Betting tips for Rio Ave VS Setubal 13.01.2019

n Vila do Conde, Rio Ave urgently needs a victory, to end a fast of 8 games without being able to win. There is not much similarity of this River Ave with that one that surprised to surprise in the first days of Liga NOS. And that difference promises to increase, after Daniel Ramos took over the command. On this journey, the towns of the province receive the Vitória de Setúbal de Lito Vidigal, which has not won for five days. If we look at the profile of the two coaches, this may seem like a more tactical game, but the need for victory could make this game much more open.

This is the second game of Daniel Ramos, in the technical command of Rio Ave, and his debut in the Arcos Stadium. It may also be too early to see Daniel Ramos's ideas on the pitch, but it will not be difficult to anticipate that this Rio Ave will become more defensive. This is critical for the village team to have some stability. What we see today is a team with great category in the offensive sector, and much because of the individual quality of players like Geleno, Fábio Coentrão, Vinicius, Gelson Dala, or even Diego Lopes. In fact, with these interpreters any coach has the easy life in tune up the defensive process.

But the challenge is all in the rear. Rio Ave Ave suffered no fewer than 13 goals in the last 5 games, giving a worrying average of more than 2.5 goals / game. This explains a lot of the negative cycle that the team presents, adding 4 losses and 1 tie, in the last 5 games. The team of Daniel Ramos has 19 points added, which gives him the 10th place. More troubling is the fact that in the last 21 points in contention, Rio Ave have won just 1. So it is a truly negative cycle, and a huge challenge to the ability of Daniel Ramos, who should remember that he was fired from Desportivo de Chaves club where the season began.


The Victory of Setúbal also tries to find again, after having started the season in good form, but to have broken much in the last days. In fact the sadinos have exactly the same number of points added that the River Ave, in the last 5 games. Only 1 point added, which leaves no doubt of the negative moment that the team crosses.

Only 1 point less, in relation to Rio Ave, and that gives him the 13th place in the league table, in this Liga NOS. The great expectation for this game lies in Lito Vidigal's ability to change the way he plays. But given the coach's remarks at the end of the last games, everything seems to be going smoothly, but little details have been missing.

Anyway, although the sadinos need a victory, the truth is that a tie may not be a bad result, even more in a difficult terrain like Arcos Stadium.

This will not be an easy game for any of the teams. Rio Ave is going through a phase of assimilation of the ideas of its coach, reason why it is difficult to be able to anticipate the behavior of the equipment, even more when it is anticipated a drastic change in the "dn" of the equipment. With all this it is difficult to see on what defensive level the team can appear, and how this may affect a greater response from an offensive point of view. Also the game system should change, progressively from 4-3-3 to a 4-4-2, and this may bring a more direct game, contrary to what Jose Gomes used.

On the other hand, Vitoria de Setúbal is a team with good defensive organization, and that having Lito Vidigal as coach, they hardly expose much, especially playing away from home. So the first trend for this game may be under, but we have to recognize that this would be more evident if both teams were in a time of greater stability, or even confidence. However, it seems excessive to me to pull the over 2.5 goals, since a result of (1-1) may serve the Vitória de Setúbal, and if it occurs at a later point in the match, it may constitute a strong resistance to be broken . Even though I think it's a game to have 1 or 2 goals, and Rio Ave is closer to winning, but that tie may well be the end of the game.