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Rio Ave vs Sporting CP
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Liga Portugal2026/20272026/2027
0
-FT
4
Aug 28, 2026
Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
86'Substitution
Caike Lourenço Valença
Caike Lourenço Valença· In
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
86'Substitution
Miguel Almeida Patrício
Miguel Almeida Patrício· In
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
74'Substitution
Antoine Junior Wenck
Antoine Junior Wenck· In
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
Sporting CP
Sporting CP
60'Yellow Card
Rio Ave
51'Yellow Card
Sporting CP
Goal!
0-4
Luis Suárez
Luis Suárez
37'·Sporting CP
⚽
Goal!
0-3
Luis Suárez
Luis Suárez
26'·Sporting CP
⚽
Goal!
0-2
Geny Catamo
Geny Catamo
19'·Sporting CP
⚽
Goal!
0-1
Flávio Gonçalves
Flávio Gonçalves
5'·Sporting CP
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Rio Ave
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
Sporting CP
39%Ball Possession61%
6Shots Total14
0Shots On Target7
2Corners3
7Fouls14
1Yellow Cards1
1Offsides0
3Saves0
388Passes618
5Shots Off Target4
77Attacks101
30Dangerous Attacks40
3Shots Inside Box9
3Shots Outside Box5
0Goals4
14Free Kicks7
1Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
18Tackles15
0Assists3
327Accurate Passes557
10Total Crosses12
1Accurate Crosses3
15Interceptions7
48Duels Won39
0Big Chances Created3
0Big Chances Missed1

Team Lineups

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
6.9
24'000/1
10(100%)
1
1/1
6.8
86'00-
32(80%)
-
6/7
6.7
74'000/2
21(90%)
1
5/11
6.6
90'000/1
14(100%)
1
4/11
6.6
86'000/1
25(72%)
9
12/19
Antoine Junior Wenck
Antoine Junior Wenck
MF
6.5
16'00-
7(71%)
-
1/3
6.5
90'000/1
31(77%)
1
3/7
6.4
90'00-
43(86%)
2
4/7
6.4
16'00-
7(86%)
-
0/1
6.4
74'00-
35(88%)
2
5/7
6.2
66'00-
12(67%)
-
3/6
6.2
90'00-
40(83%)
-
0/1
6.1
90'00-
54(86%)
2
3/4
6.1
90'00-
55(91%)
-
-
Caike Lourenço Valença
Caike Lourenço Valença
DF
-4'00-
1
-
0/1
Miguel Almeida Patrício
Miguel Almeida Patrício
FW
-4'00-
1(100%)
-
1/1

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Rio Ave15W110107/157-6
Sporting CP15W28014413/1514-6
Rio Ave — last 5 games
  1. D2-2 vs Al Ahli2026-07-19
  2. W3-1 vs Tondela2026-08-01
  3. L0-1 @ Gil Vicente2026-08-09
  4. L0-2 vs Porto2026-08-15
  5. W2-0 @ Estoril2026-08-22
Sporting CP — last 5 games
  1. W2-0 vs Monaco2026-07-25
  2. W4-1 vs Nottingham Forest2026-07-31
  3. D2-2 @ Estrela Amadora2026-08-08
  4. W3-2 vs Vitória Guimarães2026-08-14
  5. W3-1 vs Alverca2026-08-22
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Rio Ave152.6787%53%27%53%27%27%
Sporting CP153.893%73%60%67%33%7%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Rio AveHome823311-141.1375%13%
Sporting CPAway41307-41.550%25%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Rio Ave153-1118-886%60%1-7-7
Sporting CP1415-326-1163%64%7-6-1
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
35
Period covered
2009-11-08 – 2026-05-11
Rio Ave wins
5
Draws
7
Sporting CP wins
23
Avg goals per meeting
2.77
Over 2.5 goals
54%
Both teams scored
49%
Home side won
40%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
0W 0D 5L (Rio Ave view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
3.4 vs 2.77
Most recent meetings (5 of 35)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-05-11Rio Ave1-4Sporting CP
2025-12-28Sporting CP4-0Rio Ave
2025-04-22Rio Ave1-2Sporting CP
2025-04-03Sporting CP2-0Rio Ave
2025-01-18Rio Ave0-3Sporting CP
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 24 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Rio Ave1033-1LLW9+1
Sporting CP2373DWW20
Table context
Points gap
4 ptsRio Ave 3 · Sporting CP 7
Positions
#10 vs #2
Goals per game
0.67/1 vs 2.67/1.67scored/conceded per game · league average 1.4

How we calculate this

Liga Portugal Standings

Liga Portugal · 2026/2027

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
110+2130
29+1822
310+1221
49+718
59+517
···
149-108
159-87
169-137
1710-147
1810-142

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Liga Portugal
Rio Ave
9 matches
Sporting CP
10 matches
#16Position#3
7Points21
2Wins6
1Draws3
6Losses1
8Goals23
0.89Goals per game2.30
21Goals conceded11
2.33Goals per game conceded1.10

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (9 vs 10 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityRio Ave 17% · X · Draw 20% · Sporting CP 63%
1 · Home Win
17%
X · Draw
20%
2 · Away Win
63%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.02 vs 2.15
Projected Total: 3.17
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
57%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
12% / 36%
Rio Ave / Sporting CP
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 2(10.0%)0 - 2(9.8%)1 - 1(9.3%)
Last Matches
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP — Head to Head

Match summary

Sporting CP beat Rio Ave 4-0 in the Liga Portugal.

Before kickoff, Rio Ave sat 10th on 3 points, while Sporting CP were 2nd on 7 points. Across 35 previous meetings on record, Rio Ave won 5 and Sporting CP won 23, with 7 draws (2.77 goals per game).

Flávio Gonçalves (5'), Geny Catamo (19') and Luis Suárez (26', 37') scored the goals for Sporting CP.