PORTUGAL PRIMEIRA LIGA
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Estádio José Alvalade
Referee: Carlos Macedo, Portugal
Sporting CP
Match Timeline
Rio Ave
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
34'
L. Suarez · Assist: J. Simoes
Sporting CP
🟨
36'
Gonçalo Inácio
Sporting CP
🟨
38'
João Tomé
Rio Ave
🔄
46'
K. Zoabi ↔ Andre Luiz
Rio Ave
🔄
46'
J. Tome ↔ M. Vrousai
Rio Ave
53'
M. Araujo · Assist: L. Suarez
Sporting CP
60'
L. Suarez · Assist: Trincao
Sporting CP
61'
L. Suarez
Sporting CP
🔄
62'
D. Spikic ↔ B. Aguilera Zamora
Rio Ave
🔄
64'
M. Hjulmand ↔ G. Kochorashvili
Sporting CP
🔄
64'
M. Araujo ↔ Alisson Santos
Sporting CP
🔄
65'
J. Simoes ↔ H. Morita
Sporting CP
🔄
68'
G. Inacio ↔ Matheus Reis
Sporting CP
🔄
76'
G. Liavas ↔ J. Graca
Rio Ave
🔄
76'
F. Petrasso ↔ J. Lomboto
Rio Ave
🔄
78'
F. Ioannidis ↔ F. Goncalves
Sporting CP

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Sporting CP Win 0%
Draw 0%
Rio Ave Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Sporting CP2.18
Rio Ave1.07
Recent Form (Last 5)
Sporting CP Sporting CP
WWDLW
54 GF / 16 GA
Rio Ave Rio Ave
WLDWL
19 GF / 24 GA
Key Stats
2.57
Average Goals Scored
1.27
0.76
Average Goals Conceded
1.6
12
BTTS Yes
10
15
Over 2.5
9
6.81
Shots on Goal
3.93

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Sporting CP Sporting CP 21 matches
Rio Ave Rio Ave 15 matches
Sporting CP Statistic Rio Ave
15 Wins 3
3 Draws 8
3 Losses 4
54 Goals For 19
16 Goals Against 24
2.57 Avg Goals Scored 1.27
0.76 Avg Goals Conceded 1.6
12 BTTS Yes 10
20 Over 1.5 13
15 Over 2.5 9
7 Over 3.5 5
9 Clean Sheets 2
0 Failed To Score 4
6.81 Shots On Goal 3.93
17.14 Total Shots 9.47
5.86 Corners 3.67
58.7% Ball Possession 45.9%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Sporting CP won 11 times, Rio Ave won 1 times, while 3 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 34:10 from Sporting CP's perspective. 8 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 7 matches, with an average of 2.93 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Sporting CP 4-4-2 / Rio Ave 3-4-3
H2H summary: Sporting CP wins 11, draws 3, Rio Ave wins 1
Stats
Sporting CP Sporting CP
Rio Ave Rio Ave
Shots on Goal
12
Shots on Goal
0
Shots off Goal
6
Shots off Goal
3
Blocked Shots
5
Blocked Shots
2
8 Corner Kicks 1
13 Fouls 6
0 Offsides 0
59% Ball Possession 41%
23 Total Shots 5
12 Shots on Goal 0
6 Shots off Goal 3
5 Blocked Shots 2
18 Shots insidebox 0
5 Shots outsidebox 5
0 Goalkeeper Saves 8
582 Total passes 408
526 Passes accurate 343
3.26 expected_goals 0.11
🟨 1 Yellow Cards 1 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Sporting CP
Formation
Rio Ave
R. Silva
R. Silva
G. Vagiannidis
G. Vagiannidis
E. Quaresma
E. Quaresma
G. Inacio
G. Inacio
R. Mangas
R. Mangas
Trincao
🎯
Trincao
M. Hjulmand
M. Hjulmand
J. Simoes
🎯
J. Simoes
M. Araujo
M. Araujo
F. Ioannidis
F. Ioannidis
L. Suarez
⚽ 3 🎯
L. Suarez
C. Miszta
C. Miszta
F. Petrasso
F. Petrasso
J. Brabec
J. Brabec
N. Abbey
N. Abbey
J. Tome
J. Tome
A. Ntoi
A. Ntoi
G. Liavas
G. Liavas
N. Athanasiou
N. Athanasiou
O. Pohlmann
O. Pohlmann
K. Zoabi
K. Zoabi
D. Spikic
D. Spikic
Sporting CP 4-4-2
Starting XI
1
R. Silva
G
13
G. Vagiannidis
D
72
E. Quaresma
D
25
G. Inacio
↓ 68' 🟨 36'
D
91
R. Mangas
D
17
Trincao
🎯 60'
M
42
M. Hjulmand
↓ 64'
M
52
J. Simoes
🎯 34' ↓ 65'
M
20
M. Araujo
⚽ 53' ↓ 64'
M
89
F. Ioannidis
↓ 78'
F
97
L. Suarez
⚽ 34' ⚽ 60' ⚽ 61' 🎯 53'
F
Substitutes
12
J. Virginia
G
2
Matheus Reis
↑ 68'
D
5
H. Morita
