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

Primeira Liga · 2018-19
Rio Ave FC
1 – 3
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Académico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Marítimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicão 7 7
14 Vitória SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 2

Head-to-Head

1
3
11
Rio Ave FC 15 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#16 Position #3
4 Points 15
7 Played 7
1 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 0
5 Scored 17
15 Conceded 8
-10 GD +9
0.57 PPG 2.14
14% Win % 57%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

Rio Ave FC are 16th (4 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Clube de Portugal
0-15
4/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 2 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Luis Suarez 6 G 1 A
Flavio Goncalves 3 G 1 A
Fotis Ioannidis 2 G 2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar 1 G 1 A
Maximiliano Araujo 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal get this one started.
  • 5' Nemanja Gudelj needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 8' The Portugal Bruno Fernandes breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 0-1!
  • 12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joao Schmidt makes it 1-1.
  • 15' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marcos Acuna.
  • 20' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 23' Sporting Clube de Portugal is taking the lead after the goal scored by Bas Dost on 23.
  • 28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 29' Sporting Clube de Portugal receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 29.
  • 34' Rio Ave FC is showing some good football. However, Rio Ave FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 44' Sporting Clube de Portugal looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Luis Suarez scoring 2 goals.
  • 48' Controversy at the stadium! Sebastian Coates argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 53' Sporting Clube de Portugal has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bas Dost on 56.
  • 59' Joao Schmidt is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 60' Toni Borevkovic is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
  • 61' The whistle greets Marcos Acuna as he departs to be replaced by Jefferson.
  • 64' The referee calls foul for Abdoulay Diaby. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 69' The Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes a substitution. Abdoulay Diaby departs to be replaced by Jovane Cabral.
  • 72' What a strike from Jovane Cabral! The score is 1-3.
  • 76' Gabrielzinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Junio on 76 minute.
  • 81' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 84' Fabio Coentrao makes way for Murilo at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Carlos is booked for Rio Ave FC — Yellow card on 88.
  • 88' The whistle greets Wendel as he departs to be replaced by Bruno Cesar.
  • 90' Rio Ave FC make a change. Nikola Jambor trudges off to be replaced by Bruno Moreira on 90 minutes.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Rio Ave FC.

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

PlayerGoals
Pedro Goncalves 6
Viktor Gyokeres 3
Luis Suarez 3
Bruno Fernandes 3
Jovane Cabral 2
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 2
Luiz Phellype 2
Filipe Augusto 2

Head to Head

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

Rio Ave FC Form

2018-12-03 Rio Ave FC 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2018-11-10 CD Aves 2–1 Rio Ave FC L 2018-11-05 Rio Ave FC 3–3 CD Nacional D 2018-10-27 Rio Ave FC 1–0 GD Chaves W 2018-10-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2018-09-29 Rio Ave FC 2–1 Boavista FC W

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2018-12-03 Rio Ave FC 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2018-11-29 Qarabag Agdam FK 1–6 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2018-11-11 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 GD Chaves W 2018-11-08 Arsenal FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2018-11-04 CD Santa Clara 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2018-10-28 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Boavista FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.94 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.23 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC14% Draw17% Sporting Clube de Portugal69%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 4.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
32%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal
86%
Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC9% Draw30% Sporting Clube de Portugal61%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 3
8.7%
0 – 2
8.4%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 4
6.9%
1 – 4
6.4%
1 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 5
4.4%
1 – 5
4.2%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 5% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 20% — 80%
+1 20% 18% 62%
+1.5 38% — 62%
+2 38% 20% 42%
+2.5 58% — 42%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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