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

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

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 Marítimo	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
#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 dos Arcos!
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' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rio Ave FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rio Ave FC that had 324 games and scored 268 goals.
23' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Filipe Augusto will be fuming at that decision.
24' Filipe Augusto picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
26' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Portugal player. Nuno Mendes gets a Yellow card.
27' Nuno Mendes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
32' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
34' What a moment for Pedro Goncalves! That strike on 34 puts his side firmly in control.
38' Aderllan Santos was booked on 38.
39' The referee calls foul for Aderllan Santos. He receives a Yellow card.
42' Poor challenge from Zouhair Feddal. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
46' The Rio Ave FC bench stirs into life. Pedro Amaral is withdrawn and Carlos Mane gets his opportunity.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
54' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Portugal team. Nuno Santos is replaced by Matheus Nunes on 54 minute.
56' Sporting Clube de Portugal ring the changes. Nuno Santos has done his job and it is now time for Matheus Nunes to step up.
61' Luis Neto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
62' Rio Ave FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
63' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Paulinho makes it 0-2.
65' Rio Ave FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
72' Rio Ave FC make a change. Chico Geraldes trudges off to be replaced by Gabrielzinho on 72 minutes.
74' Sporting Clube de Portugal player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
76' Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jovane Cabral is hanging Joao Mario on the field on 76 minute.
78' Fresh legs for Rio Ave FC! Pele comes on to replace Filipe Augusto.
79' The Rio Ave FC manager makes a substitution. Filipe Augusto departs to be replaced by Pele.
83' Sporting Clube de Portugal make a change. Pedro Goncalves trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Braganca on 83 minutes.
88' Sporting Clube de Portugal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
90' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Junior Brandao gets a Yellow card.
90' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 90 minute. Guga Rodrigues leaves to be changed by Savio.
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
Bruno Fernandes	3
Viktor Gyokeres	3
Morten Hjulmand	2
Paulinho	2
Jovane Cabral	2
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu	2
Luiz Phellype	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 Marítimo 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

4 / 4

0.3 Rio Ave FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.07 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 76% + Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC13% Draw21% Sporting Clube de Portugal66%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes24% 0% No76%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw

34%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

87%

Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC3% Draw43% Sporting Clube de Portugal54%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

19.2%

0 – 3

13.1%

0 – 0

11%

0 – 4

6.8%

1 – 1

1 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 5

2.9%

1 – 4

2.3%

1 – 0

2.2%

0 – 6

1.1%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap	Rio Ave FC covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	—	99%
-1.5	1%	—	99%
-1	1%	3%	96%
-0.5	4%	—	96%
+0.5	22%	—	78%
+1	22%	26%	53%
+1.5	47%	—	53%
+2	47%	24%	28%
+2.5	72%	—	28%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

74% ✓

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