Primeira Liga · Matchweek 1 · Aug 9
Sporting CP - Rio Ave
Sporting CP beat Rio Ave 3-1 in Primeira Liga (Matchweek 1). Goals: Pote 6', 26'; V. Gyökeres 63'; Clayton 90'.
Key events
Quick stats
%59
Possession
%41
27
Total shots
4
6
Shots on target
1
14
Shots off target
3
7
Blocked shots
0
17
Shots inside box
1
10
Shots outside box
3
0
Saves
3
Match timeline
First half
Pote(1 - 0) · Assist: V. Gyökeres⚽
6'
Pote(2 - 0)⚽
26'
35'
🟨Aderllan SantosYellow card
HT 2 - 0
46'
🔁Tiago Morais ↔ João ToméSubstitution
48'
🟨ClaytonYellow card
Pedro GonçalvesYellow card🟨
51'
V. Gyökeres(3 - 0)⚽
63'
Pote ↔ Mateus FernandesSubstitution🔁
65'
65'
🔁João Graça ↔ Kiko BondosoSubstitution
65'
🔁Aderllan Santos ↔ Patrick WilliamSubstitution
Geny CatamoYellow card🟨
70'
Geny Catamo ↔ Matheus ReisSubstitution🔁
76'
Trincão ↔ M. EdwardsSubstitution🔁
76'
M. Hjulmand ↔ Daniel BragançaSubstitution🔁
76'
76'
🔁A. Oudrhiri ