Rio Ave v Portimonense Betting Tips: 1, 2018-08-18

Rio Ave to grab the points over new-boys Portimonense

International Football Tips

RIO AVE v PORTIMONENSE

Friday 18th August 2017 – Kickoff: 2030hrs

Football – Portugal – Primeira Liga Betting Tips

Both Rio Ave and newcomers, Portimonense, sit in the top five of the Portuguese Primeira Liga, admittedly in these eraly weeks of the new domestic season, but they face off against each other on Friday night at Rio Ave’s Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube with a chance to claim a valuable three points.

Rio Ave finished in a creditable 7th place at the end of last season’s Portuguese top flight campaign, and they missed out on Europa League qualification by just five points below Sporting Braga. The home side finished the season with a 8-4-5  23/18 record.

The hosts have also started this new campaign in promising fashion too, as they’ve gained back-to-back wins against Belenenses 1-0 at home, and then a a 2-1 win away at Boavista last weekend, to hand them the maximum haul from the first two matches of the season.

Visitors Portimonense claimed the Segunda Liga title at the end of last season, finishing just two points ahead of runners-up, Desportivo Aves, which has earned them top flight football for the first time in six years.

As with most clubs promoted up a level, much will depend upon their ability to pick up points away from home in their quest for survival and consolidation in the Primeira Liga this term, and they’ll be keen to improve upon their away results this time around following just two away wins all season in their last stint in the top tier.

Digging down a little deeper, they’ll want to gain revenge on a 2-0 defeat last time they visited Rio Ave, but I fancy the home side, with their added experience at this level, should grab the points in tonight’s encounter.

Pick: Rio Ave to win @ 1.74 Comeon