Sporting CP vs Rio Ave
Ref: Carlos Macedo, PortugalEstádio José Alvalade, Lisboa · 50,466 cap
Match recap
Sporting CP beat Rio Ave 4–0 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Suárez, Araújo, Suárez, and Suárez scored for Sporting CP. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.26 for Sporting CP versus 0.11 for Rio Ave. Sporting CP sit 2nd in the Primeira Liga table while Rio Ave are 12th.
First Half
⚽
Suárez
Assist: João Simões
Gonçalo Inácio
Yellow Card
38'
João Tomé
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Zoabi
46'
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João Tomé
⚽
Araújo
Assist: Suárez
⚽
Suárez
Assist: Trincão
⚽
Suárez
62'
⇄
Špikić
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Araújo
⇄
Hjulmand
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João Simões
⇄
Gonçalo Inácio
76'
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Petrasso
76'
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Liavas
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Ioannidis
| # | 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
Sporting CPRio Ave
10Won
Statistical edge
10–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.26VS0.11
Attack5 · 0 won
23
Shots
5
12
Shots on target
0
18
Shots in the box
0
5
Shots outside box
5
6
Shots off goal
3
8
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
582
Total passes
408
526
Accurate passes
343
90%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline0 · 1 won
13
Fouls
6
1
Yellow cards
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
8
5
Blocked shots
2
1.10
Goals prevented
1.10
Sporting CP
4-4-2
Rio Ave
3-4-3
Sporting CP
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Rui SilvaG
- 13Georgios VagiannidisD
- 17TrincãoM
- 20Maximiliano Javier Araújo VilchesM
- 25Gonçalo InácioD
- 42Morten Blom Due HjulmandM
- 52João SimõesM
- 72Eduardo QuaresmaD
- 89Fotis IoannidisF
- 91Ricardo MangasD
- 97Luis Javier Suárez CharrisF
Substitutes
- 2Matheus ReisD
- 5Hidemasa MoritaM
- 12João VirgíniaG
- 14Giorgi KochorashviliM
- 27Alisson SantosF
- 28Rodrigo RibeiroF
- 58Flávio GonçalvesF
- 70Salvador BlopaD
- 78Mauro CoutoF
Rio Ave
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1Cezary MisztaG
- 3Nicolaos AthanasiouM
- 5Andreas-Richardos NtoiM
- 6Nelson Ighodaro AbbeyD
- 14Karem ZoabiF
- 18Dario ŠpikićF
- 20João ToméM
- 23Francisco PetrassoD
- 32Jakub BrabecD
- 54Georgios LiavasM
- 80Ole PohlmannF
Substitutes
- 2Eric Emanuel da Silva MoreiraF
- 10Brandon Aguilera ZamoraM
- 11André LuizF
- 17Marios VrousaiF
- 21João GraçaM
- 22Kevin José Chamorro RodríguezG
- 25Rafael GenuinoF
- 28Marc GualF
- 63Julien Lomboto LompombiD
Sporting CP
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Javier Suárez | F | 90 | 9.6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Eduardo Quaresma | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Maximiliano Araújo | M | 64 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1/3 |
| Gonçalo Inácio | D | 68 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Morten Hjulmand(C) | M | 64 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Fotis Ioannidis | F | 78 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Francisco Trincão | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Ricardo Mangas | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Rui Silva | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Simões | M | 65 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Ribeiro | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Virgínia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mauro Couto | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salvador Blopa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 25 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | M | 26 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alisson Santos | F | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Matheus Reis | D | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Flavio Goncalves | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rio Ave
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cezary Miszta(C) | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolaos Athanasiou | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Karem Zoabi | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Andreas Ndoj | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Ole Pohlmann | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| João Tomé | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Dario Špikić | F | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/7 |
| Francisco Petrasso | D | 76 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nelson Abbey | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jakub Brabec | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgios Liavas | M | 76 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kevin Chamorro | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Lobato | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric da Silva Moreira | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Gual | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandon Aguilera | M | 28 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marios Vrousai | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| André Luiz | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Julien Lomboto | D | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Graça | M | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |