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
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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
Official lineup for Rio Ave vs Sporting CP
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rio Ave
4-3-3- 80Ole Pohlmann
- 14K. Zoabi
- 19Kiko Bondoso
- 6João Novais
- 34E. Tıknaz
- 16B. Aguilera
- 98O. Richards
- 33Aderllan Santos
- 23F. Petrasso
- 17M. Vrousai
- 1C. Miszta
Sporting CP
4-4-2- 19C. Harder
- 17Trincão
- 57Geovany Tcherno Quenda
- 6Z. Debast
- 42M. Hjulmand
- 21Geny Catamo
- 20M. Araújo
- 25Gonçalo Inácio
- 26O. Diomande
- 22Iván Fresneda
- 24Rui Silva
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.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2025 | Casa Pia(away) | 3-1 | Taça de Portugal |
| Jan 6, 2025 | GIL Vicente(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Nacional(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Estrela(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Guimaraes(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2025 | Benfica(home) | 1-1 | Taça da Liga |
| Jan 7, 2025 | FC Porto(home) | 1-0 | Taça da Liga |
| Jan 3, 2025 | Guimaraes(away) | 4-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Benfica(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 22, 2024 | GIL Vicente(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Rio Ave wins, 1 draw, 5 Sporting CP wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2024 | Sporting CP 3-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Rio Ave 3-3 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Sporting CP 2-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 6, 2023 | Rio Ave 0-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Rio Ave 0-2 Sporting CP | Taça da Liga |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Sporting CP 3-0 Rio Ave | Primeira 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.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
| Sporting CP | 2.3 | 1.5 | 4 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Rio Ave sit 14th in Primeira Liga (7 points from 8 matches) and Sporting CP sit 3rd (18 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
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