Saturday , 14 November 2026

Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2025-26
Rio Ave FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Mon 11 May 2026 · 19:15 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave F.C. HT 45' · FT 45'
Diogo Oliveira 12' 1–0
1–1 35' Luis Suarez pen
1–2 42' Gustavo og
1–3 66' Trincao
1–4 90' Geovany Quenda
Diogo Oliveira 13' Y
Y 32' Ousmane Diomande
Y 32' Luis Suarez
Francisco Petrasso 34' Y
Francisco Petrasso 52' YR
Ryan Guilherme 83' Y
Ryan Guilherme 85' YR

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Goncalves (Portugal)
  • Assistant 1 Pedro Ribeiro
  • Assistant 2 Miguel Martins (Portugal)
6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.8 goals/game

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
2026-05-11 Rio Ave FC 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2025-12-28 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–0 Rio Ave FC 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

Recent Form

Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–4 L
03 May Gil Vicente FC H 0–0 D
25 Apr Vitória SC A 0–2 L
17 Apr AVS H 2–2 D
11 Apr CD Santa Clara A 2–0 W
04 Apr FC Alverca H 1–2 L
Sporting Clube de Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Rio Ave FC A 4–1 W
04 May Vitória SC H 5–1 W
29 Apr CD Tondela H 2–2 D
26 Apr AVS A 1–1 D
19 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–2 L
15 Apr Arsenal FC A 0–0 D

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' We are underway at Estadio do Rio Ave F.C.. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 12' Diogo Oliveira has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 12 minutes.
  • 13' It’s a booking for Rio Ave FC player. Diogo Oliveira gets a card.
  • 18' 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 Giorgi Kochorashvili suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Rio Ave FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' Sporting Clube de Portugal player sees a card in front of him.
  • 34' The referee has no hesitation. Francisco Petrasso is booked for Rio Ave FC — card on 34.
  • 35' GOAL! Luis Suarez scores on 35.
  • 40' 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.
  • 42' Gustavo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 42 minutes.
  • 47' It looks like no one’s ball. Rio Ave FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 52' Rio Ave FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 55' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Tamble Monteiro exits the field as Jakub Brabec enters on 55.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rio Ave FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Rio Ave FC. Marious Vrousai is replaced by Joao Tome.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Geovany Quenda. He replaces Hidemasa Morita on 64 minute.
  • 65' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal to replace Luis Guilherme by Geny Catamo on 65 minute.
  • 66' What composure from Trincao! The Portugal international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 71' Sporting Clube de Portugal are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 72' Diogo Oliveira makes way for Antonis Papakanellos at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 77' Sporting Clube de Portugal is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Portugal — Eduardo Felicissimo on, Pedro Goncalves off on 82 minutes.
  • 83' Ryan Guilherme is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 85' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a card on 85.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Geovany Quenda — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' The whistle greets Luis Suarez as he departs to be replaced by Rafael Nel.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Rio Ave FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Borges

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-05-11 Rio Ave FC 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2025-12-28 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–0 Rio Ave FC 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

Rio Ave FC Form

2026-05-11 Rio Ave FC 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2026-05-03 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Gil Vicente FC D 2026-04-25 Vitória SC 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2026-04-17 Rio Ave FC 2–2 AVS D 2026-04-11 CD Santa Clara 0–2 Rio Ave FC W 2026-04-04 Rio Ave FC 1–2 FC Alverca L

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2026-05-11 Rio Ave FC 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2026-05-04 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–1 Vitória SC W 2026-04-29 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 CD Tondela D 2026-04-26 AVS 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2026-04-19 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2026-04-15 Arsenal FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.83 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.1 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC13% Draw17% Sporting Clube de Portugal70%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.93
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 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
30%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal
87%
Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rio Ave FC8% Draw31% Sporting Clube de Portugal61%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.7%
0 – 3
9.7%
1 – 3
7.9%
1 – 2
7.7%
0 – 4
7.4%
0 – 1
6.2%
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
5.7%
0 – 5
4.6%
1 – 5
3.9%
2 – 3
3.3%
2 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Rio Ave FC

Handicap Rio Ave FC covers Push Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 5% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 20% — 80%
+1 20% 18% 62%
+1.5 38% — 62%
+2 38% 21% 42%
+2.5 58% — 42%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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