Rio Ave vs Sporting CP

0 - 2

🕒 Wed, 05 May 2021 21:15 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube 🧑‍⚖️ Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2020-2021 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

Rio Ave 16 · Sporting CP 1

Referee Stats

Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo

19 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	32%
Draws	11%
Away wins	58%

How the match was won

Sporting CP outshot their opponent (5-17).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Sporting CP had the sharper finishing (1-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Rio Ave (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-8

Goals For / Against

12 / 20

Avg: 0.67 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sporting CP (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-3-1

Goals For / Against

31 / 10

Avg: 1.82 / 0.59

Points

Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.00

PPG

2.47

0.67

1.82

1.11

0.59

35%

O2.5

35%

24%

BTTS

35%

Score 1st

League-position context

Rio Ave rank16th

Sporting CP rank1st

Rio Ave points34

Sporting CP points85

Rio Ave: #16 · 34 pts · GD -15

46 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

Sporting CP: #1 · 85 pts · GD +45

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 45 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.

51-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Rio Ave last 5 home

L L D D L

Points2/15

Weighted index11

Goals1-8

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sporting CP last 5 away

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals8-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS24%

BTTS + O2.518%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 71% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 6%

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Rio Ave score at home41%

Rio Ave clean sheet at home47%

Sporting CP score away94%

Sporting CP clean sheet away65%

First-goal patterns

Rio Ave score first0%

Rio Ave win after scoring first0%

Sporting CP score first0%

Sporting CP win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rio Ave 0% · Sporting CP 0%

Vs league average

Rio Ave score at home0.67 vs 1.27

Rio Ave concede at home1.11 vs 1.15

Sporting CP score away1.82 vs 1.15

Sporting CP concede away0.59 vs 1.27

Rio Ave score 47% below league average, while Sporting CP score 59% above league average.

Defensive side: Rio Ave are 3% below league average at home, and Sporting CP are 54% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Rio Ave goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sporting CP goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

433

425

Passes Accurate

363

341

Passes %

84%

80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	20
Home Wins	2
Draws	4
Away Wins	14
Over 2.5 Goals	11 (55.0%)
BTTS	9 (45.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	10
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (60.0%)
BTTS	6 (60.0%)

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

11 May 2026 Rio Ave vs Sporting CP 1 - 4 28 Dec 2025 Sporting CP vs Rio Ave 4 - 0

2024-2025 Season

18 Jan 2025 Rio Ave vs Sporting CP 0 - 3 09 Aug 2024 Sporting CP vs Rio Ave 3 - 1

2023-2024 Season

25 Feb 2024 Rio Ave vs Sporting CP 3 - 3 25 Sep 2023 Sporting CP vs Rio Ave 2 - 0

2022-2023 Season

06 Feb 2023 Rio Ave vs Sporting CP 0 - 1 13 Aug 2022 Sporting CP vs Rio Ave 3 - 0

2020-2021 Season

05 May 2021 Rio Ave vs Sporting CP 0 - 2 15 Jan 2021 Sporting CP vs Rio Ave 1 - 1

2019-2020 Season

15 Feb 2020 Rio Ave vs Sporting CP 1 - 1 31 Aug 2019 Sporting CP vs Rio Ave 2 - 3

2018-2019 Season

07 Apr 2019 Sporting CP vs Rio Ave 3 - 0 03 Dec 2018 Rio Ave vs Sporting CP 1 - 3

2017-2018 Season

18 Mar 2018 Sporting CP vs Rio Ave 2 - 0 27 Oct 2017 Rio Ave vs Sporting CP 0 - 1

2016-2017 Season

18 Feb 2017 Sporting CP vs Rio Ave 1 - 0 18 Sep 2016 Rio Ave vs Sporting CP 3 - 1

2015-2016 Season

08 Feb 2016 Sporting CP vs Rio Ave 0 - 0 13 Sep 2015 Rio Ave vs Sporting CP 1 - 2