↑ 65'
M
14
G. Kochorashvili
↑ 64'
M
27
Alisson Santos
↑ 64'
F
28
R. Ribeiro
F
58
F. Goncalves
↑ 78'
F
70
S. Blopa
D
78
M. Couto
F
Rio Ave 3-4-3
Starting XI
1
C. Miszta
G
23
F. Petrasso
↓ 76'
D
32
J. Brabec
D
6
N. Abbey
D
20
J. Tome
↓ 46' 🟨 38'
M
5
A. Ntoi
M
54
G. Liavas
↓ 76'
M
3
N. Athanasiou
M
80
O. Pohlmann
F
14
K. Zoabi
↓ 46'
F
18
D. Spikic
↓ 62'
F
Substitutes
22
K. Chamorro
G
2
E. da Silva Moreira
F
10
B. Aguilera Zamora
↑ 62'
M
11
Andre Luiz
↑ 46'
F
17
M. Vrousai
↑ 46'
F
21
J. Graca
↑ 76'
M
25
Rafael Lobato
F
28
M. Gual
F
63
J. Lomboto
↑ 76'
D
Last matches: Sporting CP
14.08.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Vitória SC
3
2
W
08.08.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Estrela
2
2
D
31.07.26
Fri
Sporting CP
Nottingham Forest
4
1
W
25.07.26
Fri
Sporting CP
Monaco
2
0
W
20.07.26
Fri
Sporting CP
Strasbourg
7
0
W
14.07.26
Fri
Sporting CP
Celtic
4
1
W
16.05.26
Pri
Sporting CP
GIL Vicente
3
0
W
11.05.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
4
1
W
04.05.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Vitória SC
5
1
W
29.04.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Tondela
2
2
D
26.04.26
Pri
Sporting CP
AVS
1
1
D
19.04.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Benfica
1
2
L
15.04.26
UEF
Sporting CP
Arsenal
0
0
D
11.04.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Estrela
1
0
W
07.04.26
UEF
Sporting CP
Arsenal
0
1
L
03.04.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Santa Clara
4
2
W
22.03.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Alverca
4
1
W
17.03.26
UEF
Sporting CP
Bodo/Glimt
5
0
W
11.03.26
UEF
Sporting CP
Bodo/Glimt
0
3
L
07.03.26
Pri
Sporting CP
SC Braga
2
2
D
Last matches: Rio Ave
09.08.26
Pri
Rio Ave
GIL Vicente
0
1
L
01.08.26
Fri
Rio Ave
Tondela
3
1
W
19.07.26
Fri
Rio Ave
Al-Ahli Jeddah
2
2
D
15.07.26
Fri
Rio Ave
Portimonense
3
0
W
11.07.26
Fri
Rio Ave
Arouca
2
1
W
16.05.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Casa Pia
1
1
D
11.05.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
1
4
L
03.05.26
Pri
Rio Ave
GIL Vicente
0
0
D
25.04.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Vitória SC
0
2
L
17.04.26
Pri
Rio Ave
AVS
2
2
D
11.04.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Santa Clara
2
0
W
04.04.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Alverca
1
2
L
22.03.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Estoril
2
1
W
15.03.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Estrela
2
1
W
09.03.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Tondela
1
0
W
01.03.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Famalicao
0
0
D
22.02.26
Pri
Rio Ave
FC Porto
0
1
L
16.02.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Moreirense
1
2
L
08.02.26
Pri
Rio Ave
SC Braga
0
3
L
31.01.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Arouca
0
3
L
H2H: Sporting CP vs Rio Ave
11.05.26
H2H
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
1
4
W
28.12.25
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
4
0
W
22.04.25
H2H
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
1
2
W
03.04.25
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
2
0
W
18.01.25
H2H
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
0
3
W
09.08.24
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
3
1
W
25.02.24
H2H
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
3
3
D
25.09.23
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
2
0
W
06.02.23
H2H
