Rio Ave vs Tondela Prediction & Expert Tips

Rio Ave host Tondela in the Liga Portugal on 5 October 2025, Sunday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 17:30 UK Time.

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Rio Ave vs Tondela Preview

Rio Ave’s poor start to the new season continued as they recorded their fifth draw in as many games this season last weekend. The hosts were outplayed by Famalicao on all fronts in their recent outing, as both teams played out a barren draw. Defensively, they conceded 28 shots in that game and had to rely on their goalkeeper on numerous occasions to bail them out.

On home front, Sotiris Sylaidopoulos’ side drew their first two matches, and lost 3-0 to Porto in their recent one. If there’s a place where they can get their first win, Estadio do Rio Ave FC is that place, as they have the backing of the home crowd.

Meanwhile, Tondela ended their winless start to the season last weekend as they bagged their first victory in the league following their promotion from the second division. The visitors held their own from the beginning of the game, but had to wait till the 60th minute to break the deadlock. A penalty loss and two goals in the first 18 minutes of the second half ensured that they were on the way to victory. However, they would concede a goal in the 76th minute to half the lead.

Building on this victory will be head coach Ivo Vieira’s plan as they look to record successive domestic victories for the first time since April. This is Tondela’s fifth away game of the season, they won one and lost three of the previous four.

Rio Ave vs Tondela Prediction

Considering the overall performance of the two teams this season, we back Rio Ave to win this match. The hosts’ may not have any win to their names yet but their draws show their fighting spirit and resilience. In attack, Rio Ave have scored more goals (8) than Tondela’s (4), this shows that they have the resilience and attacking prowess to grind out a victory.

Lastly, we anticipate over 2.5 goals because the last five head-to-head meetings between the two teams averaged 3 goals per game and Rio Ave’s last five games averaged 2.6 goals per game.

Ezekiel- October 1, 2025

Rio Ave vs Tondela Betting Tips

Rio Ave Win

2.40 Odds

Over 2.5 Goals

2.05 Odds

Team Stats

	Rio Ave	Tondela
Game Played	32	32
Wins	8	5
Draws	11	10
Loss	13	17
Goals For	33	24
Goals Against	52	52

	Rio Ave	Tondela
Game Played	16	16
Wins	3	4
Draws	6	3
Loss	7	9
Goals For	16	13
Goals Against	25	31

_{Current Season stats from Liga Portugal}

Rio Ave Form

16.05.26	Casa Pia Rio Ave	1-1
03.05.26	Rio Ave Gil Vicente	0-0
25.04.26	Vitoria Guimaraes Rio Ave	2-0
17.04.26	Rio Ave AVS	2-2
11.04.26	Santa Clara Rio Ave	0-2
04.04.26	Rio Ave Alverca	1-2
22.03.26	Estoril Rio Ave	1-2
15.03.26	Rio Ave Estrela	2-1
09.03.26	Tondela Rio Ave	0-1
01.03.26	Rio Ave Famalicao	0-0
22.02.26	FC Porto Rio Ave	1-0
16.02.26	Rio Ave Moreirense	1-2
08.02.26	Braga Rio Ave	3-0
31.01.26	Rio Ave Arouca	0-3
25.01.26	Nacional Rio Ave	4-0
17.01.26	Rio Ave Benfica	0-2
04.01.26	Rio Ave Casa Pia	3-1
28.12.25	Sporting CP Rio Ave	4-0
20.12.25	Gil Vicente Rio Ave	2-2
13.12.25	Rio Ave Vitoria Guimaraes	0-1
06.12.25	AVS Rio Ave	1-2
30.11.25	Rio Ave Santa Clara	1-1
08.11.25	Alverca Rio Ave	1-1
01.11.25	Rio Ave Estoril	0-4
25.10.25	Estrela Rio Ave	1-2
19.10.25	Sintrense Rio Ave	3-2
05.10.25	Rio Ave Tondela	3-0
28.09.25	Famalicao Rio Ave	0-0
23.09.25	Benfica Rio Ave	1-1
19.09.25	Rio Ave FC Porto	0-3
13.09.25	Moreirense Rio Ave	3-1
31.08.25	Rio Ave Braga	2-2
23.08.25	Arouca Rio Ave	3-3
17.08.25	Rio Ave Nacional	1-1
02.08.25	Gil Vicente Rio Ave	3-1
23.07.25	Rio Ave AVS	1-1
19.07.25	Rio Ave Marinhense	5-0
16.05.25	Rio Ave Gil Vicente	1-1
10.05.25	Nacional Rio Ave	3-3
05.05.25	Rio Ave Estrela	2-0
27.04.25	Vitoria Guimaraes Rio Ave	3-0
22.04.25	Rio Ave Sporting CP	1-2
18.04.25	Rio Ave Santa Clara	1-1
13.04.25	Moreirense Rio Ave	0-2
07.04.25	Rio Ave Boavista	0-2
03.04.25	Sporting CP Rio Ave	2-0
29.03.25	Casa Pia Rio Ave	2-1
16.03.25	Rio Ave Benfica	2-3
10.03.25	Famalicao Rio Ave	1-0
02.03.25	Rio Ave Braga	2-1

