Rio Ave vs Sporting CPLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Liga Portugal

2025/2026

Rio Ave

Bezerra12'

-FT

May 11, 2026

Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Francisco Trincão

Sporting CP

Goals

7.7

90'+1Substitution

Rafael Nel· In

Luis Suárez· Out

Sporting CP

Goal!

1-4

Geovany Quenda

90'·Sporting CP

⚽

85'Second Yellow

Ryan

Rio Ave

83'Yellow Card

Ryan

Rio Ave

82'Substitution

Eduardo Felicíssimo· In

Pedro Gonçalves· Out

Sporting CP

82'Substitution

Giorgi Kochorashvili· In

Daniel Bragança· Out

Sporting CP

73'Substitution

Antonis Papakanellos· In

Dario Spikic· Out

Rio Ave

73'Substitution

Andreas Ntoi· In

Diogo Bezerra· Out

Rio Ave

72'Substitution

Omar Richards· In

Nelson Abbey· Out

Rio Ave

Goal!

1-3

Francisco Trincão

66'·Sporting CP

⚽

65'Substitution

Geovany Quenda· In

Hidemasa Morita· Out

Sporting CP

64'Substitution

Geny Catamo· In

Luís Guilherme· Out

Sporting CP

64'Substitution

João Tomé· In

Marios Vrousai· Out

Rio Ave

55'Substitution

Jakub Brabec· In

Tamble Monteiro· Out

Rio Ave

52'Second Yellow

Francisco Petrasso

Rio Ave

Goal!

1-2

Gustavo Mancha

42'·Sporting CP

⚽

Goal!

1-1

Luis Suárez

35'·Sporting CP

⚽

34'Yellow Card

Francisco Petrasso

Rio Ave

32'Yellow Card

Ousmane Diomande

Sporting CP

32'Yellow Card

Luis Suárez

Sporting CP

13'Yellow Card

Diogo Bezerra

Rio Ave

Goal!

1-0

Diogo Bezerra

12'·Rio Ave

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Statistics of the Game

Rio Ave

Sporting CP

36%Ball Possession64%

12Shots Total16

3Shots On Target5

5Corners6

9Fouls7

5Yellow Cards2

2Saves2

299Passes535

6Shots Off Target6

48Attacks100

36Dangerous Attacks70

9Shots Inside Box11

3Shots Outside Box5

1Goals4

7Free Kicks8

3Shots Blocked5

5Substitutions5

15Tackles11

1Assists2

245Accurate Passes486

2Red Cards0

2Ball Safe0

2Injuries5

11Total Crosses14

5Accurate Crosses2

6Interceptions2

34Duels Won32

2Big Chances Created2

1Big Chances Missed1

Rio Ave

Manager: Sotiris Silaidopoulos

Starting XI

6.0

6.8

4.8

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

7.3

6.5

6.6

7.4

Substitutes

6.1

6.5

6.4

5.9

6.3

Manager: Rui Borges

Starting XI

6.6

6.6

7.2

6.8

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.1

7.7

7.1

7.7

Substitutes

7.2

6.7

6.6

6.5

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Tamble Monteiro FW	7.4	55'	0	1	2/4	19(84%)	1	5/10
Diogo Bezerra MF	7.3	73'	1	0	1/1	16(63%)	-	2/4
Marios Vrousai DF	6.8	64'	0	0	-	22(82%)	3	6/7
Dario Spikic MF	6.6	73'	0	0	0/3	16(75%)	1	2/6
Antonis Papakanellos MF	6.5	17'	0	0	-	10(78%)	-	2/3
Jalen Blesa MF	6.5	90'	0	0	0/2	30(77%)	1	2/5
Ryan MF	6.4	85'	0	0	-	26(88%)	2	4/9
João Tomé DF	6.4	26'	0	0	0/1	8(88%)	2	4/4
Tamás Nikitscher MF	6.3	90'	0	0	0/1	23(87%)	2	3/7
Omar Richards DF	6.3	18'	0	0	-	3(100%)	-	-
Nelson Abbey DF	6.2	72'	0	0	-	18(72%)	2	2/4
Gustavo Mancha DF	6.1	90'	0	0	-	35(89%)	1	1/1
Andreas Ntoi DF	6.1	17'	0	0	-	9(89%)	-	0/2
Cezary Miszta GK	6.0	90'	0	0	-	37(78%)	-	-
Jakub Brabec DF	5.9	35'	0	0	-	9(75%)	-	-
Francisco Petrasso DF	4.8	52'	0	0	-	18(94%)	-	1/4

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Rio Ave	D1	1	3	0	0	5/15	5-6
Sporting CP	W1	4	0	3	3	6/15	9-6

Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.

