Sporting CP vs Rio Ave: result 4-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 16Kick-off on December 28, 2025 at 08:30 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Rio Ave?
Sporting CP won 4-0 on December 28, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 34′L. SuárezSporting CP
- 53′M. AraújoSporting CP
- 60′L. SuárezSporting CP
- 61′L. SuárezSporting CP
Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting CP
4-4-2- 97L. Suárez
- 89F. Ioannidis
- 20M. Araújo
- 52João Simões
- 42M. Hjulmand
- 17Trincão
- 91Ricardo Mangas
- 25Gonçalo Inácio
- 72Eduardo Quaresma
- 13G. Vagiannidis
- 1Rui Silva
Rio Ave
3-4-3- 18D. Špikić
- 14K. Zoabi
- 80Ole Pohlmann
- 3N. Athanasiou
- 54G. Liavas
- 5A. Ntoi
- 20João Tomé
- 6N. Abbey
- 32J. Brabec
- 23F. Petrasso
- 1C. Miszta
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat; Rio Ave have 3, 7 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 | Guimaraes(away) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Santa Clara(away) | 3-2 | Taça de Portugal |
| Dec 13, 2025 | AVS(home) | 6-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Bayern München(away) | 1-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Benfica(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2025 | GIL Vicente(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Guimaraes(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 6, 2025 | AVS(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 30, 2025 | Santa Clara(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Alverca(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Sporting CP wins, 1 draw, 0 Rio Ave wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Sporting CP 2-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Rio Ave vs Sporting CP on Apr 22, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 2.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.3 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 2.9 | 0.9 | 6 | 9/15 | 12/15 |
| Rio Ave | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sporting CP sit 3rd in Primeira Liga (18 points from 8 matches) and Rio Ave sit 14th (7 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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