Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Primeira Liga · 2024-25
Rio Ave FC
0 – 3
Full Time
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..

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' KICK OFF: Rio Ave FC gets underway.
  • 3' The Brazil Aderlan breaks the deadlock on 3 minutes. 1-0!
  • 8' Ole Pohlmann is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Clube de Portugal tonight.
  • 13' 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 Demir Tiknaz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 18' Geny Catamo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 23' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Morten Hjulmand makes it 1-1.
  • 28' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' Sporting Clube de Portugal come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 38' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rio Ave FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' Conrad Harder is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rio Ave FC so far.
  • 46' Joao Novais makes way for Martim Neto at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 51' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 54' Brandon Aguilera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 54.
  • 59' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 62' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 62 minute. Karem Zoabi leaves to be changed by Tiago Fonseca Morais.
  • 67' Rio Ave FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Zeno Debast as he leaves the pitch. Joao Simoes steps in for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
  • 73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 77' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 77 minute. Demir Tiknaz leaves to be changed by Andreas Ndoj.
  • 81' Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Braganca is hanging Geny Catamo on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C.. Rio Ave FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 88' The Sweden Viktor Gyokeres breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 1-2!
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Ricardo Esgaio. He replaces Trincao on 89 minute.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Maximiliano Araujo argues furiously but the card stands.
  • It finishes all square. Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal share the spoils 0-3.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Petit

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Borges

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

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

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
0.93 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.93 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC15% Draw18% Sporting Clube de Portugal67%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
33%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal
85%
Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC10% Draw33% Sporting Clube de Portugal57%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.2%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 3
7.9%
1 – 1
6.5%
0 – 4
6.3%
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 4
5.8%
2 – 2
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
0 – 5
3.7%
1 – 5
3.5%

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 24% — 76%
+1 24% 19% 57%
+1.5 43% — 57%
+2 43% 21% 37%
+2.5 63% — 37%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓
Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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