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Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2019-20
Rio Ave FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Sat 15 Feb 2020 · 20:30 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube HT 45' · FT 45'
Toni Borevkovic 41' Y
Y 49' Sebastian Coates
Nuno Santos 67' Y
R 71' Sebastian Coates
Y 77' Luis Neto
Mehdi Taremi 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Costa
  • Referee Rui Teixeira
  • Referee Nuno Pereira
  • Referee Rui Costa
  • Referee Hugo Coelho
3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 11 33
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 28
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 24
4 CD Santa Clara 11 21
5 FC Arouca 11 20
6 Académico de Viseu FC 11 20
7 Gil Vicente FC 11 18
8 Sporting Clube de Braga 11 17
9 Moreirense FC 11 14
10 FC Famalicão 11 13
11 FC Alverca 11 12
12 CF Estrela da Amadora 11 10
13 CD Nacional 11 10
14 Vitória SC 11 9
15 CS Marítimo 10 8
16 Casa Pia AC 11 8
17 Rio Ave FC 11 7
18 GD Estoril Praia 10 2

Head-to-Head

1
3
11
Rio Ave FC 15 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sporting Clube de Portugal
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-15 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2019-08-31 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–3 Rio Ave FC 2019-04-07 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Rio Ave FC 2018-12-03 Rio Ave FC 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–1 D
09 Feb CD Aves A 4–0 W
31 Jan FC Famalicão H 2–2 D
27 Jan Vitória SC A 2–1 W
19 Jan Boavista FC H 2–0 W
10 Jan CD Santa Clara A 1–0 W
Sporting Clube de Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Rio Ave FC A 1–1 D
09 Feb Portimonense SC H 2–1 W
02 Feb Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–1 L
27 Jan CS Marítimo H 1–0 W
17 Jan Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–2 L
11 Jan Vitoria FC A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC Sporting Clube de Portugal
#17 Position #3
7 Points 24
11 Played 11
2 / 1 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 1
9 Scored 24
24 Conceded 11
-15 GD +13
0.64 PPG 2.18
18% Win % 64%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
36% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

Rio Ave FC are 17th (7 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
–/3
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
2/3
76+
1/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Clube de Portugal
0-15
5/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/4
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 3 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Luis Suarez 9 G 1 A
Flavio Goncalves 3 G 1 A
Geny Catamo 2 G 4 A
Fotis Ioannidis 2 G 2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Rio Ave FC get us underway at Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube.
  • 2' What a moment for Lucas Piazon! That strike on 2 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 7' Pawel Kieszek, a Poland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 12' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sporting Clube de Portugal winning 100% of all matches.
  • 17' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andraz Sporar suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' Gonzalo Plata has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 32' The travelling Sporting Clube de Portugal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Rio Ave FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 49' The referee has no hesitation. Sebastian Coates is booked for Sporting Clube de Portugal — Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' With 3 assists to his name this season, Yannick Bolasie is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Rio Ave FC.
  • 56' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal to replace Rafael Camacho by Jovane Cabral on 56 minute.
  • 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 67' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Nuno Santos will be fuming at that decision.
  • 71' Sporting Clube de Portugal receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 71.
  • 75' Rodrigo Battaglia is replacing Idrissa Doumbia for the Sporting Clube de Portugal side.
  • 77' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Luis Neto will be fuming at that decision.
  • 82' Mehdi Taremi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 84' Brilliant from the forward! Jovane Cabral makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 84.
  • 87' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carlos Mane is hanging Diogo Figueiras on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' Mehdi Taremi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Lucas Piazon makes way for Bruno Moreira at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Carvalhal

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-02-15 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2019-08-31 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–3 Rio Ave FC 2019-04-07 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Rio Ave FC 2018-12-03 Rio Ave FC 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Rio Ave FC Form

2020-02-15 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2020-02-09 CD Aves 0–4 Rio Ave FC W 2020-01-31 Rio Ave FC 2–2 FC Famalicão D 2020-01-27 Vitória SC 1–2 Rio Ave FC W 2020-01-19 Rio Ave FC 2–0 Boavista FC W 2020-01-10 CD Santa Clara 0–1 Rio Ave FC W

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2020-02-15 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2020-02-09 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 Portimonense SC W 2020-02-02 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2020-01-27 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 CS Marítimo W 2020-01-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2020-01-11 Vitoria FC 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.02 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.53 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC24% Draw20% Sporting Clube de Portugal56%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
44%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal
76%
Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC13% Draw37% Sporting Clube de Portugal50%
Actual: Rio Ave FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.3%
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
7.6%
0 – 3
7.6%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 4
4.9%
0 – 4
4.8%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
3.9%
2 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 8% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 31% — 69%
+1 31% 21% 48%
+1.5 52% — 48%
+2 52% 20% 28%
+2.5 72% — 28%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

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