03.05.26	Rio Ave Gil Vicente	0-0
17.04.26	Rio Ave AVS	2-2
04.04.26	Rio Ave Alverca	1-2
15.03.26	Rio Ave Estrela	2-1
01.03.26	Rio Ave Famalicao	0-0
16.02.26	Rio Ave Moreirense	1-2
31.01.26	Rio Ave Arouca	0-3
17.01.26	Rio Ave Benfica	0-2
04.01.26	Rio Ave Casa Pia	3-1
13.12.25	Rio Ave Vitoria Guimaraes	0-1
30.11.25	Rio Ave Santa Clara	1-1
01.11.25	Rio Ave Estoril	0-4
05.10.25	Rio Ave Tondela	3-0
19.09.25	Rio Ave FC Porto	0-3
31.08.25	Rio Ave Braga	2-2
17.08.25	Rio Ave Nacional	1-1
23.07.25	Rio Ave AVS	1-1
19.07.25	Rio Ave Marinhense	5-0
16.05.25	Rio Ave Gil Vicente	1-1
05.05.25	Rio Ave Estrela	2-0
22.04.25	Rio Ave Sporting CP	1-2
18.04.25	Rio Ave Santa Clara	1-1
07.04.25	Rio Ave Boavista	0-2
16.03.25	Rio Ave Benfica	2-3
02.03.25	Rio Ave Braga	2-1
16.02.25	Rio Ave AVS	1-1
06.02.25	Rio Ave São João Ver	2-1
03.02.25	Rio Ave FC Porto	2-2
18.01.25	Rio Ave Sporting CP	0-3
29.12.24	Rio Ave Nacional	2-1
16.12.24	Rio Ave Vitoria Guimaraes	2-2
30.11.24	Rio Ave Moreirense	3-2
02.11.24	Rio Ave Casa Pia	2-2
04.10.24	Rio Ave Famalicao	1-1
21.09.24	Rio Ave Estoril	2-2
01.09.24	Rio Ave Arouca	1-0
17.08.24	Rio Ave Farense	1-0
31.07.24	Rio Ave Nacional	1-1
27.07.24	Rio Ave Santa Clara	1-2
20.07.24	Rio Ave Arouca	3-2
13.07.24	Rio Ave Moreirense	1-2
17.05.24	Rio Ave Benfica	1-1
04.05.24	Rio Ave Vitoria Guimaraes	2-1
19.04.24	Rio Ave Arouca	1-1
06.04.24	Rio Ave Gil Vicente	3-0
09.03.24	Rio Ave Braga	0-0
25.02.24	Rio Ave Sporting CP	3-3
11.02.24	Rio Ave Casa Pia	1-0
31.01.24	Rio Ave Estoril	1-1
07.01.24	Rio Ave Portimonense	2-0

16.05.26	Casa Pia Rio Ave	1-1
25.04.26	Vitoria Guimaraes Rio Ave	2-0
11.04.26	Santa Clara Rio Ave	0-2
22.03.26	Estoril Rio Ave	1-2
09.03.26	Tondela Rio Ave	0-1
22.02.26	FC Porto Rio Ave	1-0
08.02.26	Braga Rio Ave	3-0
25.01.26	Nacional Rio Ave	4-0
28.12.25	Sporting CP Rio Ave	4-0
20.12.25	Gil Vicente Rio Ave	2-2
06.12.25	AVS Rio Ave	1-2
08.11.25	Alverca Rio Ave	1-1
25.10.25	Estrela Rio Ave	1-2
19.10.25	Sintrense Rio Ave	3-2
28.09.25	Famalicao Rio Ave	0-0
23.09.25	Benfica Rio Ave	1-1
13.09.25	Moreirense Rio Ave	3-1
23.08.25	Arouca Rio Ave	3-3
02.08.25	Gil Vicente Rio Ave	3-1
10.05.25	Nacional Rio Ave	3-3
27.04.25	Vitoria Guimaraes Rio Ave	3-0
13.04.25	Moreirense Rio Ave	0-2
03.04.25	Sporting CP Rio Ave	2-0
29.03.25	Casa Pia Rio Ave	2-1
10.03.25	Famalicao Rio Ave	1-0
22.02.25	Estoril Rio Ave	2-1
10.02.25	Arouca Rio Ave	1-1
25.01.25	Farense Rio Ave	1-2
12.01.25	Casa Pia Rio Ave	1-3
06.01.25	Gil Vicente Rio Ave	1-1
23.12.24	Estrela Rio Ave	1-0
07.12.24	Santa Clara Rio Ave	1-0
23.11.24	Alverca Rio Ave	2-2
09.11.24	Boavista Rio Ave	0-2
27.10.24	Benfica Rio Ave	5-0
19.10.24	Atlético CP Rio Ave	1-3
29.09.24	Braga Rio Ave	4-0
14.09.24	AVS Rio Ave	1-0
24.08.24	FC Porto Rio Ave	2-0
09.08.24	Sporting CP Rio Ave	3-1
03.08.24	Swansea Rio Ave	3-0
24.07.24	Gil Vicente Rio Ave	2-1
11.05.24	Portimonense Rio Ave	2-2
27.04.24	Vizela Rio Ave	1-1
14.04.24	Estrela Rio Ave	2-2
30.03.24	Boavista Rio Ave	0-0
16.03.24	Farense Rio Ave	1-1
02.03.24	Moreirense Rio Ave	0-0
16.02.24	Famalicao Rio Ave	2-1
03.02.24	FC Porto Rio Ave	0-0