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
0
1
W
07.12.22
H2H
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
0
2
W
13.08.22
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
3
0
W
05.05.21
H2H
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
0
2
W
15.01.21
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
1
1
D
15.02.20
H2H
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
1
1
D
26.09.19
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
1
2
L
Last matches: Sporting CP
14.08.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Vitória SC
3
2
W
31.07.26
Fri
Sporting CP
Nottingham Forest
4
1
W
25.07.26
Fri
Sporting CP
Monaco
2
0
W
20.07.26
Fri
Sporting CP
Strasbourg
7
0
W
14.07.26
Fri
Sporting CP
Celtic
4
1
W
16.05.26
Pri
Sporting CP
GIL Vicente
3
0
W
04.05.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Vitória SC
5
1
W
29.04.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Tondela
2
2
D
19.04.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Benfica
1
2
L
07.04.26
UEF
Sporting CP
Arsenal
0
1
L
03.04.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Santa Clara
4
2
W
17.03.26
UEF
Sporting CP
Bodo/Glimt
5
0
W
27.02.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Estoril
3
0
W
15.02.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Famalicao
1
0
W
01.02.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Nacional
2
1
W
20.01.26
UEF
Sporting CP
Paris Saint Germain
2
1
W
16.01.26
Pri
Sporting CP
Casa Pia
3
0
W
13.12.25
Pri
Sporting CP
AVS
6
0
W
30.11.25
Pri
Sporting CP
Estrela
4
0
W
26.11.25
UEF
Sporting CP
Club Brugge KV
3
0
W
H2H at home: Sporting CP
28.12.25
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
4
0
W
03.04.25
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
2
0
W
09.08.24
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
3
1
W
25.09.23
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
2
0
W
13.08.22
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
3
0
W
15.01.21
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
1
1
D
26.09.19
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
1
2
L
Last matches: Rio Ave
09.08.26
Pri
Rio Ave
GIL Vicente
0
1
L
15.07.26
Fri
Rio Ave
Portimonense
3
0
W
16.05.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Casa Pia
1
1
D
25.04.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Vitória SC
0
2
L
11.04.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Santa Clara
2
0
W
22.03.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Estoril
2
1
W
09.03.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Tondela
1
0
W
22.02.26
Pri
Rio Ave
FC Porto
0
1
L
08.02.26
Pri
Rio Ave
SC Braga
0
3
L
25.01.26
Pri
Rio Ave
Nacional
0
4
L
20.12.25
Pri
Rio Ave
GIL Vicente
2
2
D
06.12.25
Pri
Rio Ave
AVS
2
1
W
08.11.25
Pri
Rio Ave
Alverca
1
1
D
25.10.25
Pri
Rio Ave
Estrela
2
1
W
28.09.25
Pri
Rio Ave
Famalicao
0
0
D
23.09.25
Pri
Rio Ave
Benfica
1
1
D
13.09.25
Pri
Rio Ave
Moreirense
1
3
L
23.08.25
Pri
Rio Ave
Arouca
3
3
D
H2H away: Rio Ave
28.12.25
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
4
0
L
03.04.25
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
2
0
L
09.08.24
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
3
1
L
25.09.23
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
2
0
L
13.08.22
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
3
0
L
15.01.21
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
1
1
D
26.09.19
H2H
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
1
2
W