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Rio Ave will invite reigning champions Porto to the Estadio dos Arcos in the Portuguese Primeira Liga on Sunday.
The hosts are winless in three league games this season. They off the mark in their last game - playing out a hard-fought 2-2 draw against Estoril Praia away. Costinha and Abdul-Aziz Yakubu scored in the second half to earn a point for Rio Ave.
Porto, meanwhile, have got their title defence off to a winning start. They have scored nine goals and conceding just once in three games to occupy the top spot in the standings.
Rio Ave vs Porto Head-to-Head
The two sides have met 63 times across all competitions. Porto have been utterly dominant against Rio Ave, leading 47-2 in wins, while 14 games have ended in draws.
The visitors are unbeaten against Rio Ave since 2004. They recorded a league double over Rio Ave last season, scoring five goals across both games and conceding none.
Rio Ave form guide (all competitions): D-L-L
Porto form guide (all competitions): W-W-W-W
Rio Ave vs Porto Team News
Rio Ave
There are no reported injuries, but they will be without Joao Ferreira, who picked up a red card in the last game.
Injured: None
Doubtful: None
Suspended: Joao Ferreira
Unavailable: None
Porto
Wilson Manafa is a long-term absentee, while Marko Grujic has also been ruled out because of injury. Manager Sergio Conceicao is confident in the recovery of striker Mehdi Taremi after he suffered a knee injury in the win against Sporting. The Iranian striker faces a late fitness test.
Injured: Wilson Manafa, Marko Grujic
Doubtful: Mehdi Taremi
Suspended: None
Unavailable: None
Rio Ave vs Porto Predicted XIs
Rio Ave (3-4-3): Jhonatan (GK); Renato Pantalon, Aderllan Santos, Miguel Nobrega; Costinha, Vítor Gomes, Guga, Pedro Amaral; Joca, Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Leonardo Acevedo
Porto Predicted XI (4-3-1-2): Diogo Costa; Joao Mario, David Carmo, Ivan Marcano, Zaidu Sanusi; Otavio, Stephen Eustaquio, Mateus Uribe; Eduardo Gabriel Aquino Cossa; Toni Martinez, Evanilson
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Rio Ave vs Porto Prediction
Porto are in great form, and given their solid record against Rio Ave, a pretty straightforward win for the league leaders seems to be the likely outcome.
Prediction: Rio Ave 0-2 Porto
