Sporting CP vs Rio Ave: result 2-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 27Kick-off on March 18, 2018 at 08:15 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Rio Ave?
Sporting CP won 2-0 on March 18, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 24′Gelson MartinsSporting CP
- 84′B. DostSporting CP
Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1- 77Gelson Martins
- 28B. Dost
- 7Rúben Ribeiro
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- 14William Carvalho
- 16R. Battaglia
- 92C. Piccini
- 4S. Coates
- 5Fábio Coentrão
- 22J. Mathieu
- 1Rui Patrício
Rio Ave
5-4-1- 7Hélder Tiago Pinto Moura Guedes
- 10Diego Lopes
- 17João Novais
- 21Leandrinho
- 25Pelé
- 96Marcão
- 4Nélson Monte
- 5Yuri Ribeiro
- 22Nadjack
- 46Marcelo
- 1Cássio
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Rio Ave have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2018 | Plzen(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Mar 12, 2018 | Chaves(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 8, 2018 | Plzen(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Mar 2, 2018 | FC Porto(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 26, 2018 | Moreirense(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2018 | Feirense(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 4, 2018 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 23, 2018 | Aves(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 18, 2018 | FC Porto(away) | 0-5 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 10, 2018 | Maritimo(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Sporting CP wins, 1 draw, 1 Rio Ave win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2017 | Rio Ave 0-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 18, 2017 | Sporting CP 1-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 18, 2016 | Rio Ave 3-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 8, 2016 | Sporting CP 0-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 13, 2015 | Rio Ave 1-2 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| May 23, 2015 | Rio Ave 0-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Rio Ave vs Sporting CP on Oct 27, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 1.6 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.9 and concede 2.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 1.6 | 1.0 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Rio Ave | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
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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