Rio Ave vs Sporting CP

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🕒 Mon, 11 May 2026 20:15 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube 🧑‍⚖️ Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Rio Ave 13 · Sporting CP 2

Referee Stats

Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves

17 matches · 4.06 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.06
Reds avg	0.59
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	35%
Draws	18%
Away wins	47%

Team Overview

Rio Ave (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-6-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 29

Avg: 1.00 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sporting CP (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-0

Goals For / Against

38 / 13

Avg: 2.24 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 2.41

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

0.88

PPG

2.41

1.00

2.24

1.71

0.76

65%

O2.5

59%

53%

BTTS

71%

29%

Score 1st

59%

League-position context

Rio Ave rank13th

Sporting CP rank2nd

Rio Ave points36

Sporting CP points82

Rio Ave: #13 · 36 pts · GD -22

46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sporting CP: #2 · 82 pts · GD +65

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 40 pts above the play-off edge. 52 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Rio Ave last 5 home

L D D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals6-9

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sporting CP last 5 away

W D W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals12-5

Record3-2-0

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 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 24%

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Rio Ave score at home59%

Rio Ave clean sheet at home18%

Sporting CP score away100%

Sporting CP clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Rio Ave score first29%

Rio Ave win after scoring first40%

Sporting CP score first59%

Sporting CP win after scoring first70%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rio Ave 0% · Sporting CP 100%

Avg first goal minute: Rio Ave 26.0' · Sporting CP 29.2'

Vs league average

Rio Ave score at home1.00 vs 1.50

Rio Ave concede at home1.71 vs 1.19

Sporting CP score away2.24 vs 1.19

Sporting CP concede away0.76 vs 1.50

Rio Ave score 33% below league average, while Sporting CP score 88% above league average.

Defensive side: Rio Ave are 44% above league average at home, and Sporting CP are 49% 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)

1H scored: 62% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

Sporting CP goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

46-60 6

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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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