Sporting CP vs Rio Ave

4 - 0

🕒 Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio José Alvalade 🧑‍⚖️ Carlos Macedo 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Sporting CP 2 · Rio Ave 13

Referee Stats

Carlos Macedo

12 matches · 2.75 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.75
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.58
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	75%
Draws	8%
Away wins	17%

Team Overview

Sporting CP (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-2-2

Goals For / Against

51 / 11

Avg: 3.00 / 0.65

Points

Avg: 2.41

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rio Ave (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-6

Goals For / Against

18 / 28

Avg: 1.06 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.24

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

2.41

PPG

1.24

3.00

1.06

0.65

1.65

82%

O2.5

53%

41%

BTTS

53%

71%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Sporting CP rank2nd

Rio Ave rank13th

Sporting CP points82

Rio Ave points36

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.

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.

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

Sporting CP last 5 home

W W D L W

Points10/15

Weighted index73

Goals15-7

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 last 5 away

D L W W W

Points10/15

Weighted index51

Goals6-4

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.

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.582%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 6%

Rio Ave trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Sporting CP score at home100%

Sporting CP clean sheet at home59%

Rio Ave score away65%

Rio Ave clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Sporting CP score first71%

Sporting CP win after scoring first83%

Rio Ave score first24%

Rio Ave win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting CP 67% · Rio Ave 58%

Avg first goal minute: Sporting CP 29.7' · Rio Ave 46.3'

Vs league average

Sporting CP score at home3.00 vs 1.50

Sporting CP concede at home0.65 vs 1.19

Rio Ave score away1.06 vs 1.19

Rio Ave concede away1.65 vs 1.50

Sporting CP score 100% above league average, while Rio Ave score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Sporting CP are 45% below league average at home, and Rio Ave are 10% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Sporting CP goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

31-45 11

16-30 8

46-60 8

61-75 8

0-15 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Rio Ave goal timing (away)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

31-45 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 0

Match Statistics

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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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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

34' ⚽

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34' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Suárez

Normal Goal · Assist: João Simões

36'

36' Gonçalo Inácio

38'

38' João Tomé

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Zoabi

1st substitution · For: André Luiz

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ João Tomé

2nd substitution · For: M. Vrousai

53' ⚽

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53' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Araújo

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Suárez

60' ⚽

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60' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

L. Suárez

Normal Goal · Assist: Trincão

61' ⚽

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61' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

L. Suárez

Normal Goal

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ D. Špikić

3rd substitution · For: B. Aguilera

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. Hjulmand

1st substitution · For: G. Kochorashvili

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. Araújo

2nd substitution · For: Alisson Santos

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ João Simões

3rd substitution · For: H. Morita

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Gonçalo Inácio

4th substitution · For: Matheus Reis

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ G. Liavas

4th substitution · For: João Graça

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ F. Petrasso

5th substitution · For: J. Lomboto

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ F. Ioannidis

5th substitution · For: Flávio Gonçalves

Sporting CP vs Rio Ave 4-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sporting CP beat Rio Ave 4-0 on Sunday, 28 December 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Carlos Macedo. It was played at Estádio José Alvalade.

First half: Sporting CP took the lead at 34' when L. Suárez scored, with the assist credited to João Simões, making the score 1-0. Gonçalo Inácio received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 36'. João Tomé received a yellow card for Rio Ave at 38'.

Second half: Rio Ave made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Zoabi replacing André Luiz. Rio Ave made their 2nd substitution at 46', with João Tomé replacing M. Vrousai. Sporting CP extended the lead at 53' when M. Araújo scored, with the assist credited to L. Suárez, making the score 2-0. Sporting CP extended the lead at 60' when L. Suárez scored, with the assist credited to Trincão, making the score 3-0. Sporting CP extended the lead at 61' when L. Suárez scored, making the score 4-0. Rio Ave made their 3rd substitution at 62', with D. Špikić replacing B. Aguilera. Sporting CP made their 1st substitution at 64', with M. Hjulmand replacing G. Kochorashvili. Sporting CP made their 2nd substitution at 64', with M. Araújo replacing Alisson Santos. Sporting CP made their 3rd substitution at 65', with João Simões replacing H. Morita. Sporting CP made their 4th substitution at 68', with Gonçalo Inácio replacing Matheus Reis. Rio Ave made their 4th substitution at 76', with G. Liavas replacing João Graça. Rio Ave made their 5th substitution at 76', with F. Petrasso replacing J. Lomboto. Sporting CP made their 5th substitution at 78', with F. Ioannidis replacing Flávio Gonçalves.

Sporting CP used 5 substitutions while Rio Ave used 5 substitutions. Sporting CP got 1 yellow card, while Rio Ave got 1 yellow card.