Competition: Primeira Liga
Market: Both teams to score – No
Odds: 19/20 @ 1xBet
In what could prove to be a cagey Primeira Liga showdown on Monday night, Rio Ave will welcome Moreirense to Vila do Conde.
Starting with the hosts, while Rio Ave might have opened up the 2025/26 campaign with their sights set on mounting a genuine top-half charge, Sotiris Silaidopoulos’ men find themselves at the heart of a public crisis. Falling to consecutive 3-0 defeats against Braga and Arouca on either side of opening February, the former Olympiacos coach already has some serious pressure mounting on his shoulders in Vila do Conde. Holding just a three-point buffer over slipping into the relegation play-off spot, Rio Ave will be more than aware that they face what could be a season-defining battle on Monday night. However, hit with a woeful 4-0 drumming at the hands of Nacional on January 25th, Silaidopoulos’ side have also continued to shine a string of attacking issues. In fact, along with failing to find the net in over 360 minutes of Primeira Liga action, it should also be highlighted that the relegation scrappers have drawn a blank in five of their last six outings.
As for the visitors, opening the New Year by registering nine points from their first four Primeira Liga appearances, Moreirense had received plenty of plaudits from across Portugal’s elite. However, although Vasco da Costa’s side might still hold a comfortable five-point buffer in the race to punch a top-half finish in 2026, Monday’s guests are enduring a recent rut. Signing off January with a toothless 1-0 loss at the hands of Guimaraes, the former Alverca boss has seen his squad lose three of their previous four Primeira Liga showdowns and they have also shown their own attacking inconsistencies. It should be highlighted, Moreirense have failed to register more than a single strike in seven of their last eight top-flight battles – a run that stems back to December 7th. Two camps who are searching for their own respective Primeira Liga boosts on Monday night, we could be set for a nervy affair from Vila do Conde here.
Bet: Both teams *not* to score at Rio Ave vs Moreirense 19/20 for Monday’s Primeira Liga matchup @ 1xBet
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