Rio Ave vs Sporting CP
Ref: J. GoncalvesEstádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde · 12,815 cap
Match recap
Sporting CP beat Rio Ave 4–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Suárez, Mancha, Trincão, and Geovany Tcherno Quenda scored for Sporting CP. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.70 for Rio Ave versus 1.58 for Sporting CP. Rio Ave sit 12th in the Primeira Liga table while Sporting CP are 2nd.
First Half
⚽
Goal
Assist: Tamble Monteiro
Bezerra
Yellow Card
32'
Diomande
Yellow Card
32'
Suárez
Yellow Card
Petrasso
Yellow Card
35'
⚽
Suárez
Penalty
42'
⚽
Mancha (OG)
Second Half
Petrasso
Red Card
Petrasso
Yellow Card
⇄
Tamble Monteiro
⇄
Vrousai
64'
⇄
Luis Guilherme
65'
⇄
Morita
66'
⚽
Trincão
Assist: Diomande
⇄
Abbey
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Špikić
82'
⇄
Bragança
82'
⇄
Pote
Ryan Guilherme
Yellow Card
Ryan Guilherme
Yellow Card
Ryan Guilherme
Red Card
90+1'
⇄
Suárez
90'
⚽
Geovany Tcherno Quenda
Assist: Araújo
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 |  Sporting CP | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | +65 | 82 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | +49 | 80 |
| 11 |  Alverca | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -17 | 39 |
| 12 |  Rio Ave | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -22 | 36 |
| 13 |  Santa Clara | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 36 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Rio AveSporting CP
0Won
Statistical edge
0–13
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.70VS1.58
Attack0 · 5 won
12
Shots
16
3
Shots on target
5
9
Shots in the box
11
3
Shots outside box
5
6
Shots off goal
6
5
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
36%
Possession
64%
299
Total passes
535
245
Accurate passes
486
82%
Pass accuracy
91%
Discipline0 · 3 won
9
Fouls
7
5
Yellow cards
2
2
Red cards
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
5
-0.18
Goals prevented
-0.18
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Cezary MisztaG
- 6Nelson Ighodaro AbbeyD
- 7Diogo Bezerra
- 8Ryan GuilhermeM
- 9Tamble MonteiroF
- 11Jalen Aleix Miller BlesaM
- 17Marios VrousaiD
- 18Dario ŠpikićM
- 23Francisco PetrassoD
- 39Gustavo ManchaD
- 44Tamás NikitscherM
Substitutes
- 5Andreas-Richardos NtoiD
- 19Antonis PapakanellosM
- 20João ToméD
- 32Jakub BrabecD
- 54Georgios LiavasM
- 63Julien Lomboto LompombiD
- 77Omar Tyrell Crawford RichardsD
- 80Ole PohlmannM
- 99Ennio van der GouwG
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Rui SilvaG
- 5Hidemasa MoritaM
- 8PoteM
- 17TrincãoM
- 20Maximiliano Javier Araújo VilchesD
- 23Daniel BragançaM
- 25Gonçalo InácioD
- 26Ousmane DiomandeD
- 31Luis GuilhermeM
- 72Eduardo QuaresmaD
- 97Luis Javier Suárez CharrisF
Substitutes
- 7Geovany Tcherno QuendaM
- 10Geny CatamoM
- 12João VirgíniaG
- 14Giorgi KochorashviliM
- 15Souleymane FayeF
- 70Salvador BlopaD
- 73Eduardo FelicíssimoM
- 90Rafael Ferreira NelF
- 91Ricardo MangasD
Rio Ave
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diogo Bezerra | M | 73 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 |
| Jalen Blesa | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Tamblé Monteiro | F | 55 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Marios Vrousai(C) | D | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tamás Nikitscher | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dario Špikić | M | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Nelson Abbey | D | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Guilherme | M | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Cezary Miszta | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gustavo Mancha | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Petrasso | D | 52 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Georgios Liavas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julien Lomboto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ennio Van Der Gouw | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olinho | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonis Papakanellos | M | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| João Tomé | D | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Andreas Ndoj | D | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Omar Richards | D | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakub Brabec | D | 35 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sporting CP
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Trincão | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/4 |
| Luis Javier Suárez | F | 89 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Daniel Bragança | M | 82 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ousmane Diomande | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Inácio(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | 82 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Rui Silva | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quaresma | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Maximiliano Araújo | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Luís Guilherme | M | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Souleymane Faye | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Virgínia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Mangas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Nel | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salvador Blopa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Geovany Quenda | M | 25 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Geny Catamo | M | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eduardo Felicíssimo | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |