Rio Ave vs Famalicão Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 01 Mar 2026

Primeira Liga Betting Preview: Rio Ave vs Famalicão

Rio Ave go head-to-head with Famalicão at Estadio dos Arcos, with kick-off set for 15:30 on Sunday 1 March.

We’ll go directly for the pick of Famalicão when it comes to the Full-Time Result market. We think they are capable of a comfortable win against Rio Ave, with odds of -120 looking too good to pass up.

Rio Ave have been beaten in their last six games. Away at Estadio do Dragao, Porto recently beat them 1-0. Sotiris Sylaidopoulos' team had 45% possession and recorded one shot on target.

Famalicão have experienced back-to-back Primeira Liga road defeats. In their previous league game, they beat Casa Pia at home, winning 2-0 at Municipal 22 de Junho. The Vila Nova de Famalicão side had the lion’s share of the ball enjoying 62% possession and seven shots on goal, with Mathias De Amorim and Antoine Joujou finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Famalicão have not lost to Rio Ave in the past ten meetings, with their last encounter ending in a 0-0 draw at Municipal 22 de Junho. The past 10 H2H matches have included seven draws and three Famalicão wins.

Primeira Liga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
6	Famalicão	23	10	5	8	29	21	8	29:21	35
15	Rio Ave	23	4	8	11	23	44	-21	23:44	20

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1 win, 8 losses and 1 draw, averaging 0.6 goals from 7.6 attempts and 2.5 shots on goal. Rio Ave have had 46.6% possession, 395.8 passes and 3.9 corners per match. On average, they have conceded 2.3 goals from 16.2 attempts and 5.6 shots on goal, while their opponents have earned 6.9 corners.

Andre Luiz leads the way with 3 goals, with Jalen Blesa and Brandon Aguilera scoring 1 each. Clayton has made the most assists with 2.

Fama have won 5 and lost 5, with an average of 1.5 goals from 4.2 shots on goal and 11.4 attempts. There’s been an average of 52.6% possession, 424.4 passes, 4.0 corners taken and 6.0 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.2 goals from 3.5 shots on goal and 10.3 attempts.

We’ve seen Antoine Joujou, Mathias De Amorim, Gil Dias, Sorriso and Yassir Zabiri score 2 goals each. Gil Dias has had 3 assists, with Lazar Carevic notching 4 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Rio Ave predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Ennio van der Gouw (GK), Marios Vrousai, Jakub Brabec, Gustavo Mancha, Omar Richards, Tamás Nikitscher, Andreas Ntoi, Diogo Bezerra, Ole Pohlmann, Dario Spikic, Jalen Blesa.

Famalicão predicted lineup (4-3-3): Lazar Carevic (GK), Gustavo Garcia, Ibrahima Ba, Leonardo Realpe, Rafa Soares, Pedro Santos, Tom van de Looi, Mathias De Amorim, Gil Dias, Umar Abubakar, Sorriso.

Rio Ave vs Famalicão Prediction & Betting Tips

We’ve lined up expert Rio Ave vs Famalicão betting tips, from our match prediction and correct score call to corners betting insight, best player prop picks and bet builder advice. Read on for the full breakdown.

Match Prediction

We can’t pass up the chance to land value on Famalicão who are available at odds of -120. It looks like an attractive price when it comes to this pick and the visitors can win this Primeira Liga encounter.

The football tipsters at Sportsgambler.com regularly look at the injury situatuation along with the Primeira Liga form guide. We have a wide range of stats at our disposal which means we can illustrate the key data to readers.

Key Rio Ave vs Famalicão league stats:

• Famalicão have won 3 of their last 5 games.
• Rio Ave have lost their last 6 games.
• Rio Ave have lost 8 of their last 10 games.
• Rio Ave have lost 11 of their last 20 games.

Based on the odds from the best betting apps, our pick carries a 54.6% chance of winning. After careful examination, our tipsters have this probability close to 60%. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

There’s the opportunity to bank a larger price by pairing Fama to triumph along with BTTS No if you anticipate that they’ll come through with a win and also achieve a shut-out.

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Our Match Prediction

Famalicão To Win @ -120 Watch Live Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Rio Ave 0 - 1 Famalicão

We’ve got a correct score prediction which involves Famalicão winning 1-0. Odds of +525 look appealing and we should get a run for our money here.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Gil Dias To Score +255

Gil Dias (Famalicão) can be backed to find the net at +255. We’ll have a play on this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds look pretty attractive.

