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Rio Ave v Sporting CP

Liga Portugal
Rio Ave
0:4
Full time
Sporting CP

Rio Ave v Sporting CP in Liga Portugal ended 0:4. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Rio Ave v Sporting CP

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Away win · Sporting CP at 58.5% - the match finished 0:4, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Rio Ave X 2 · Sporting CP Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 37.1% 26.6% 36.3% Home win · Rio Ave ✘ Missed
Pro AI (XGBoost) 22.9% 18.6% 58.5% Away win · Sporting CP ✔ Correct
Data Providers 10.0% 45.0% 45.0% Away win · Sporting CP ✔ Correct
Final score 0:4 Away win · Sporting CP
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 8.83 on a Rio Ave win, 5.41 on the draw and 1.31 on a Sporting CP win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Rio Ave win 8.83 10.00 1xBet 11.3% 22.9%
Draw 5.41 5.99 1xBet 18.5% 18.6%
Sporting CP win 1.31 1.36 Betano 76.3% 58.5%
Over 2.5 goals 1.59 1.68 Pinnacle 62.9% 57.6%
Under 2.5 goals 2.35 2.55 10Bet 42.6% 42.4%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.91 2.00 Bet365 52.4% 51.5%
Both teams to score - No 1.82 1.95 10Bet 54.9% 48.5%
Updated: 28.08.2026 15:59 · Average odds across 13 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Rio Ave v Sporting CP

  1. 5′F. Goncalves · Goal (assist: I. Doumbia)
  2. 19′G. Catamo · Goal (assist: F. Goncalves)
  3. 26′L. Suarez · Goal
  4. 37′L. Suarez · Goal (assist: M. Araujo)
  5. 51′L. Suarez · Yellow card
  6. 60′T. Nikitscher · Yellow card
  7. 65′G. Catamo · Substitution (off: Luis Guilherme)
  8. 65′F. Goncalves · Substitution (off: F. Ioannidis)
  9. 65′I. Doumbia · Substitution (off: S. Andersen)
  10. 66′Diogo Bezerra · Substitution (off: M. Sellouki)
  11. 75′D. Spikic · Substitution (off: R. Galcik)
  12. 75′T. Nikitscher · Substitution (off: A. Wenck)
  13. 81′R. Zalazar · Substitution (off: N. Irankunda)
  14. 86′J. Blesa · Substitution (off: Caike)
  15. 86′L. Suarez · Substitution (off: J. Derry)
  16. 86′M. Vrousai · Substitution (off: M. Patricio)

Match statistics: Rio Ave v Sporting CP

Statistic Rio Ave Sporting CP
Possession 40% 60%
Shots on target 0 5
Total shots 6 10
Shots off target 5 3
Blocked shots 1 2
Corners 2 3
Fouls 6 14
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 1 1
Saves 1 0
Passes 374 566
Pass accuracy 86% 90%

Line-ups: Rio Ave v Sporting CP

Rio Ave 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 5 Andreas Ndoj 6.2
  2. 7 Diogo Bezerra 6.2
  3. 9 Tamblé Monteiro 6.3
  4. 11 Jalen Blesa 6.6
  5. 17 Marios Vrousai 6.2
  6. 23 Francisco Petrasso 6.2
  7. 39 Gustavo Mancha 6.0
  8. 44 Tamás Nikitscher 6.7
  9. 54 Georgios Liavas 6.2
  10. 77 Dario Špikić 6.2
  11. 99 Ennio Van Der Gouw 5.6
Substitutes (12)
  1. 14 Jakub Brabec
  2. 19 Malik Sellouki 6.9
  3. 20 João Tomé
  4. 22 Kevin Chamorro
  5. 24 Pedro Amaral
  6. 25 Rafael Lobato
  7. 27 Tobias Medina
  8. 30 Roland Galčík 6.5
  9. 60 Caike
  10. 67 Samuel da Silva Alves
  11. 70 Antoine Wenck 6.3
  12. 79 Miguel Patricio

Sporting CP 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Rui Silva 6.7
  2. 5 Sergi Altimira 7.7
  3. 6 Zeno Debast 7.5
  4. 10 Geny Catamo 7.2
  5. 17 Rodrigo Zalazar 6.3
  6. 20 Maximiliano Araújo 6.3
  7. 22 Iván Fresneda 6.7
  8. 25 Gonçalo Inácio 7.3
  9. 58 Flávio Gonçalves 8.2
  10. 77 Issa Doumbia 6.9
  11. 97 Luis Javier Suárez 8.2
Substitutes (12)
  1. 4 Silas Andersen 6.5
  2. 7 Fotis Ioannidis 6.3
  3. 9 Rafael Nel
  4. 13 Georgios Vagiannidis
  5. 19 Nestory Irankunda
  6. 21 Pedro Lima
  7. 28 Jesse Derry
  8. 31 Luís Guilherme 6.6
  9. 41 Diego Callai
  10. 50 Rodrigo Dias
  11. 55 Ibrahima Ba
  12. 72 Eduardo Quaresma

Form and head-to-head: Rio Ave v Sporting CP

Rio Ave

LWLLD

Sporting CP

DWWWW

Head-to-head – last 2 meetings

Rio Ave wins: 0; draws: 0; Sporting CP wins: 2.

Date Home Score Away Competition
Rio Ave 1–4 Sporting CP Liga Portugal
Sporting CP 4–0 Rio Ave Liga Portugal

Liga Portugal standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Porto 6 6 0 0 +13 18 WWWWW
2 Benfica 6 5 1 0 +17 16 WWWWW
3 Sporting CP 6 4 2 0 +9 14 DWWWW
4 Santa Clara 6 4 2 0 +7 14 WWDWW
5 Arouca 6 3 1 2 +3 10 LDWLW
6 Estrela Amadora 5 2 3 0 +2 9 WDWDD
7 Academico Viseu 6 2 2 2 -2 8 WWLDL
8 Sporting Braga 4 2 1 1 +1 7 LWWD
9 Gil Vicente 5 2 1 2 0 7 LLDWW
10 Marítimo 5 2 1 2 -2 7 LLDWW
11 Alverca 6 1 2 3 -3 5 WLDLD
12 Famalicão 6 0 4 2 -2 4 DDDLL
13 Vitória Guimarães 6 1 1 4 -3 4 LDLWL
14 Nacional 6 1 1 4 -4 4 LLLLW
15 Moreirense 5 1 1 3 -8 4 LLWLD
16 Rio Ave 5 1 0 4 -9 3 LLWLL
17 Estoril 5 0 2 3 -5 2 DLLLD
18 Casa Pia 6 0 1 5 -14 1 LDLLL

Managers: Rio Ave v Sporting CP

Sotiris Sylaidopoulos
Rio AveManagerSotiris Sylaidopoulos
Rui Borges
Sporting CPManagerRui Borges

Match information: Rio Ave v Sporting CP

Kick-off
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Competition
Liga Portugal
Round
4
City
Vila do Conde
Surface
grass
Capacity
12,815