Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2024-25

Rio Ave FC

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Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sat 18 Jan 2025 · 18:00 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. 4,756 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 3' Aderlan og

0–2 23' Morten Hjulmand pen

0–3 88' Viktor Gyokeres

Brandon Aguilera 54' Y

Y 90' Maximiliano Araujo

Overview

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

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

2025-01-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2024-08-09 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 Rio Ave FC 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

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	0–3	L
06 Jan	Gil Vicente FC	A	1–1	D
29 Dec	CD Nacional	H	2–1	W
23 Dec	CF Estrela da Amadora	A	0–1	L
16 Dec	Vitória SC	H	2–2	D
07 Dec	CD Santa Clara	A	0–1	L

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Rio Ave FC	A	3–0	W
03 Jan	Vitória SC	A	4–4	D
29 Dec	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	1–0	W
22 Dec	Gil Vicente FC	A	0–0	D
14 Dec	Boavista FC	H	3–2	W
10 Dec	Club Brugge KV	A	1–2	L

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal has kicked off!
3' GOAL! Aderlan fires home to make it 1-0!
8' Rio Ave FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 8.
13' Rio Ave FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
18' 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.
23' Morten Hjulmand adds to his 2 season tally! Sporting Clube de Portugal lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
28' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rio Ave FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
33' Rio Ave FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' Martim Neto is replacing Joao Novais for the Rio Ave FC side.
51' 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 Joao Simoes suffering a number of foals already.
54' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a card on 54.
59' 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.
62' Rio Ave FC ring the changes. Karem Zoabi has done his job and it is now time for Tiago Fonseca Morais to step up.
67' Over 67 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
68' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal to replace Zeno Debast by Joao Simoes on 68 minute.
73' Sporting Clube de Portugal come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
77' Andreas Ndoj is ready to make an impact after coming on for Demir Tiknaz at the 77 minute mark.
81' Sporting Clube de Portugal make a change. Geny Catamo trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Braganca on 81 minutes.
86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
88' Brilliant from the ! Viktor Gyokeres makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 88.
89' Trincao makes way for Ricardo Esgaio at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Portugal.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Maximiliano Araujo.
Another three points for Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

98
Omar Richards
17
Marious Vrousai
6
Joao Novais ↓ Martim Neto 46'
1
Cezary Miszta
80
Ole Pohlmann ↓ Valentim Sousa 77'
19
Kiko Bondoso
16
Brandon Aguilera
33
Aderlan ↓ Joao Graca 77'
34
Demir Tiknaz ↓ Andreas Ndoj 77'
14
Karem Zoabi ↓ Tiago Fonseca Morais 62'
23
Francisco Petrasso

Bench

8
Vitor Gomes
11
Tiago Fonseca Morais ↑ 62'
42
Renato Pantalon
21
Joao Graca ↑ 77'
20
Joao Tome
76
Martim Neto ↑ 46'
3
Andreas Ndoj ↑ 77'
99
Antzelo Sina
94
Valentim Sousa ↑ 77'

Coach Petit

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Borges

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

2025-01-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2025-01-06 Gil Vicente FC 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2024-12-29 Rio Ave FC 2–1 CD Nacional W 2024-12-23 CF Estrela da Amadora 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2024-12-16 Rio Ave FC 2–2 Vitória SC D 2024-12-07 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Rio Ave FC L

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2025-01-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2025-01-03 Vitória SC 4–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2024-12-29 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-12-22 Gil Vicente FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2024-12-14 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–2 Boavista FC W 2024-12-10 Club Brugge KV 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.89 Rio Ave FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.76 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC15% Draw19% Sporting Clube de Portugal66%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw

34%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

85%

Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rio Ave FC10% Draw34% Sporting Clube de Portugal56%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

10%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 3

7.8%

1 – 1

7.1%

0 – 1

7.1%

0 – 4

6.1%

1 – 4

5.4%

0 – 0

3.8%

2 – 2

3.8%

2 – 3

3.5%

0 – 5

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap	Rio Ave FC covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	6%	91%
-0.5	9%	—	91%
+0.5	25%	—	75%
+1	25%	20%	55%
+1.5	45%	—	55%
+2	45%	21%	34%
+2.5	66%	—	34%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

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