Tondela Form

03.05.26	Casa Pia Tondela	0-1
29.04.26	Sporting CP Tondela	2-2
25.04.26	Tondela Nacional	0-2
19.04.26	FC Porto Tondela	2-0
13.04.26	Tondela Gil Vicente	2-2
03.04.26	Vitoria Guimaraes Tondela	5-0
21.03.26	Tondela AVS	0-0
09.03.26	Tondela Rio Ave	0-1
01.03.26	Tondela Santa Clara	2-2
20.02.26	Estrela Tondela	0-2
13.02.26	Tondela Alverca	1-1
07.02.26	Estoril Tondela	2-2
01.02.26	Tondela Benfica	0-0
25.01.26	Famalicao Tondela	3-0
18.01.26	Tondela Braga	0-1
11.01.26	Moreirense Tondela	1-0
03.01.26	Tondela Arouca	3-1
21.12.25	Tondela Casa Pia	1-2
15.12.25	Nacional Tondela	3-1
07.12.25	Tondela FC Porto	0-2
29.11.25	Gil Vicente Tondela	0-1
23.11.25	Tondela Caldas (Penalties:5 - 6)	0-0
08.11.25	Tondela Vitoria Guimaraes	0-1
02.11.25	AVS Tondela	2-2
29.10.25	Benfica Tondela	3-0
26.10.25	Tondela Sporting CP	0-3
19.10.25	Vila Real Tondela	1-5
08.10.25	Racing Ferrol Tondela	2-2
05.10.25	Rio Ave Tondela	3-0
27.09.25	Santa Clara Tondela	1-2
21.09.25	Tondela Estrela	0-0
12.09.25	Alverca Tondela	1-0
31.08.25	Tondela Estoril	2-2
23.08.25	Benfica Tondela	3-0
16.08.25	Tondela Famalicao	0-1
10.08.25	Braga Tondela	3-0
24.07.25	Nacional Tondela	1-2
19.07.25	Tondela Benfica B	3-1
16.07.25	Academico Viseu Tondela	1-1
16.05.25	União de Leiria Tondela	0-2
11.05.25	Tondela Alverca	1-2
04.05.25	Tondela Chaves	2-1
27.04.25	Portimonense Tondela	2-2
20.04.25	Tondela Vizela	0-1
12.04.25	Pacos Ferreira Tondela	0-1
05.04.25	Tondela Feirense	2-1
29.03.25	Oliveirense Tondela	1-3
16.03.25	Tondela Benfica B	2-1
10.03.25	Leixoes Tondela	0-1
01.03.25	Tondela Torreense	2-2

