Vitoria de Guimaraes welcome Rio Ave at Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques, Guimaraes on Sunday, Dec 27 at 6:00 PM in a Primeira Liga fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 0 points split them in the table.

Vitoria de Guimaraes come into this fixture out of form (1W 2L recently). Rio Ave are out of form (1W 2L recently), making this a relatively even contest on current form.

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.