Vitoria de Guimaraes welcome Rio Ave at Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques, Guimarães on Sunday, Dec 27 at 6:00 PM in a Primeira Liga fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Vitoria de Guimaraes come into this fixture out of form (1W 2L recently). Rio Ave travel struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Vitoria de Guimaraes here — they've won 5 of 10 previous meetings against Rio Ave, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in Vitoria de Guimaraes won 2–0. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.6 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Vitoria de Guimaraes a slight edge, but Rio Ave are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.