Thursday , 27 August 2026

Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Primeira Liga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2026-27
Rio Ave FC
0 – 0
Upcoming
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Fri 28 Aug 2026 · 19:15 UTC Estadio do Rio Ave F.C.

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 3 9
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3 7
3 CS Maritimo 3 7
4 CD Santa Clara 3 7
5 FC Arouca 3 6
6 Gil Vicente FC 2 6
7 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2 4
8 CD Nacional 3 4
9 Vitoria SC 3 3
10 Rio Ave FC 3 3
11 CF Estrela da Amadora 2 2
12 Academico de Viseu FC 3 2
13 Sporting Clube de Braga 1 1
14 Moreirense FC 2 1
15 FC Famalicão 3 1
16 GD Estoril Praia 3 1
17 FC Alverca 3 1
18 Casa Pia AC 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
10
Rio Ave FC 14 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
22 Aug GD Estoril Praia A 2–0 W
15 Aug FC Porto H 0–2 L
09 Aug Gil Vicente FC A 0–1 L
16 May Casa Pia AC A 1–1 D
11 May Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–4 L
03 May Gil Vicente FC H 0–0 D
Sporting Clube de Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug FC Alverca H 3–1 W
14 Aug Vitoria SC H 3–2 W
08 Aug CF Estrela da Amadora A 2–2 D
16 May Gil Vicente FC H 3–0 W
11 May Rio Ave FC A 4–1 W
04 May Vitoria SC H 5–1 W

Season Stats

Rio Ave FC Sporting Clube de Portugal
#10 Position #2
3 Points 7
3 Played 3
1 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
2 Scored 8
3 Conceded 5
-1 GD +3
1.00 PPG 2.33
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

Rio Ave FC are 10th (3 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 2nd (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Clube de Portugal
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/3
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Rio Ave FC
Jalen Blesa 1 G 1 A
Tamble Monteiro 1 G
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Fotis Ioannidis 2 G 2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar 1 G 1 A
Luis Suarez 1 G
Sergi Altimira 1 G
Maximiliano Araujo 1 G

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

2026-08-22 GD Estoril Praia 0–2 Rio Ave FC W 2026-08-15 Rio Ave FC 0–2 FC Porto L 2026-08-09 Gil Vicente FC 1–0 Rio Ave FC L 2026-05-16 Casa Pia AC 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 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

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2026-08-22 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 FC Alverca W 2026-08-14 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–2 Vitoria SC W 2026-08-08 CF Estrela da Amadora 2–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2026-05-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Gil Vicente FC W 2026-05-11 Rio Ave FC 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2026-05-04 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–1 Vitoria SC W

Predictions

0.96 Rio Ave FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.39 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 62%

Match Result

Rio Ave FC17% Draw21% Sporting Clube de Portugal62%

Both Teams to Score

Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.35

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Rio Ave FC or Draw
38%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal
83%
Rio Ave FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal
79%

Half-Time Result

Rio Ave FC12% Draw38% Sporting Clube de Portugal50%

Correct Score

0 – 2
10%
1 – 2
9.3%
1 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
8.1%
0 – 3
7.8%
1 – 3
7.3%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 4
4.6%
1 – 4
4.4%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.6%

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% 8% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 32% — 68%
+1 32% 22% 46%
+1.5 54% — 46%
+2 54% 20% 26%
+2.5 74% — 26%

Clean Sheet

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
10%
Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
39%

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