Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2018-19

Rio Ave FC

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Sporting Clube de Portugal

Mon 3 Dec 2018 · 20:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 15' Marcos Acuna

Y 29' Nemanja Gudelj

Y 48' Sebastian Coates

Y 56' Bas Dost

Joao Schmidt 59' Y

Toni Borevkovic 60' Y

Y 64' Abdoulay Diaby

Carlos Vinicius 88' Y

Overview

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Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Primeira Liga .

Rio Ave FC 34 games · 36 pts (2025/26)
Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 games · 82 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Helder Malheiro
Referee Carlos Taborda Xistra
Referee Luciano Maia
Referee Joao Borlido Matos
Referee Alvaro Mesquita

5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	34	88
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	34	82
3	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	34	80
4	Sporting Clube de Braga	34	59
5	FC Famalicão	34	56
6	Gil Vicente FC	34	50
7	Moreirense FC	34	43
8	FC Arouca	34	42
9	Vitória SC	34	42
10	GD Estoril Praia	34	39
11	FC Alverca	34	39
12	Rio Ave FC	34	36
13	CD Santa Clara	34	36
14	CD Nacional	34	34
15	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	30
16	Casa Pia AC	34	30
17	CD Tondela	34	28
18	AVS	34	21

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-03 Rio Ave FC 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	1–3	L
10 Nov	CD Aves	A	1–2	L
05 Nov	CD Nacional	H	3–3	D
27 Oct	GD Chaves	H	1–0	W
06 Oct	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	1–1	D
29 Sep	Boavista FC	H	2–1	W

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Dec	Rio Ave FC	A	3–1	W
29 Nov	Qarabag Agdam FK	A	6–1	W
11 Nov	GD Chaves	H	2–1	W
08 Nov	Arsenal FC	A	0–0	D
04 Nov	CD Santa Clara	A	2–1	W
28 Oct	Boavista FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC		Sporting Clube de Portugal
#12	Position	#2
36	Points	82
34	Played	34
8 / 12 / 14	W / D / L	25 / 7 / 2
35	Scored	89
57	Conceded	24
-22	GD	+65
1.06	PPG	2.41
24%	Win %	74%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

44% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 2nd (82 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/3

46-60

3/–

61-75

–/3

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

5/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Rio Ave FC welcome Sporting Clube de Portugal for this crunch clash at .
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bruno Fernandes makes it 0-1.
12' Joao Schmidt does the damage! The net is bulging and Rio Ave FC surge ahead!
15' Controversy at the stadium! Marcos Acuna argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Rio Ave FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Clube de Portugal's compact .
23' Bas Dost has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 23 minutes.
28' Rio Ave FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nemanja Gudelj.
34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marcel Keizer will be considering his options from the bench.
39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
44' The travelling Sporting Clube de Portugal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
48' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Sebastian Coates will be fuming at that decision.
53' Diego Lopes, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' Bas Dost catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
59' Controversy at the stadium! Joao Schmidt argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
60' Toni Borevkovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 60.
61' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Portugal team. Marcos Acuna is replaced by Jefferson on 61 minute.
64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Abdoulay Diaby on 64.
69' Sporting Clube de Portugal make a change. Abdoulay Diaby trudges off to be replaced by Jovane Cabral on 69 minutes.
72' Jovane Cabral does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Portugal surge ahead!
76' The crowd applauds Junio as he leaves the pitch. Gabrielzinho steps in for Rio Ave FC.
81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Junio made 324 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
84' Rio Ave FC make a change. Fabio Coentrao trudges off to be replaced by Murilo on 84 minutes.
88' Carlos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
88' Another change for Sporting Clube de Portugal made on 88 minute. Wendel leaves to be changed by Bruno Cesar.
90' Nikola Jambor makes way for Bruno Moreira at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
The points are shared — Rio Ave FC 1-3 Sporting Clube de Portugal. Honours even.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Manuel Gomes

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcel Keizer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.91 Rio Ave FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.98 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC15% Draw18% Sporting Clube de Portugal67%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw

33%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

85%

Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC9% Draw32% Sporting Clube de Portugal59%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

9.3%

0 – 3

8.9%

1 – 2

8.1%

1 – 3

Actual

0 – 4

6.5%

1 – 1

6.3%

0 – 1

6.1%

1 – 4

5.9%

0 – 5

3.9%

2 – 2

3.6%

2 – 3

3.6%

1 – 5

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap	Rio Ave FC covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	6%	92%
-0.5	8%	—	92%
+0.5	23%	—	77%
+1	23%	19%	59%
+1.5	41%	—	59%
+2	41%	21%	38%
+2.5	62%	—	38%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

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

Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Rio Ave FC Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Clean Sheet