Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Rio Ave
Match Time & Date:
19 September 2025
20:15
Prediction: 1-2
Porto
Rio Ave will be aiming to claim a major scalp in the Primeira Liga round 6 when they face league leaders Porto on Friday evening. Os Rioavistas have yet to record a win in the new domestic campaign and it is no wonder the bookies see them as underdogs in this match. Rio Ave boss Sotiris Sylaidopoulos should have a full squad to choose from against the Dragons.
The league leaders, on the other hand, aim to keep their 100% record in the new Primeira Liga season intact. As key Porto attacker Samu has overcome his injury, we are tempted to bet on the high-flying visitors. As Nehuen Perez suffered a serious injury in a hard-fought 1-0 win over Nacional, Canada international Stephen Eustaquio is widely expected to start against Rio Ave. Summer signing Luuk de Jong continues to miss out with injury for the title hopefuls.
Highlighted Team (Porto):
Futebol Clube do Porto are one of Portugal’s biggest football clubs playing their matches in front of 50,000 people at their Estadio do Dragao. Porto form biggest rivalries with two other Big Three clubs in Portugal and regular league title contenders – Benfica and Sporting CP. Rivalries between the clubs stem from the historical, political, economical and cultural discrepancies between the cities of Porto and Lisbon. The Dragons, as they are commonly known in Portugal, are the second most successful Portuguese team with a total of 74 trophies to their name.
Porto hold a record of five consecutive league titles which are part of the total tally of 27 Primeira Liga trophies. FC Porto’s success extends to the international scene as well with seven European titles. Two-time European champions from 1987 and 2004, Porto also won two UEFA Cup/Europa League titles, the UEFA Super Cup and the International Cup on two occasions. Together with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United, Porto have the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League group stage – the total of 20.
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