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

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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

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

Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Rio Ave FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Helder Malheiro
Referee Ricardo Baixinho
Referee Goncalo Freire
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	7	21
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	7	16
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	7	15
4	CD Santa Clara	7	15
5	FC Arouca	7	11
6	Sporting Clube de Braga	6	11
7	Académico de Viseu FC	7	11
8	CF Estrela da Amadora	7	10
9	Moreirense FC	7	8
10	Gil Vicente FC	6	8
11	CS Marítimo	7	8
12	FC Alverca	7	8
13	FC Famalicão	7	7
14	Vitória SC	7	5
15	CD Nacional	7	4
16	Rio Ave FC	7	4
17	Casa Pia AC	7	4
18	GD Estoril Praia	7	2

Head-to-Head

Sporting Clube de Portugal 15 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jan	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	1–1	D
08 Jan	Portimonense SC	H	3–0	W
03 Jan	FC Paços de Ferreira	A	0–2	L
28 Dec	CS Marítimo	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
#3	Position	#16
15	Points	4
7	Played	7
4 / 3 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 5
17	Scored	5
8	Conceded	15
+9	GD	-10
2.14	PPG	0.57
57%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

14% Clean Sheets
Rio Ave FC this season

Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (15 pts). Rio Ave FC are 16th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

4/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

–/3

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Rio Ave FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

–/3

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/1

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Luis Suarez	6 G	1 A
Flavio Goncalves	3 G	1 A
Fotis Ioannidis	2 G	2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar	1 G	1 A
Maximiliano Araujo	1 G	1 A

Rio Ave FC

Jalen Blesa	2 G	1 A
Tamble Monteiro	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Sporting Clube de Portugal have kicked off against Rio Ave FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Aderllan Santos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
7' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gonzalo Plata on 7 minutes.
12' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Clube de Portugal side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
15' Pedro Amaral is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
20' Sporting Clube de Portugal are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Rio Ave FC's shape.
24' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joao Mario.
26' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fabio Coentrao.
31' Ivo Pinto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
36' The travelling Rio Ave FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
41' Rio Ave FC have won 273 goals from 331 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
42' Pedro Goncalves doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' Rio Ave FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gabrielzinho is hanging Pedro Amaral on the field on 46 minute.
51' Sporting Clube de Portugal looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Luis Suarez scoring 2 goals.
56' Tiago Tomas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
61' A stunning finish from Gelson Dala — that came from absolutely nowhere!
66' Rio Ave FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
69' The referee shows Rio Ave FC player a Yellow card on 69.
71' Ryotaro Meshino is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chico Geraldes at the 71 minute mark.
73' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Portugal! Tabata comes on to replace Eduardo Simoes.
78' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal to replace Gonzalo Plata by Jovane Cabral on 78 minute.
83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Guga Rodrigues on 83 minutes.
87' Tabata picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Andre Pereira catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
90' A change in the Rio Ave FC ranks — Carlos Mane exits the field as Manuel Namora enters on 90.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Rio Ave FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pedro Goncalves	6
Luis Suarez	3
Bruno Fernandes	3
Viktor Gyokeres	3
Paulinho	2
Jovane Cabral	2
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu	2
Luiz Phellype	2

Head to Head

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 Paços de Ferreira 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2020-12-28 Rio Ave FC 1–3 CS Marítimo 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

3.09 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.67 Rio Ave FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Portugal75% Draw15% Rio Ave FC10%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 3.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw

90%

Draw or Rio Ave FC

25%

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Rio Ave FC

85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal64% Draw30% Rio Ave FC6%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.5%

3 – 0

11.4%

4 – 0

8.6%

1 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

7.4%

2 – 1

7.3%

4 – 1

5.8%

1 – 1

Actual

5 – 0

5.3%

5 – 1

3.6%

0 – 0

3.4%

6 – 0

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5	44%	—	56%
-2	44%	21%	34%
-1.5	66%	—	34%
-1	66%	18%	17%
-0.5	83%	—	17%
+0.5	95%	—	5%
+1	95%	4%	1%
+1.5	99%	—	1%
+2	99%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

52% ✗

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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