Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2025-26

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Mon 11 May 2026 · 19:15 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. HT 45' · FT 45'

Diogo Oliveira 12' 1–0

1–1 35' Luis Suarez pen

1–2 42' Gustavo og

1–3 66' Trincao

1–4 90' Geovany Quenda

Diogo Oliveira 13' Y

Y 32' Ousmane Diomande

Y 32' Luis Suarez

Francisco Petrasso 34' Y

Francisco Petrasso 52' YR

Ryan Guilherme 83' Y

Ryan Guilherme 85' YR

Overview

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Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C..

Rio Ave FC 2 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joao Goncalves (Portugal)
Assistant 1 Pedro Ribeiro
Assistant 2 Miguel Martins (Portugal)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	2	6
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	2	4
3	CD Santa Clara	2	4
4	CS Marítimo	1	3
5	FC Arouca	1	3
6	Gil Vicente FC	1	3
7	CF Estrela da Amadora	2	2
8	Moreirense FC	1	1
9	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	1	1
10	Sporting Clube de Braga	1	1
11	Académico de Viseu FC	2	1
12	FC Famalicão	1	1
13	GD Estoril Praia	1	1
14	CD Nacional	1	1
15	FC Alverca	2	1
16	Casa Pia AC	1	0
17	Vitória SC	2	0
18	Rio Ave FC	2	0

Head-to-Head

Rio Ave FC 14 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sporting Clube de Portugal

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-11 Rio Ave FC 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2025-12-28 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–0 Rio Ave FC 2025-01-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2024-08-09 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 Rio Ave FC 2024-02-25 Rio Ave FC 3–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	1–4	L
03 May	Gil Vicente FC	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	Vitória SC	A	0–2	L
17 Apr	AVS	H	2–2	D
11 Apr	CD Santa Clara	A	2–0	W
04 Apr	FC Alverca	H	1–2	L

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	Rio Ave FC	A	4–1	W
04 May	Vitória SC	H	5–1	W
29 Apr	CD Tondela	H	2–2	D
26 Apr	AVS	A	1–1	D
19 Apr	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	1–2	L
15 Apr	Arsenal FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC		Sporting Clube de Portugal
#18	Position	#2
0	Points	4
2	Played	2
0 / 0 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 0
0	Scored	5
3	Conceded	4
-3	GD	+1
0.00	PPG	2.00
0%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

Rio Ave FC are 18th (0 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 2nd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/3

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C.!
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rio Ave FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Luis Suarez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Portugal so far.
12' Goal! Diogo Oliveira scores his 1 goal in 251 matches.
13' Diogo Oliveira has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 13.
18' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Tamas Nikitscher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
23' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rio Ave FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
28' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
32' Ousmane Diomande is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
34' That is a card for Rio Ave FC. Francisco Petrasso will be fuming at that decision.
35' What composure from Luis Suarez! The Colombia international strokes it home. 1-1.
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
42' The Brazil Gustavo breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 2-1!
47' Sporting Clube de Portugal come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
52' That looks like a foul for a card for Francisco Petrasso.
55' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Tamble Monteiro is replaced by Jakub Brabec.
60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
63' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Joao Tome on, Marious Vrousai off on 63 minutes.
64' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Hidemasa Morita is replaced by Geovany Quenda.
65' The supporters are chanting for Geny Catamo. He replaces Luis Guilherme on 65 minute.
66' What composure from Trincao! The Portugal international strokes it home. 2-2.
71' Nelson Abbey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
72' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Antonis Papakanellos on, Diogo Oliveira off on 72 minutes.
77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryan Guilherme made 266 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
82' The supporters are chanting for Eduardo Felicissimo. He replaces Pedro Goncalves on 82 minute.
83' Ryan Guilherme picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
85' The referee calls foul for Ryan Guilherme. He receives a card.
90' What a strike from Geovany Quenda! The score is 2-3.
90' The crowd applauds Luis Suarez as he leaves the pitch. Rafael Nel steps in for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sporting Clube de Portugal take all three points.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

17
Marious Vrousai ↓ Joao Tome 63'
1
Cezary Miszta
18
Dario Spikic ↓ Andreas Ndoj 72'
44
Tamas Nikitscher
6
Nelson Abbey ↓ Omar Richards 72'
9
Tamble Monteiro ↓ Jakub Brabec 55'
11
Jalen Blesa
7
Diogo Oliveira ↓ Antonis Papakanellos 72'
23
Francisco Petrasso
39
Gustavo
8
Ryan Guilherme

Bench

Coach Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

8
Pedro Goncalves ↓ Eduardo Felicissimo 82'
1
Rui Silva
5
Hidemasa Morita ↓ Geovany Quenda 64'
97
Luis Suarez ↓ Rafael Nel 90'
17
Trincao
25
Goncalo Inacio
23
Daniel Braganca ↓ Giorgi Kochorashvili 82'
72
Eduardo Quaresma
26
Ousmane Diomande
31
Luis Guilherme ↓ Geny Catamo 65'
20
Maximiliano Araujo

Bench

Coach Rui Borges

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pedro Goncalves	6
Viktor Gyokeres	3
Bruno Fernandes	3
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu	2
Luiz Phellype	2
Filipe Augusto	2
Morten Hjulmand	2
Paulinho	2

Head to Head

Rio Ave FC Form

2026-05-11 Rio Ave FC 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2026-05-03 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Gil Vicente FC D 2026-04-25 Vitória SC 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2026-04-17 Rio Ave FC 2–2 AVS D 2026-04-11 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave FC W 2026-04-04 Rio Ave FC 1–2 FC Alverca L

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2026-05-11 Rio Ave FC 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2026-05-04 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–1 Vitória SC W 2026-04-29 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 CD Tondela D 2026-04-26 AVS 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2026-04-19 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2026-04-15 Arsenal FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.47 Rio Ave FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.7 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC11% Draw17% Sporting Clube de Portugal72%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes35% 0% No65%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw

28%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

89%

Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC5% Draw34% Sporting Clube de Portugal61%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

15.3%

0 – 3

13.3%

0 – 1

11.5%

0 – 4

8.9%

1 – 2

1 – 3

6.3%

1 – 1

5.8%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 5

4.9%

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 5

2.5%

0 – 6

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap	Rio Ave FC covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	1%	99%
-1.5	1%	—	99%
-1	1%	3%	96%
-0.5	4%	—	96%
+0.5	17%	—	83%
+1	17%	20%	63%
+1.5	37%	—	63%
+2	37%	23%	40%
+2.5	60%	—	40%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

63% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.