Match

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP: result 0-3 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 18Kick-off on January 18, 2025 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde

Rio Ave
0-3
Sporting CP

Full time

What was the result of Rio Ave vs Sporting CP?

Sporting CP won 0-3 on January 18, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 3′Aderllan SantosSporting CP (o.g.)
  • 23′M. HjulmandSporting CP (pen.)
  • 88′V. GyökeresSporting CP

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rio Ave have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Sporting CP have 8, 3 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Rio Ave
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 12, 2025Casa Pia(away)3-1Taça de Portugal
Jan 6, 2025GIL Vicente(away)1-1Primeira Liga
Dec 29, 2024Nacional(home)2-1Primeira Liga
Dec 23, 2024Estrela(away)0-1Primeira Liga
Dec 16, 2024Guimaraes(home)2-2Primeira Liga
Sporting CP
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 11, 2025Benfica(home)1-1Taça da Liga
Jan 7, 2025FC Porto(home)1-0Taça da Liga
Jan 3, 2025Guimaraes(away)4-4Primeira Liga
Dec 29, 2024Benfica(home)1-0Primeira Liga
Dec 22, 2024GIL Vicente(away)0-0Primeira Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Rio Ave win(s), 1 draw(s), 5 Sporting CP win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 9, 2024Sporting CP 3-1 Rio AvePrimeira Liga
Feb 25, 2024Rio Ave 3-3 Sporting CPPrimeira Liga
Sep 25, 2023Sporting CP 2-0 Rio AvePrimeira Liga
Feb 6, 2023Rio Ave 0-1 Sporting CPPrimeira Liga
Dec 7, 2022Rio Ave 0-2 Sporting CPTaça da Liga
Aug 13, 2022Sporting CP 3-0 Rio AvePrimeira Liga

Last archived meeting: Sporting CP vs Rio Ave on Aug 9, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Rio Ave score 1.5 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting CP score 2.3 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Rio Ave1.51.7110/1510/15
Sporting CP2.31.5410/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Rio Ave sit 10th in Primeira Liga (3 points from 3 matches) and Sporting CP sit 2nd (7 points from 3 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Sporting CP3210857
10Rio Ave3102233

How does Footlab compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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