25.04.26	Tondela Nacional	0-2
13.04.26	Tondela Gil Vicente	2-2
21.03.26	Tondela AVS	0-0
09.03.26	Tondela Rio Ave	0-1
01.03.26	Tondela Santa Clara	2-2
13.02.26	Tondela Alverca	1-1
01.02.26	Tondela Benfica	0-0
18.01.26	Tondela Braga	0-1
03.01.26	Tondela Arouca	3-1
21.12.25	Tondela Casa Pia	1-2
07.12.25	Tondela FC Porto	0-2
23.11.25	Tondela Caldas (Penalties:5 - 6)	0-0
08.11.25	Tondela Vitoria Guimaraes	0-1
26.10.25	Tondela Sporting CP	0-3
21.09.25	Tondela Estrela	0-0
31.08.25	Tondela Estoril	2-2
16.08.25	Tondela Famalicao	0-1
19.07.25	Tondela Benfica B	3-1
11.05.25	Tondela Alverca	1-2
04.05.25	Tondela Chaves	2-1
20.04.25	Tondela Vizela	0-1
05.04.25	Tondela Feirense	2-1
16.03.25	Tondela Benfica B	2-1
01.03.25	Tondela Torreense	2-2
15.02.25	Tondela Mafra	1-0
01.02.25	Tondela Penafiel	2-0
19.01.25	Tondela Maritimo	0-0
04.01.25	Tondela União de Leiria	1-4
15.12.24	Tondela Portimonense	2-0
01.12.24	Tondela Pacos Ferreira	2-1
04.11.24	Tondela Oliveirense	2-0
12.10.24	Tondela Leixoes	2-1
28.09.24	Tondela Academico Viseu	4-1
31.08.24	Tondela Felgueiras 1932	1-1
19.08.24	Tondela FC Porto B	2-2
27.07.24	Tondela SC Covilha	2-1
21.07.24	Tondela Benfica B	1-0
13.07.24	Tondela Lusitânia Lourosa	0-1
12.05.24	Tondela Nacional	2-3
28.04.24	Tondela Benfica B	1-1
13.04.24	Tondela Penafiel	0-1
14.01.24	Tondela AVS	3-2
23.12.23	Tondela Sporting CP	1-2
09.12.23	Tondela Santa Clara	2-3
22.01.23	Tondela Farense	1-0
19.11.22	Tondela Estoril	0-0
14.11.22	Tondela Moreirense	1-1
05.09.22	Tondela Estrela	1-1
14.05.22	Tondela Boavista	2-2

03.05.26	Casa Pia Tondela	0-1
29.04.26	Sporting CP Tondela	2-2
19.04.26	FC Porto Tondela	2-0
03.04.26	Vitoria Guimaraes Tondela	5-0
20.02.26	Estrela Tondela	0-2
07.02.26	Estoril Tondela	2-2
25.01.26	Famalicao Tondela	3-0
11.01.26	Moreirense Tondela	1-0
15.12.25	Nacional Tondela	3-1
29.11.25	Gil Vicente Tondela	0-1
02.11.25	AVS Tondela	2-2
29.10.25	Benfica Tondela	3-0
19.10.25	Vila Real Tondela	1-5
08.10.25	Racing Ferrol Tondela	2-2
05.10.25	Rio Ave Tondela	3-0
27.09.25	Santa Clara Tondela	1-2
12.09.25	Alverca Tondela	1-0
23.08.25	Benfica Tondela	3-0
10.08.25	Braga Tondela	3-0
24.07.25	Nacional Tondela	1-2
16.07.25	Academico Viseu Tondela	1-1
16.05.25	União de Leiria Tondela	0-2
27.04.25	Portimonense Tondela	2-2
12.04.25	Pacos Ferreira Tondela	0-1
29.03.25	Oliveirense Tondela	1-3
10.03.25	Leixoes Tondela	0-1
23.02.25	Academico Viseu Tondela	1-1
08.02.25	Felgueiras 1932 Tondela	1-0
26.01.25	FC Porto B Tondela	2-2
12.01.25	Alverca Tondela	1-1
21.12.24	Chaves Tondela	2-2
08.12.24	Vizela Tondela	1-1
09.11.24	Feirense Tondela	1-1
26.10.24	Benfica B Tondela	1-3
04.10.24	Torreense Tondela	0-2
22.09.24	Os Marialvas Tondela	2-1
15.09.24	Mafra Tondela	0-4
25.08.24	Penafiel Tondela	2-2
10.08.24	Maritimo Tondela	2-2
02.08.24	União de Leiria Tondela	2-1
10.07.24	Academica Tondela	1-3
19.05.24	AVS Tondela	0-1
04.05.24	Oliveirense Tondela	2-1
20.04.24	Santa Clara Tondela	1-0
09.01.24	Sporting CP Tondela	4-0
06.01.24	Nacional Tondela	1-1
27.09.23	Farense Tondela	1-0
09.09.23	Vitoria Guimaraes Tondela	0-1
29.07.23	Santa Clara Tondela (Penalties:2 - 4)	0-0
22.07.23	Vitoria Guimaraes Tondela (Penalties:0 - 1)	1-1

Rio Ave vs Tondela Head-to-head

05.10.2025	Rio Ave Tondela	3-0
12.01.2022	Rio Ave Tondela	0-1
09.02.2021	Rio Ave Tondela	2-1
20.09.2020	Tondela Rio Ave	1-1
22.02.2020	Tondela Rio Ave	1-2

05.10.2025	Rio Ave Tondela	3-0
12.01.2022	Rio Ave Tondela	0-1
09.02.2021	Rio Ave Tondela	2-1
15.09.2019	Rio Ave Tondela	2-4
01.02.2019	Rio Ave Tondela	2-2
16.04.2018	Rio Ave Tondela	1-1