Estrela Amadora vs Rio Ave Predictions

• Estrela are unbeaten across their last five home league games
• Rio Ave’s away record in the Primeira Liga this season is one victory and six defeats
• The hosts have beaten Nacional and Arouca in their last two outings at Estádio José Gomes

Estrela searching for more home joy

A bare look at the form book shows Estrela as losing three of their last four games, but each of those defeats, to Benfica, Farense and Porto, have been on the road.

On home soil, they are unbeaten across five outings, picking up three victories in the process, including each of the last two.

Those successes were against Nacional and Arouca, while Moreirense have also perished at Estádio José Gomes this season.

Rio Ave’s miserable away record

While Estrela are strong at home, opponents Rio Ave have been terrible on the road this season, picking up just three of an available 21 points courtesy of six defeats and a win.

That success came at Boavista – who sit in the bottom three – in November, but they have since been defeated at Santa Clara.

Worryingly, of their half a dozen away losses, Luís Freire’s side have failed to score in five of them, with only two teams netting fewer than their three goals on their travels ahead of this round.

I predict that Estrela will win this game, with 2-0 my correct score prediction.