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
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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
Official lineup for Rio Ave vs Sporting CP
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rio Ave
4-2-3-1- 9Tamble Monteiro
- 18D. Špikić
- 11J. Blesa
- 7Diogo Bezerra
- 8Ryan Guilherme
- 44T. Nikitscher
- 6N. Abbey
- 39Gustavo Mancha
- 23F. Petrasso
- 17M. Vrousai
- 1C. Miszta
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1- 97L. Suárez
- 8Pote
- 17Trincão
- 31Luis Guilherme
- 5H. Morita
- 23Daniel Bragança
- 20M. Araújo
- 25Gonçalo Inácio
- 26O. Diomande
- 72Eduardo Quaresma
- 1Rui Silva
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.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2026 | GIL Vicente(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Guimaraes(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 17, 2026 | AVS(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 11, 2026 | Santa Clara(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 4, 2026 | Alverca(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | Guimaraes(home) | 5-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Tondela(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 26, 2026 | AVS(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 22, 2026 | FC Porto(away) | 0-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Apr 19, 2026 | Benfica(home) | 1-2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2025 | Sporting CP 4-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Rio Ave 1-2 Sporting CP | Taça de Portugal |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Sporting CP 2-0 Rio Ave | Taça de Portugal |
| Jan 18, 2025 | Rio Ave 0-3 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Sporting CP 3-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Rio Ave 3-3 Sporting CP | Primeira 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.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave | 0.7 | 1.5 | 4 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
| Sporting CP | 1.9 | 1.0 | 6 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
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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