Rio Ave vs Sporting CP: result 0-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 31Kick-off on May 5, 2021 at 08:15 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 0-2 on May 5, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 34′PoteSporting CP (pen.)
- 63′PaulinhoSporting CP
Official lineup for Rio Ave vs Sporting CP
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Rio Ave
4-1-4-1- 7Gelson Dala
- 9Júnior Brandão
- 16Guga
- 11Francisco Geraldes
- 5Filipe Augusto
- 6T. Borevković
- 24Pedro Amaral
- 33Aderllan Santos
- 25Ivo Pinto
- 17Fábio Coentrão
- 1P. Kieszek
Sporting CP
3-4-2-1- 11Nuno Santos
- 21Paulinho
- 28Pote
- 6João Palhinha
- 17João Mário
- 52Gonçalo Inácio
- 5Nuno Mendes
- 3Z. Feddal
- 4S. Coates
- 27João Pereira
- 1Adán
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rio Ave have 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats; Sporting CP have 11, 4 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2021 | Portimonense(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 25, 2021 | Pacos Ferreira(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Maritimo(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 17, 2021 | SC Braga(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Boavista(away) | 3-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2021 | Nacional(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 25, 2021 | SC Braga(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 21, 2021 | Belenenses(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Farense(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 11, 2021 | Famalicao(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Rio Ave wins, 2 draws, 2 Sporting CP wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2021 | Sporting CP 1-1 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2020 | Rio Ave 1-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 26, 2019 | Sporting CP 1-2 Rio Ave | Taça da Liga |
| Aug 31, 2019 | Sporting CP 2-3 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 7, 2019 | Sporting CP 3-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 19, 2018 | Sporting CP 5-2 Rio Ave | Taça de Portugal |
Last archived meeting: Sporting CP vs Rio Ave on Jan 15, 2021
How many goals should we expect?
Rio Ave score 0.8 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting CP score 1.4 and concede 0.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5 | 5/15 | 3/15 |
| Sporting CP | 1.4 | 0.4 | 10 | 5/15 | 3/15 |
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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