Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2020-21

Rio Ave FC

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Sporting Clube de Portugal

Wed 5 May 2021 · 20:15 UTC Estadio dos Arcos HT 45' · FT 45'

Filipe Augusto 23' Y

Filipe Augusto 24' Y

Y 26' Nuno Mendes

Y 27' Nuno Mendes

Aderllan Santos 38' Y

Aderllan Santos 39' Y

Y 42' Zouhair Feddal

Tarantini 62' R

Fabio Coentrao 65' Y

Y 74' Joao Palhinha

Junior Brandao 90' Y

Y 90' Luis Neto

Y 90' Sebastian Coates

Overview

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Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Primeira Liga at Estadio dos Arcos.

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

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

2021-05-05 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2021-01-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 Rio Ave FC 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

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 May	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	0–2	L
01 May	Portimonense SC	A	0–0	D
25 Apr	FC Pacos de Ferreira	H	1–1	D
21 Apr	CS Maritimo	A	0–1	L
17 Apr	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	0–0	D
10 Apr	Boavista FC	A	3–3	D

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 May	Rio Ave FC	A	2–0	W
01 May	CD Nacional	H	2–0	W
25 Apr	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	0–1	L
21 Apr	Os Belenenses Futebol	H	2–2	D
16 Apr	SC Farense	A	1–0	W
11 Apr	FC Famalicão	H	1–1	D

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 Estadio dos Arcos.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Sporting Clube de Portugal looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Luis Suarez scoring 1 goals.
20' Sporting Clube de Portugal is showing some good football. However, Sporting Clube de Portugal are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
23' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Filipe Augusto.
24' Filipe Augusto catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 24.
26' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Portugal player. Nuno Mendes gets a Yellow card.
27' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nuno Mendes on 27 minutes.
32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
34' Sporting Clube de Portugal is taking the lead after the goal scored by Pedro Goncalves on 34.
38' Rio Ave FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
39' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Aderllan Santos on 39 minutes.
42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zouhair Feddal on 42.
46' Carlos Mane is replacing Pedro Amaral for the Rio Ave FC side.
51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sporting Clube de Portugal winning 100% of all matches.
54' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Portugal — Matheus Nunes on, Nuno Santos off on 54 minutes.
56' The Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes a substitution. Nuno Santos departs to be replaced by Matheus Nunes.
61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
62' It’s gonna be a Red card for Tarantini.
63' Against the run of play, Paulinho has scored! This game has turned on its head.
65' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Fabio Coentrao gets a Yellow card.
70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
72' It is a substitution in Rio Ave FC team. Chico Geraldes is replaced by Gabrielzinho on 72 minute.
74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joao Palhinha.
76' The whistle greets Joao Mario as he departs to be replaced by Jovane Cabral.
78' Pele is replacing Filipe Augusto for the Rio Ave FC side.
79' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Filipe Augusto exits the field as Pele enters on 79.
83' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Portugal! Daniel Braganca comes on to replace Pedro Goncalves.
88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Braganca, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio dos Arcos with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Junior Brandao.
90' Rio Ave FC make a change. Guga Rodrigues trudges off to be replaced by Savio on 90 minutes.
With this win, Sporting Clube de Portugal is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Pele ↑ 78'
21
Carlos Mane ↑ 46'
19
Ronan Jeronimo
4
Nelson Monte
8
Tarantini
70
Gabrielzinho ↑ 72'
22
Leo Vieira
36
Savio ↑ 90'
20
Joao Pedro Loureiro Costa

Coach Miguel Cardoso

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

28
Pedro Goncalves ↓ Daniel Braganca 83'
1
Adan
3
Zouhair Feddal
17
Joao Mario ↓ Jovane Cabral 76'
4
Sebastian Coates
11
Nuno Santos ↓ Matheus Nunes 56'
27
Joao Pereira ↓ Luis Neto 83'
6
Joao Palhinha
21
Paulinho
5
Nuno Mendes
52
Goncalo Inacio

Bench

55
Antunes
77
Jovane Cabral ↑ 76'
81
Luis Maximiano
8
Matheus Nunes ↑ 56'
13
Luis Neto ↑ 83'
20
Gonzalo Plata
72
Eduardo Simoes
68
Daniel Braganca ↑ 83'

Coach Ruben Amorim

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

Head to Head

Rio Ave FC Form

2021-05-05 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2021-05-01 Portimonense SC 0–0 Rio Ave FC D 2021-04-25 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Pacos de Ferreira D 2021-04-21 CS Maritimo 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2021-04-17 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Braga D 2021-04-10 Boavista FC 3–3 Rio Ave FC D

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2021-05-05 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-05-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 CD Nacional W 2021-04-25 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2021-04-21 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 Os Belenenses Futebol D 2021-04-16 SC Farense 0–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-04-11 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 FC Famalicão D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.62 Rio Ave FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.3 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC15% Draw22% Sporting Clube de Portugal63%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw

37%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

85%

Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC8% Draw39% Sporting Clube de Portugal53%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

12.2%

0 – 3

10.6%

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 1

8.3%

0 – 0

1 – 3

6.6%

0 – 4

1 – 4

3.9%

0 – 5

2.8%

1 – 0

2.7%

2 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap	Rio Ave FC covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	6%	92%
-0.5	8%	—	92%
+0.5	26%	—	74%
+1	26%	23%	51%
+1.5	49%	—	51%
+2	49%	22%	29%
+2.5	71%	—	29%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

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