Saturday , 14 November 2026

Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
Rio Ave FC
3 – 3
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Sun 25 Feb 2024 · 20:30 UTC Estadio dos Arcos HT 45' · FT 45'
Umaro Embalo 3' 1–0
1–1 9' Morten Hjulmand
1–2 44' Viktor Gyokeres
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu pen 45+4' 2–2
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu pen 67' 3–2
3–3 73' Sebastian Coates
Umaro Embalo 6' Y
Y 6' Jerry St. Juste
Joao Graca 60' Y
Y 64' Geny Catamo
Y 75' Ousmane Diomande
Renato Pantalon 80' Y
Vitor Gomes 83' Y
Renato Pantalon 90' YR
Costinha 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2024-02-25 Rio Ave FC 3–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2023-09-25 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2023-02-06 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2022-08-13 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Rio Ave FC 2021-05-05 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Sporting Clube de Portugal H 3–3 D
16 Feb FC Famalicão A 1–2 L
11 Feb Casa Pia AC H 1–0 W
03 Feb FC Porto A 0–0 D
31 Jan GD Estoril Praia H 1–1 D
21 Jan GD Chaves A 0–0 D
Sporting Clube de Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Rio Ave FC A 3–3 D
22 Feb BSC Young Boys H 1–1 D
19 Feb Moreirense FC A 2–0 W
15 Feb BSC Young Boys A 3–1 W
11 Feb Sporting Clube de Braga H 5–0 W
29 Jan Casa Pia AC H 8–0 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' What a night it is going to be! Rio Ave FC welcome Sporting Clube de Portugal for this crunch clash at Estadio dos Arcos.
  • 3' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Umaro Embalo makes it 1-0.
  • 6' Umaro Embalo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 6.
  • 9' A goal from the Denmark international Morten Hjulmand! He fires home on 9 to make it 1-1!
  • 14' Sporting Clube de Portugal come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Clube de Portugal needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 29' Sporting Clube de Portugal are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 34' Adan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Viktor Gyokeres has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 44 minutes.
  • 45' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Portugal — Marcus Edwards on, Trincao off on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Eduardo Quaresma has so much to prove this time. He replaces Goncalo Inacio on 46 minute.
  • 49' Abdul-Aziz Yakubu does the damage! The net is bulging and Rio Ave FC surge ahead!
  • 54' 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 Goncalo Inacio suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' Controversy at the stadium! Joao Graca argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 61' Matheus Reis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nuno Santos on 61 minute.
  • 64' Controversy at the stadium! Geny Catamo argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Joao Graca is replaced by Adrien Silva.
  • 67' Against the run of play, Abdul-Aziz Yakubu has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 72' Josue Sa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 73' The deadlock is broken! Sebastian Coates gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
  • 75' A moment of madness from Ousmane Diomande on 75 minutes earns him a card. Sporting Clube de Portugal will be frustrated.
  • 80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Renato Pantalon.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Amine Oudrhiri as he leaves the pitch. Vitor Gomes steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 83' Controversy at the stadium! Vitor Gomes argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Umaro Embalo as he leaves the pitch. Joca steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 90' That is a card for Rio Ave FC. Renato Pantalon will be fuming at that decision.
  • The final score is 3-3.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Freire

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-02-25 Rio Ave FC 3–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2023-09-25 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2023-02-06 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2022-08-13 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Rio Ave FC 2021-05-05 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Rio Ave FC Form

2024-02-25 Rio Ave FC 3–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2024-02-16 FC Famalicão 2–1 Rio Ave FC L 2024-02-11 Rio Ave FC 1–0 Casa Pia AC W 2024-02-03 FC Porto 0–0 Rio Ave FC D 2024-01-31 Rio Ave FC 1–1 GD Estoril Praia D 2024-01-21 GD Chaves 0–0 Rio Ave FC D

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2024-02-25 Rio Ave FC 3–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2024-02-22 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 BSC Young Boys D 2024-02-19 Moreirense FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2024-02-15 BSC Young Boys 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2024-02-11 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–0 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2024-01-29 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8–0 Casa Pia AC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.02 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.85 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC17% Draw20% Sporting Clube de Portugal63%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.87
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
37%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal
83%
Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Rio Ave FC11% Draw34% Sporting Clube de Portugal55%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
8.6%
1 – 2
8.5%
0 – 3
7.9%
1 – 3
7.9%
1 – 1
6.8%
0 – 1
5.8%
1 – 4
5.7%
0 – 4
5.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 5
3.3%
0 – 5
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 7% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 26% — 74%
+1 26% 20% 54%
+1.5 46% — 54%
+2 46% 20% 34%
+2.5 66% — 34%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
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.