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Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
Sporting Clube de Portugal
1 – 1
Full Time
Rio Ave FC
Fri 15 Jan 2021 · 18:30 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade HT 45+2' · FT 45'
Gonzalo Plata 7' Y
Y 15' Pedro Amaral
Joao Mario 24' Y
Y 26' Fabio Coentrao
Y 69' Tarantini
Y 69' Gabrielzinho
Y 83' Guga Rodrigues
Tabata 87' Y
Y 90' Andre Pereira

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Helder Malheiro
  • Referee Ricardo Baixinho
  • Referee Goncalo Freire
  • Referee
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 11.4 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
2021-01-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 Rio Ave FC 2020-02-15 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2019-08-31 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–3 Rio Ave FC 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
15 Jan Rio Ave FC H 1–1 D
08 Jan CD Nacional A 2–0 W
02 Jan Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–0 W
27 Dec Os Belenenses Futebol A 2–1 W
19 Dec SC Farense H 1–0 W
05 Dec FC Famalicão A 2–2 D
Rio Ave FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jan Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–1 D
08 Jan Portimonense SC H 3–0 W
03 Jan FC Pacos de Ferreira A 0–2 L
28 Dec CS Maritimo H 1–3 L
22 Dec Sporting Clube de Braga A 0–3 L
06 Dec Boavista FC H 0–0 D

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' What a night it is going to be! Sporting Clube de Portugal welcome Rio Ave FC for this crunch clash at Estadio Jose Alvalade.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 7' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gonzalo Plata on 7.
  • 12' Rio Ave FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The referee has no hesitation. Pedro Amaral is booked for Rio Ave FC — Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rio Ave FC that had 324 games and scored 268 goals.
  • 24' Poor challenge from Joao Mario. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 26' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Fabio Coentrao on 26 minutes.
  • 31' Sporting Clube de Portugal are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rio Ave FC's shape.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aderllan Santos, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Jose Alvalade with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 42' Pedro Goncalves does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Clube de Portugal surge ahead!
  • 46' The crowd applauds Pedro Amaral as he leaves the pitch. Gabrielzinho steps in for Rio Ave FC.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 61' What an equalizer from Gelson Dala!
  • 66' 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.
  • 69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tarantini.
  • 71' Chico Geraldes makes way for Ryotaro Meshino at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rio Ave FC.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Eduardo Simoes is replaced by Tabata.
  • 78' Sporting Clube de Portugal ring the changes. Gonzalo Plata has done his job and it is now time for Jovane Cabral to step up.
  • 83' Guga Rodrigues is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 87' Tabata has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andre Pereira on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Rio Ave FC team. Carlos Mane is replaced by Manuel Namora on 90 minute.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pedro Goncalves 6
Viktor Gyokeres 3
Bruno Fernandes 3
Luiz Phellype 2
Filipe Augusto 2
Morten Hjulmand 2
Paulinho 2
Jovane Cabral 2

Head to Head

2021-01-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 Rio Ave FC 2020-02-15 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2019-08-31 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–3 Rio Ave FC 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

2021-01-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2021-01-08 CD Nacional 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-01-02 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2020-12-27 Os Belenenses Futebol 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2020-12-19 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 SC Farense W 2020-12-05 FC Famalicão 2–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal D

Rio Ave FC Form

2021-01-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2021-01-08 Rio Ave FC 3–0 Portimonense SC W 2021-01-03 FC Pacos de Ferreira 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2020-12-28 Rio Ave FC 1–3 CS Maritimo L 2020-12-22 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Rio Ave FC L 2020-12-06 Rio Ave FC 0–0 Boavista FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.78 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Rio Ave FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Clube de Portugal73% Draw16% Rio Ave FC11%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw
90%
Draw or Rio Ave FC
27%
Sporting Clube de Portugal or Rio Ave FC
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Portugal60% Draw34% Rio Ave FC6%
Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.7%
3 – 0
11.4%
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
7.9%
4 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
7.2%
1 – 1
Actual
4 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.5%
5 – 0
4.4%
5 – 1
2.9%
2 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap Sporting Clube de Portugal covers Push Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5 39% — 61%
-2 39% 22% 39%
-1.5 61% — 39%
-1 61% 20% 20%
-0.5 80% — 20%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
53% ✗
Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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