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

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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

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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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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.
3' GOAL! Umaro Embalo scores on 3. Assisted by Fabio Ronaldo
6' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Umaro Embalo.
9' Morten Hjulmand adds to his 2 season tally! Sporting Clube de Portugal lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
14' Rio Ave FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
19' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Coates made 505 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
29' Sporting Clube de Portugal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
34' Sporting Clube de Portugal fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
39' Miguel Nobrega needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
44' Viktor Gyokeres does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Portugal surge ahead!
45' The Sporting Clube de Portugal bench stirs into life. Trincao is withdrawn and Marcus Edwards gets his opportunity.
46' Eduardo Quaresma is replacing Goncalo Inacio for the Sporting Clube de Portugal side.
49' Abdul-Aziz Yakubu makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Rio Ave FC are in front.
54' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rio Ave FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
60' That is a card for Rio Ave FC. Joao Graca will be fuming at that decision.
61' Matheus Reis is replacing Nuno Santos for the Sporting Clube de Portugal side.
64' It’s gonna be a card for Geny Catamo.
65' The crowd applauds Joao Graca as he leaves the pitch. Adrien Silva steps in for Rio Ave FC.
67' What a strike from Abdul-Aziz Yakubu! The score is 3-2.
72' A quiet spell here at Estadio dos Arcos. Rio Ave FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
73' Sebastian Coates doubles the advantage! 3-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
75' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ousmane Diomande on 75 minutes.
80' Renato Pantalon picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
81' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Amine Oudrhiri exits the field as Vitor Gomes enters on 81.
83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Vitor Gomes.
85' The whistle greets Umaro Embalo as he departs to be replaced by Joca.
90' Renato Pantalon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
The points are shared — Rio Ave FC 3-3 Sporting Clube de Portugal. Honours even.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

15
Adrien Silva ↑ 65'
14
Joca ↑ 85'
7
Joao Teixeira ↑ 85'
70
Ze Manuel
8
Vitor Gomes ↑ 81'
9
Leonardo Ruiz
28
Helder Sa
4
Patrick William
1
Lucas Flores

Coach Luis Freire

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

9
Viktor Gyokeres
8
Pedro Goncalves
1
Adan
4
Sebastian Coates
11
Nuno Santos ↓ Matheus Reis 61'
5
Hidemasa Morita
42
Morten Hjulmand
17
Trincao ↓ Marcus Edwards 45'
25
Goncalo Inacio ↓ Eduardo Quaresma 46'
21
Geny Catamo
26
Ousmane Diomande

Bench

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

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

0.98 Rio Ave FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.69 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rio Ave FC17% Draw20% Sporting Clube de Portugal63%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw

38%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

83%

Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rio Ave FC11% Draw35% Sporting Clube de Portugal54%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

0 – 2

9.4%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 3

8.1%

1 – 3

7.8%

1 – 1

7.5%

0 – 1

6.7%

0 – 4

5.4%

1 – 4

5.3%

2 – 2

4.2%

2 – 3

3.8%

0 – 0

3.8%

2 – 1

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%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	28%	—	72%
+1	28%	20%	52%
+1.5	48%	—	52%
+2	48%	20%	31%
+2.5	69%	—	31%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

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