Casa Pia v AVS: relegation fight as hosts target lift, visitors still chasing first league win | OneFootball

Casa Pia meet AVS in Liga Portugal on Friday, 23 January 2026 at the Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, with survival on the line: the hosts occupy the relegation play-off place, while the visitors are bottom and winless in the league.

Casa Pia won the reverse fixture 2-0 away in August and are unbeaten across the last three Liga Portugal meetings between the sides, with the other two ending level.

Form points to a tense night. Casa Pia have lost back-to-back league games after taking four points from the previous two. AVS are winless in the league this season and come in on a four-match losing run following a draw with Nacional, a sequence that includes a 6-0 defeat at Sporting CP.

The match-up could hinge on defensive resilience and wide supply. AVS have conceded 44 goals, average 2.4 against per game, and are yet to keep a clean sheet. They have attempted 229 open-play crosses at 23.58% accuracy but have no headed or set-piece goals, so Casa Pia may feel more secure in the air. The hosts have scored 17 and conceded 35, with Jeremy Livolant (four league assists) and Gaizka Larrazabal (three) offering service from the flanks.

A win would lift Casa Pia to 17 points and could move them out of the relegation play-off position depending on other results. AVS would move to seven points with victory but remain in the relegation zone, with ground still to make up.