Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Rio Ave FC, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2023-24

Sporting Clube de Portugal

2 – 0

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Rio Ave FC

Mon 25 Sep 2023 · 19:15 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade HT 45' · FT 45'

Paulinho 10' 1–0

Marcus Edwards 26' 2–0

Y 18' Aderlan

Y 47' Leonardo Ruiz

Sebastian Coates 48' Y

Y 57' Fabio Ronaldo

Y 73' Ukra

Y 90' Bruno Ventura

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)

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

2023-09-25 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 Rio Ave FC 2023-02-06 Rio Ave FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2022-08-13 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Rio Ave FC 2021-05-05 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2021-01-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 Rio Ave FC

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Sep	Rio Ave FC	H	2–0	W
21 Sep	SK Sturm Graz	A	2–1	W
17 Sep	Moreirense FC	H	3–0	W
03 Sep	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	1–1	D
27 Aug	FC Famalicão	H	1–0	W
18 Aug	Casa Pia AC	A	2–1	W

Rio Ave FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Sep	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	0–2	L
16 Sep	FC Famalicão	H	1–1	D
02 Sep	Casa Pia AC	A	1–1	D
28 Aug	FC Porto	H	1–2	L
20 Aug	GD Estoril Praia	A	0–2	L
13 Aug	GD Chaves	H	2–0	W

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' Three points are at stake. Sporting Clube de Portugal host Rio Ave FC — let the battle begin!
5' It looks surprising Rio Ave FC does not make any changes. Fabio Ronaldo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Paulinho puts Sporting Clube de Portugal on the lead.
15' Miguel Nobrega has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
18' Aderlan picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
26' Marcus Edwards makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Sporting Clube de Portugal are in front.
31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ze Manuel made 316 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Clube de Portugal side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
41' Hidemasa Morita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' A tactical swap from Rio Ave FC — Ze Manuel on, Savio off on 46 minutes.
47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Leonardo Ruiz.
48' Sporting Clube de Portugal receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 48.
48' Another change for Rio Ave FC made on 48 minute. Guga Rodrigues leaves to be changed by Bruno Ventura.
53' The 29-year-old Guga Rodrigues has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
57' The referee has no hesitation. Fabio Ronaldo is booked for Rio Ave FC — Yellow card on 57.
62' The travelling Rio Ave FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
67' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal to replace Marcus Edwards by Trincao on 67 minute.
71' Miguel Nobrega gets the nod from Rio Ave FC. He replaces Patrick William and will look to change the dynamic.
73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ukra.
77' Ricardo Esgaio makes way for Geny Catamo at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Portugal.
78' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Portugal! Matheus Reis comes on to replace Nuno Santos.
83' 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 Leonardo Ruiz suffering a number of foals already.
85' Another substitution for Rio Ave FC to replace Amine Oudrhiri by Vitor Gomes on 85 minute.
90' The whistle greets Ousmane Diomande as he departs to be replaced by Luis Neto.
90' That is a Yellow card for Rio Ave FC. Bruno Ventura will be fuming at that decision.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Rio Ave FC.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

10
Marcus Edwards ↓ Trincao 67'
8
Pedro Goncalves
1
Adan
4
Sebastian Coates
11
Nuno Santos ↓ Matheus Reis 78'
5
Hidemasa Morita
47
Ricardo Esgaio ↓ Geny Catamo 77'
20
Paulinho
42
Morten Hjulmand ↓ Daniel Braganca 67'
25
Goncalo Inacio
26
Ousmane Diomande ↓ Luis Neto 90'

Bench

9
Viktor Gyokeres
2
Matheus Reis ↑ 78'
13
Luis Neto ↑ 90'
17
Trincao ↑ 67'
68
Daniel Braganca ↑ 67'
12
Franco Israel
14
Dario Essugo
21
Geny Catamo ↑ 77'
22
Ivan Fresneda

Coach Ruben Amorim

Rio Ave FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

18
Jhonatan
7
Hernani
17
Ukra
70
Ze Manuel ↑ 46'
8
Vitor Gomes ↑ 85'
3
Miguel Nobrega ↑ 71'
11
Bruno Ventura ↑ 48'
21
Joao Graca
36
Julien Lomboto

Coach Luis Freire

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2023-09-25 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 Rio Ave FC W 2023-09-21 SK Sturm Graz 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2023-09-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Moreirense FC W 2023-09-03 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2023-08-27 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 FC Famalicão W 2023-08-18 Casa Pia AC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W

Rio Ave FC Form

2023-09-25 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2023-09-16 Rio Ave FC 1–1 FC Famalicão D 2023-09-02 Casa Pia AC 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2023-08-28 Rio Ave FC 1–2 FC Porto L 2023-08-20 GD Estoril Praia 2–0 Rio Ave FC L 2023-08-13 Rio Ave FC 2–0 GD Chaves W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.15 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

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

0.38 Rio Ave FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 83% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal83% Draw12% Rio Ave FC5%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes30% 0% No70%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw

95%

Draw or Rio Ave FC

17%

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Rio Ave FC

88%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal69% Draw28% Rio Ave FC3%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

3 – 0

15.1%

2 – 0

Actual

4 – 0

11.7%

1 – 0

9.8%

5 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

5.6%

2 – 1

5.4%

4 – 1

4.5%

0 – 0

6 – 0

1 – 1

3.8%

5 – 1

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	Rio Ave FC covers
-2.5	51%	—	49%
-2	51%	22%	27%
-1.5	73%	—	27%
-1	73%	16%	11%
-0.5	89%	—	11%
+0.5	98%	—	2%
+1	98%	2%	0%
+1.5	100%	—	0%
+2	100%	—	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

69% ✓

Rio Ave FC keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

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