Rio Ave VS Sporting CP

2026/2027 Liga Portugal, Portugal

Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube

Liga Portugal

Rio Ave RAFC

Sporting CP SCP

KICKOFF :

Round 4 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Rio Ave host Sporting CP in Liga Portugal (Regular Season) at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube. Domestically, Rio Ave sit 17th in the table while Sporting CP are 6th. Power ranking favours Sporting CP by 24.2 points heading into this fixture.

TL;DR

Structural: Sporting CP hold a +24.2 pts power-ranking advantage heading into this fixture.
Form: Sporting CP are in line with baseline; recent form is evenly matched.
Squad: No major squad or availability edge; impact is neutral.
Efficiency: Rio Ave show stronger possession-adjusted chance creation in the data.
Transition: Sporting CP have a moderate edge in transition threat.
Set pieces: Sporting CP carry higher set-play value and dead-ball upside.
xVariable: Sporting CP hold a marginal advantage on underlying metrics.

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

S. Silaidopoulos

R. Gomes Borges

1.21

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

0 - 0 - 4

No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

65.13

89.34

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Rio Ave

Sporting CP

Power Score

65.13

89.34

League Position

Global Rank

387

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Rio Ave — Opponent-weighted form score

Sporting CP — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Rio Ave Sporting CP

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 4 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Rio Ave RAFC Home

4 matches

Sporting CP SCP Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

-12

Goal Difference

+12

Expected Goals

xGA

Data last updated: 2026-08-22T01:39:19+00:00

General Information

Date & Time

Competition

2026/2027 Liga Portugal, Portugal · Round 4 · Regular Season

Stadium

Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube

Capacity

12815

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Manager ▼

S. Silaidopoulos Coach

Squad ▼

Kevin José Chamorro Rodríguez Goalkeeper

Ennio van der Gouw Goalkeeper

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Anxhelo Sina Goalkeeper

Jakub Brabec Defender

Marios Vrousai Defender

Nelson Abby Defender

Andreas-Richardos Ntoi Defender

Julien Lomboto Lompombi Defender

Francisco Petrasso Defender

Gustavo Teixeira Lopes da Conceição Defender

Georgios Liavas Midfielder

Tamás Nikitscher Midfielder

Diogo Andre Santos Nascimento Midfielder

Ryan Guilherme da Silva Pae Midfielder

Dario Špikić Attacker

Roland Galčík Attacker

Tamble Ulisses Folgado Monteiro Attacker

Diogo Bezerra de Oliveira Attacker

Jalen Aleix Miller Blesa Attacker

Tobías Medina Attacker

Rafael Genuino Lobato Attacker

Manager ▼

R. Gomes Borges Coach

Squad ▼

Rui Tiago Dantas da Silva Goalkeeper

João Manuel Neves Virginia Goalkeeper

Diego Calai Silva Goalkeeper

Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches Defender

Eduardo Filipe Quaresma Coimbra Simões Defender

Georgios Vagiannidis Defender

Zeno Debast Defender

Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio Defender

Iván Fresneda Corraliza Defender

Ibrahima Ba Defender

Rodrigo Miguel Amores Dias Defender

Rodrigo Zalazar Martínez Midfielder

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Koba Lein Koindredi Midfielder

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Sotirios-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos Midfielder

Silas Andersen Midfielder

Sergi Altimira Clavell Midfielder

Pedro Lima Barros Midfielder

Issa Doumbia Midfielder

Nestory Irankunda Midfielder

Flávio Ferreira Gonçalves Midfielder

Luis Javier Suárez Charris Attacker

Fotis Ioannidis Attacker

Geny Cipriano Catamo Attacker

Rafael Ferreira Nel Attacker

Luis Guilherme Lira dos Santos Attacker

Jesse Derry Attacker

CONCLUSION

Overall, the structural indicators point toward Sporting CP holding the stronger pre-match profile. Power rankings give Sporting CP a 24.2-point edge. Projection probabilities are unavailable or insufficient in the available data for this fixture. The balance of play should hinge on execution in transitions and set-piece phases.

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