Match

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP: result 0-4 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 28, 2026 at 07:15 PM (UTC)Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde

Rio Ave
0-4
Sporting CP

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What was the result of Rio Ave vs Sporting CP?

Sporting CP won 0-4 on August 28, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 5′Flávio GonçalvesSporting CP
  • 19′Geny CatamoSporting CP
  • 26′L. SuárezSporting CP
  • 37′L. SuárezSporting CP

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Sporting CP win at 73%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 0-2. Actual score: 0-4.

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Official lineup for Rio Ave vs Sporting CP

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Rio Ave

4-2-3-1
  1. 9Tamble Monteiro
  1. 77D. Špikić
  2. 11J. Blesa
  3. 7Diogo Bezerra
  1. 5A. Ntoi
  2. 44T. Nikitscher
  1. 17M. Vrousai
  2. 39Gustavo Mancha
  3. 23F. Petrasso
  4. 54G. Liavas
  1. 99E. van der Gouw

Sporting CP

4-2-3-1
  1. 97L. Suárez
  1. 58Flávio Gonçalves
  2. 17R. Zalazar
  3. 10Geny Catamo
  1. 77I. Doumbia
  2. 5Sergi Altimira
  1. 20M. Araújo
  2. 25Gonçalo Inácio
  3. 6Z. Debast
  4. 22Iván Fresneda
  1. 1Rui Silva
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rio Ave have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Sporting CP have 9, 4 and 2.

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

Rio Ave
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 22, 2026Estoril(away)2-0Primeira Liga
Aug 15, 2026FC Porto(home)0-2Primeira Liga
Aug 9, 2026GIL Vicente(away)0-1Primeira Liga
Aug 1, 2026Tondela(home)3-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 19, 2026Al-Ahli Jeddah(home)2-2Friendlies Clubs
Sporting CP
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 22, 2026Alverca(home)3-1Primeira Liga
Aug 14, 2026Guimaraes(home)3-2Primeira Liga
Aug 8, 2026Estrela(away)2-2Primeira Liga
Jul 31, 2026Nottingham Forest(home)4-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 25, 2026Monaco(home)2-0Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Rio Ave wins, 0 draws, 6 Sporting CP wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 11, 2026Rio Ave 1-4 Sporting CPPrimeira Liga
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

Last archived meeting: Rio Ave vs Sporting CP on May 11, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

Rio Ave score 1.4 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting CP score 2.8 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Rio Ave1.41.348/158/15
Sporting CP2.81.1411/1512/15

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).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Sporting CP853020918
14Rio Ave82158177

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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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