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Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Rio Ave FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2018-19
Sporting Clube de Portugal
3 – 0
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Sun 7 Apr 2019 · 19:00 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Rio Ave FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Match Details

  • Referee Luis Godinho
  • Referee Jorge Cruz
  • Referee Vasco Santos
  • Referee Pedro Ramalho
  • Referee Valter Rufo
13 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

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

10
3
1
Sporting Clube de Portugal 14 games · Avg 3.3 goals Rio Ave FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-07 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Rio Ave FC 2018-12-03 Rio Ave FC 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Rio Ave FC H 3–0 W
30 Mar GD Chaves A 3–1 W
15 Mar CD Santa Clara H 1–0 W
09 Mar Boavista FC A 2–1 W
03 Mar Portimonense SC H 3–1 W
25 Feb CS Maritimo A 0–0 D
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–3 L
31 Mar CD Aves H 0–2 L
17 Mar CD Nacional A 1–0 W
08 Mar GD Chaves A 1–1 D
03 Mar Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–2 L
24 Feb Boavista FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Portugal Rio Ave FC
#2 Position #12
82 Points 36
34 Played 34
25 / 7 / 2 W / D / L 8 / 12 / 14
89 Scored 35
24 Conceded 57
+65 GD -22
2.41 PPG 1.06
74% Win % 24%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
44% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season
18% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Sporting Clube de Portugal are 2nd (82 pts). Rio Ave FC are 12th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Sporting Clube de Portugal gets underway.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Portugal that had 505 games and scored 676 goals.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Portugal in their trying to find a way past Rio Ave FC's compact .
  • 12' What composure from Luiz Phellype! The Brazil international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 17' Stefan Ristovski is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Portugal so far.
  • 22' It’s high time Marcel Keizer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Clube de Portugal side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 36' Against the run of play, Bruno Fernandes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 41' 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 Gabrielzinho suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Portugal team. Cristian Borja is replaced by Jovane Cabral on 46 minute.
  • 51' Rio Ave FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 54' A goal from the Brazil international Wendel! He fires home on 54 to make it 3-0!
  • 59' Filipe Augusto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 61' Nikola Jambor is ready to make an impact after coming on for Galeno at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' The Sporting Clube de Portugal bench stirs into life. Marcos Acuna is withdrawn and Bruno Gaspar gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Clube de Portugal and Rio Ave FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 73' Andre Pinto gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Portugal. He replaces Jeremy Mathieu and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Bruno Moreira as he leaves the pitch. Ronan Jeronimo steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 88' 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.
  • Full Time. Sporting Clube de Portugal beats Rio Ave FC

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcel Keizer

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Ramos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-04-07 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Rio Ave FC 2018-12-03 Rio Ave FC 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2019-04-07 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Rio Ave FC W 2019-03-30 GD Chaves 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2019-03-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 CD Santa Clara W 2019-03-09 Boavista FC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2019-03-03 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 Portimonense SC W 2019-02-25 CS Maritimo 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal D

Rio Ave FC Form

2019-04-07 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Rio Ave FC L 2019-03-31 Rio Ave FC 0–2 CD Aves L 2019-03-17 CD Nacional 0–1 Rio Ave FC W 2019-03-08 GD Chaves 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2019-03-03 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2019-02-24 Boavista FC 1–0 Rio Ave FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.09 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.48 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 81% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Portugal81% Draw13% Rio Ave FC6%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw
94%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
19%
Sporting Clube de Portugal or Rio Ave FC
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Portugal67% Draw30% Rio Ave FC3%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.8%
3 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
10.4%
1 – 0
9.1%
5 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 1
6.3%
4 – 1
5%
1 – 1
4.6%
0 – 0
3.9%
6 – 0
3.4%
5 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap Sporting Clube de Portugal covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 48% — 52%
-2 48% 22% 30%
-1.5 70% — 30%
-1 70% 17% 13%
-0.5 87% — 13%
+0.5 97% — 3%
+1 97% 2% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
62% ✓
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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