Rio Ave

Football Portugal - Primeira Liga Estadio dos Arcos Sun 25 Feb 15:30

Sporting CP

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Rio Ave look vulnerable and our betting prediction is to side with Sporting CP at -148 on the Asian Handicap market. We need our selection to overcome a -1.5 goal margin.

Expert Analysis

In order to come up with the best football tips, we like to know the team news and study the latest form. There are also plenty of numbers to crunch from the available stats.

Key Rio Ave vs Sporting CP stats:

  • Rio Ave have conceded 2 or more goals in 9 of their last 22 matches this season
  • Sporting CP have won 8 consecutive matches this season
  • Sporting CP have scored 2 or more goals in 18 of their past 21 matches this season
  • Sporting CP have won 18 of their past 21 matches this season
  • Sporting CP have kept 9 clean sheets in their past 20 matches

Back our selection at -1.5 on the Asian Handicap market for this Primeira Liga match. The -148 for our betting tip appeal and we need our selection to win by two goals or more.

There’s a chance to move the line and back Sporting CP with a bigger handicap which means you get more attractive odds.

Last Matches & H2H

Rio Ave lost against Famalicão in their last match, losing the Primeira Liga clash 2-1. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu scored in the game at Municipal 22 de Junho, with Rio Ave having four shots on target and they had 51% of possession.

Sporting CP played Young Boys in their last game. They drew 1-1 and recorded 60% of possession. Viktor Gyoekeres were their goalscorer in this Europa League match at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

The last meeting between Rio Ave and Sporting CP took place at Estadio Jose Alvalade, with Sporting CP winning the game by a 2-0 scoreline.

During the past 7 matches, Rio Ave have won one time. Sporting CP have won four and the other two games ended in a draw.

Confirmed Lineups

Rio Ave (confirmed lineup): Jhonatan, Renato Pantalon, Josue, Miguel Nobrega, Costinha, Amine Oudrhiri Idrissi, Joao Graca, Marios Vrousai, Fabio Ronaldo, Abdul-Aziz Yakubu, Umaro Embalo.

Sporting CP (confirmed lineup): Antonio Adan, Ousmane Diomande, Sebastian Coates, Goncalo Inacio, Geny Catamo, Morten Hjulmand, Hidemasa Morita, Nuno Santos, Trincao, Viktor Gyoekeres, Pedro Goncalves.

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP Prediction

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Rio Ave vs Sporting CP Odds

Sporting CP are massive -450 favourites to win this Primeira Liga game with the bookies and are regarded as 82% likely to win the match judging by the latest betting odds. Rio Ave are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at +1100.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. An alternative angle is a BTTS bet and Both Teams to Score No is available at -188.

Head over to the Bet Builder and you’ll find all the popular football betting site markets available. Primeira Liga selections can then be combined together in a same-game accumulator which you can cheer on.

Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 3 wins, 8 defeats and 9 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 17 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Rio Ave FC

Sporting CP

Goals / match
0.6 3.8
Conceded / match
0.6 0.4
Total / match
1.2 4.2

Corners

Corners

Rio Ave FC

Sporting CP

For / match
3.2 5.2
Against / match
8.8 3.2
Total / match
12 8.4

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date Rio Ave vs Sporting CP team news.

We’re on hand to provide you with full details of the latest Primeira Liga squads.

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP Lineups

Rio Ave Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Sporting CP Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Rio Ave Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

18 Jhonatan
42 Renato Pantalon 23 Josue 3 Miguel Nobrega
20 Costinha 10 A. Oudrhiri Idrissi 21 Joao Graca 27 Marios Vrousai
77 Fabio Ronaldo 81 Abdul-Aziz Yakubu 11 Umaro Embalo
1 Antonio Adan
26 Ousmane Diomande 4 Sebastian Coates 25 Goncalo Inacio
21 Geny Catamo 42 Morten Hjulmand 5 Hidemasa Morita 11 Nuno Santos
17 Trincao 9 Viktor Gyoekeres 8 Pedro Goncalves

Sporting CP Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Rio Ave Substitutes

  • 1Lucas Flores
  • 4Patrick
  • 7Joao Teixeira
  • 8Vitor Gomes
  • 9Leonardo Ruiz
  • 14Joca
  • 15Adrien Silva
  • 28Helder Sa
  • 70Ze Manuel

Sporting CP Substitutes

  • 2Matheus
  • 3Jerry St. Juste
  • 10Marcus Edwards
  • 12Franco Israel
  • 13Neto
  • 23Daniel Braganca
  • 47Ricardo Esgaio
  • 72Eduardo Quaresma
  • 80Koba Koindredi

Previous Rio Ave Lineups

16 Feb Primeira Liga
Famalicão 2-1 Rio Ave
11 Feb Primeira Liga
Rio Ave 1-0 Casa Pia
03 Feb Primeira Liga
FC Porto 0-0 Rio Ave

Previous Sporting CP Lineups

22 Feb Europa League
Sporting CP 1-1 Young Boys
19 Feb Primeira Liga
Moreirense 0-2 Sporting CP
15 Feb Europa League
Young Boys 1-3 Sporting CP

The latest Rio Ave vs Sporting CP lineups, including predicted lineups and confirmed starting 11s. Find out each team’s formation along with the substitutes.

Injuries & Suspensions

Rio Ave Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Sporting CP Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Paulinho Tendon injury

We have injury news so you can get the list of player injuries, while suspensions are also flagged up which means a player is missing the next game.

Get the important stats for every player thanks to our team-by-team squad information.

Portugal FlagPrimeira Liga Table

Primeira Liga 2023/2024

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Benfica 22 17 4 1 52:15 55
2 Sporting CP 20 17 1 2 58:19 52
3 FC Porto 22 15 3 4 37:16 48
4 Braga 22 13 4 5 46:33 43
5 V. Guimarães 22 12 5 5 35:23 41
6 Moreirense 21 10 5 6 26:24 35
7 Arouca 22 8 4 10 35:30 28
8 Famalicão 21 6 8 7 21:25 26
9 Farense 22 7 5 10 30:31 26
10 Gil Vicente 22 7 4 11 33:36 25
11 Boavista 22 6 6 10 30:40 24
12 Casa Pia 22 6 5 11 20:35 23
13 Portimonense 22 6 4 12 24:45 22
14 Estoril Praia 22 6 3 13 36:40 21
15 Rio Ave 22 4 9 9 22:31 21
16 Estrela 22 5 6 11 22:34 21
17 Chaves 22 4 5 13 22:48 17
18 Vizela 22 3 7 12 20:44 16
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Sporting CP 11 11 0 0 37:7 33
2 Benfica 11 9 2 0 29:5 29
3 FC Porto 11 8 2 1 19:5 26
4 V. Guimarães 11 8 1 2 25:12 25
5 Braga 11 6 3 2 22:11 21
6 Gil Vicente 11 5 4 2 22:13 19
7 Moreirense 10 5 2 3 14:12 17
8 Estoril Praia 11 5 1 5 21:13 16
9 Rio Ave 11 4 4 3 15:14 16
10 Farense 11 4 3 4 16:13 15
11 Famalicão 10 4 3 3 12:13 15
12 Arouca 11 4 2 5 18:16 14
13 Estrela 11 4 1 6 14:18 13
14 Boavista 11 3 4 4 16:22 13
15 Chaves 11 3 3 5 15:21 12
16 Portimonense 11 3 3 5 11:17 12
17 Casa Pia 11 2 3 6 6:13 9
18 Vizela 11 1 3 7 10:22 6

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