Match

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP: result 1-4 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 33Kick-off on May 11, 2026 at 07:15 PM (UTC)Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde

Rio Ave
1-4
Sporting CP

Full time

What was the result of Rio Ave vs Sporting CP?

Sporting CP won 1-4 on May 11, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 12′Diogo BezerraRio Ave
  • 35′L. SuárezSporting CP (pen.)
  • 42′Gustavo ManchaSporting CP (o.g.)
  • 66′TrincãoSporting CP
  • 90′Geovany Tcherno QuendaSporting CP

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rio Ave have 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats; Sporting CP have 7, 5 and 3.

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

Rio Ave
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 3, 2026GIL Vicente(home)0-0Primeira Liga
Apr 25, 2026Guimaraes(away)0-2Primeira Liga
Apr 17, 2026AVS(home)2-2Primeira Liga
Apr 11, 2026Santa Clara(away)2-0Primeira Liga
Apr 4, 2026Alverca(home)1-2Primeira Liga
Sporting CP
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 4, 2026Guimaraes(home)5-1Primeira Liga
Apr 29, 2026Tondela(home)2-2Primeira Liga
Apr 26, 2026AVS(away)1-1Primeira Liga
Apr 22, 2026FC Porto(away)0-0Taça de Portugal
Apr 19, 2026Benfica(home)1-2Primeira 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
Dec 28, 2025Sporting CP 4-0 Rio AvePrimeira Liga
Apr 22, 2025Rio Ave 1-2 Sporting CPTaça de Portugal
Apr 3, 2025Sporting CP 2-0 Rio AveTaça de Portugal
Jan 18, 2025Rio Ave 0-3 Sporting CPPrimeira Liga
Aug 9, 2024Sporting CP 3-1 Rio AvePrimeira Liga
Feb 25, 2024Rio Ave 3-3 Sporting CPPrimeira Liga

Last archived meeting: Sporting CP vs Rio Ave on Dec 28, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Rio Ave score 0.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting CP score 1.9 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Rio Ave0.71.545/158/15
Sporting CP1.91.067/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Rio Ave sit 18th in Primeira Liga (0 points from 2 matches) and Sporting CP sit 6th (4 points from 2 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Sporting CP2110544
18Rio Ave2002030

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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