Rio Ave — last 5 games

L1-2 vs Alverca2026-04-04
W2-0 @ Santa Clara2026-04-11
D2-2 vs AVS2026-04-17
L0-2 @ Vitória Guimarães2026-04-25
D0-0 vs Gil Vicente2026-05-03

Sporting CP — last 5 games

L1-2 vs Benfica2026-04-19
D0-0 @ Porto2026-04-22
D1-1 @ AVS2026-04-26
D2-2 vs Tondela2026-04-29
W5-1 vs Vitória Guimarães2026-05-04

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 34
Rio Ave wins: 5
Draws: 7
Sporting CP wins: 22
Avg goals per meeting: 2.71
Over 2.5 goals: 53%
Both teams scored: 47%
Home side won: 41%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 0W 0D 5L (Rio Ave view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 3.2 vs 2.71

Aggregated from 34 finished meetings in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-12-28	Sporting CP	4-0	Rio Ave
2025-04-22	Rio Ave	1-2	Sporting CP
2025-04-03	Sporting CP	2-0	Rio Ave
2025-01-18	Rio Ave	0-3	Sporting CP
2024-08-09	Sporting CP	3-1	Rio Ave

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Rio Ave	12	34	36	-22	DLDLD	16	-4
Sporting CP	2	34	82	65	DDWWW	2	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 46 ptsRio Ave 36 · Sporting CP 82
Positions: #12 vs #2

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-05-11

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Last 6 matches

Won 0%

(0/6)

Draw 17%

(1/6)

Won 83%

(5/6)

Goals

6-17

Total matches

Recent matches

Liga Portugal•May 11, 2026

Rio Ave

1-4

Sporting CP

Taça De Portugal•Apr 22, 2025

Rio Ave

1-2

Sporting CP

Liga Portugal•Jan 18, 2025

Rio Ave

0-3

Sporting CP

Liga Portugal•Aug 9, 2024

Sporting CP

3-1

Rio Ave

Liga Portugal•Feb 25, 2024

Rio Ave

3-3

Sporting CP

Head to Head

Last 20 matches

Rio Ave wins

Draws

Sporting CP wins

Goals Scored

17 - 39

May 11, 2026 • Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

1-4

Sporting CP

Apr 22, 2025 • Taça De Portugal

Rio Ave

1-2

Sporting CP

Jan 18, 2025 • Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

0-3

Sporting CP

Match Report

On the table this was a mismatch: Sporting CP (2nd, 82 pts) held a 46-point advantage over Rio Ave (12th, 36 pts). Recent form told a different story for Rio Ave: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 12th.

34 meetings are on record — 5 won by Rio Ave, 22 by Sporting CP, 7 drawn, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 41% of the meetings went to the host.

Goal scorers

Rio Ave: Diogo Bezerra (12') · Sporting CP: Luis Suárez (35'), Gustavo Mancha (42'), Francisco Trincão (66'), Geovany Quenda (90')

Key stats

Possession: Rio Ave 36% · Sporting CP 64% · Total shots: 12-16 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 5-6

More details:

Rio Ave — live results and schedule Sporting CP — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Rio Ave vs Sporting CP?

Rio Ave 1-4 Sporting CP. Liga Portugal match played on 11 May 2026.

What league is Rio Ave vs Sporting CP in?

This match is part of the Liga Portugal. The match takes place at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Rio Ave and Sporting CP?

In 34 meetings between 2016 and 2026: Rio Ave has 5 wins, 7 draws, and 22 losses against Sporting CP.

Where is Rio Ave vs Sporting CP being played?

The match is being played at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

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Starting XI

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Player Statistics

Player Stats

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP — computed insights

Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 20 matches

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions