Sporting CP vs Rio Ave: result 2-3 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 31, 2019 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Rio Ave?
Rio Ave won 2-3 on August 31, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 6′Filipe AugustoRio Ave (pen.)
- 20′Bruno FernandesSporting CP
- 53′Luiz PhellypeSporting CP
- 86′RonanRio Ave (pen.)
- 90′Filipe AugustoRio Ave (pen.)
Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Rio Ave
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1- 11Raphinha
- 29Luiz Phellype
- 10L. Vietto
- 37Wendel
- 98I. Doumbia
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- 9M. Acuña
- 50Thierry Correia
- 4S. Coates
- 22J. Mathieu
- 1Renan Ribeiro
Rio Ave
4-4-2- 11Nuno Santos
- 99M. Taremi
- 9Bruno Moreira
- 10Diego Lopes
- 5Filipe Augusto
- 8Tarantini
- 6T. Borevković
- 2Matheus Reis
- 4Nélson Monte
- 15Aderllan Santos
- 1P. Kieszek
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Rio Ave have 7, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2019 | Portimonense(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 18, 2019 | SC Braga(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 11, 2019 | Maritimo(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 4, 2019 | Benfica(away) | 0-5 | Super Cup |
| May 25, 2019 | FC Porto(home) | 3-3 | Taça de Portugal |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2019 | Aves(home) | 5-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Famalicao(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 3, 2019 | Oliveirense(home) | 6-1 | Taça da Liga |
| May 18, 2019 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| May 12, 2019 | Benfica(home) | 2-3 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Sporting CP wins, 0 draws, 0 Rio Ave wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2019 | Sporting CP 3-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 19, 2018 | Sporting CP 5-2 Rio Ave | Taça de Portugal |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Rio Ave 1-3 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 18, 2018 | Sporting CP 2-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Rio Ave 0-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 18, 2017 | Sporting CP 1-0 Rio Ave | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Sporting CP vs Rio Ave on Apr 7, 2019
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 2.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Rio Ave score 1.9 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 2.2 | 1.1 | 5 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Rio Ave | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1 | 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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