Rio Ave vs Moreirense prediction and preview

Liga Portugal · Sunday 10 January 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Rio Ave vs Moreirense

Liga Portugal · Sunday 10 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde

Rio Ave · Moreirense · Liga Portugal predictions

Rio Ave vs Moreirense preview

The Liga Portugal fixture between Rio Ave and Moreirense is scheduled for Sunday 10 January 2027 at 00:00 UTC at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in Vila do Conde. Rio Ave are 16th in the table with 7 points from 10, while Moreirense are 9th in the table with 14 points from 10.

Rio Ave have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from their last 5 league games; Moreirense have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Rio Ave have scored 1.2 and conceded 2.7 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Moreirense average 1.5 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Rio Ave have 2 wins to Moreirense's 2 across 4 meetings, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 3.5 goals, 3 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 16 Feb 2026, ended Rio Ave 1-2 Moreirense.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
9Moreirense104241317-414WDLWW
16Rio Ave10217923-147DLWLL

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Head-to-head

4 meetings: Rio Ave 2, draws 0, Moreirense 2.

Team news

Rio Ave expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Andreas Ntoi, João Tomé, Marios Vrousai, Diogo Bezerra, Miguel Almeida Patrício, Sebastian Clemmensen, Georgios Liavas, Diogo Nascimento, Jalen Blesa

Moreirense expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

André Ferreira, Dinis Pinto, Gilberto Batista, Kiko, Tiago Andrade, Nile John, Manuel Mendonça, Guilherme Liberato, Leonardo Vonić, Kiko Bondoso

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