Latest Gil Dias Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+255

First

+525

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Corners Prediction

Famalicão Under 5.5 Corners -115

Famalicão have not covered the 5.5 corners line in six consecutive away games, with Rio Ave conceding under 5.5 corners in their past two home matches. We can use these numbers for our gain, with odds of -115 that Famalicão come up short when it comes to the Team Corners line.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Rio Ave

Total

10.80 3.90 6.90

Home

10.20 4.00 6.20

Away

11.60 3.60 8.00

Famalicão

Total

10.00 4.00 6.00

Home

10.90 5.60 5.30

Away

10.30 4.70 5.60

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-133

Under 9.5

-109

Rio Ave Corners

Over 3.5

-135

Under 3.5

-105

Famalicão Corners

Over 5.5

-123

Under 5.5

-115

Most Corners

1

+200

X

+700

2

-204

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Rio Ave vs Famalicão Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

The bookies have Famalicão at -120 when it comes to Full-Time Result. This implies that the favourites are 55% likely to win this Primeira Liga encounter according to the latest betting odds. If you want to wager on the underdog, Rio Ave have been priced up at +300.

Famalicão are -127 on the Asian Handicap -0.5 which is the same as a victory on the Full-Time Result. The alternative is to oppose the favourites and get the draw onside by going for Rio Ave +0.5 at -112 instead.

Over and Under 2.5 Goals are both available at -119, meaning that it’s a 50-50 outcome according to the market. The Yes option in the Both Teams to Score market is regarded as the most likely outcome and is trading at -137.

When it comes to every Primeira Liga game, you will find hundreds of markets available. Go through the various attractive options which are available at the top football betting sites.

Full-Time Result

1

+300

X

+250

2

-120

Half-Time Result

1

+330

X

+125

2

+143

Double Chance

1X

-118

12

-400

X2

-500

Draw No Bet

1

+188

2

-286

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.5

-112

2 Hcp -0.5

-127

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-119

Over 2.5

-119

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-137

No

-104

The First Goalscorer favourite is Simon Elisor at +350, with similar odds available for this player to register the last goal.

Simon Elisor (Famalicão)

First

+160

Anytime

+350

Marcos Vinicios Lopes Moura "Sorriso" (Famalicão)

First

+200

Anytime

+450

Oscar Aranda (Famalicão)

First

+250

Anytime

+525

Gil Dias (Famalicão)

First

+255

Anytime

+525

Rochinha (Famalicão)

First

+270

Anytime

+600

Marc Gual (Rio Ave)

First

+325

Anytime

+750

Karem Zoabi (Rio Ave)

First

+370

Anytime

+800

Otar Mamageishvili (Famalicão)

First

+375

Anytime

+850

Tobias Medina (Rio Ave)

First

+410

Anytime

+950

Gustavo Sá (Famalicão)

First

+410

Anytime

+900

Pedro Santos (Famalicão)

First

+425

Anytime

+850

Gustavo García dos Santos (Famalicão)

First

+460

Anytime

+1050

Tom van de Looi (Famalicão)

First

+475

Anytime

+1050

Justin de Haas (Famalicão)

First

+500

Anytime

+1100

Léo Realpe (Famalicão)

First

+600

Anytime

+1300

Tamás Nikitscher (Rio Ave)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Ole Pohlmann (Rio Ave)

First

+650

Anytime

+1400

Marious Vrousai (Rio Ave)

First

+850

Anytime

+1900

Rodrigo Pinheiro Ferreira (Famalicão)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave)

First

+900

Anytime

+2000

Leonardo Buta (Rio Ave)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2200

The previous three Rio Ave matches at Estadio dos Arcos have seen them beaten. Sotiris Sylaidopoulos' team have six defeats, two victories and two draws in the last 10 home matches, netting an average of 1.00 goals per game and conceding 1.90.

Famalicão have recorded four defeats, three victories and three draws in the previous 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.70 goals per game and conceding 1.20.

It was a 1-1 draw when Rio Ave last faced Famalicão at Estadio dos Arcos. We’ve seen one Famalicão victory and four draws in the previous 5 H2H matches at Estadio dos Arcos.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Rio Ave Home Stats		2-2-6	2.90	1.00	1.90	7	3	4	6
Famalicão Away Stats		3-3-4	1.90	0.70	1.20	2	8	3	7

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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Rio Ave vs Famalicão Lineups & Team News

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