The away team is currently in the 12^th position of the league, with 31 points won, after 8 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Boavista, by (1‑1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Portimonense, by (2‑2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 16 points in away matches and 15 at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 28 goals conceded at home, against 10 goals scored and 14 goals conceded in away matches. In the last 10 away league matches Tondela has a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 12 of the last 14 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 29 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 15 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Tondela comes for this match after a 2-2 draw against Portimonense, thus adding the fourth followed match without proving the taste of victory in the championship. Note that the visiting team is in a comfortable position on the league table. In this match against Rio Ave, the coach Pepa shouldn’t run too far from his match model, benefiting the organization of his block and successive quick transitions. We emphasize the quality in the finishing of Tomané, player who has already scored 7 goals in this competition. For this match, the coach won’t count on Murilo and Nicholas Ansell, both injured.

Confirmed Lineup: Cláudio Ramos, Ricardo Costa, David Bruno, Jorge Fernandes, Joãozinho, Joca, Bruno Monteiro, Claude Gonçalves, Tómané, T. Boyd, Miguel Cardoso.
Coach: Pepa.