible 12th place. And now it manages to go at about the same level. After a draw with Boavista, the Gold and Greens have 16 points and take 12th place (after 17 rounds). However, there is a high density in the lower part of the standings, and only a couple of the main outsiders lagged behind significantly. As for the League Cup, Pako Ayestaran's men were eliminated very early, losing to the first opponent, Gil Vicente. But three opponents have already been knocked out from Taca de Portugal.
Rio Ave has played against Tondela quite successfully. In the last eight head-to-head matches, the Green-Whites suffered only one defeat. Even in the last draw, they scored four points in two games. Now we will see a game between the teams from different divisions, and Rio Ave is more concerned about the return to the Primeira Liga. Therefore, we decided to bet on the visitors’ victory with a zero handicap.
Prediction for the match: Tondela to win with 0.0 handicap
