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Academico Viseu vs Rio Ave prediction and preview

1 Nov 2026, 18:00 UTC · Estadio do Fontelo, Viseu

The PunterPick prediction

Under 3.5 GoalsOdds 1.33Market probability 70%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Academico Viseu host Rio Ave in the Primeira Liga (Portugal) on 1 Nov 2026, 18:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 3.5 Goals — fewer than 3.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.33, which the bookmaker market rated at about 70% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Academico Viseu had won 5, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches, scoring 11 and conceding 11. Rio Ave had won 3, drawn 1 and lost 6 of their last 10, with 9 scored and 21 conceded.

Both teams scored in 4 of Academico Viseu's last 10 and 2 of Rio Ave's last 10; 5 and 5 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Academico Viseu averaged 1.00 goals scored and 0.86 conceded across 7 matches; away from home Rio Ave averaged 0.88 scored and 1.13 conceded across 8.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.72 goals from Academico Viseu and 0.98 from Rio Ave. From that it rates a home win at 54%, a draw at 26% and an away win at 20%, against 51%, 26% and 23% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 72%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Academico Viseu (green) and Rio Ave (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form79% – 21%
Attack60% – 40%
Defence82% – 18%
Head-to-head25% – 75%
Goals25% – 75%
Overall strength56% – 43%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Academico ViseuLWLWW1.101.1040%50%
Rio AveLWWLD0.902.1020%50%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
Double Chance 1X77%1.22
Over 1.5 Goals74%1.25
Under 3.5 Goals70%1.33
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals68%1.36
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals65%1.44
BTTS Yes54%1.75
Academico Viseu Win51%1.85
Over 2.5 Goals51%1.85

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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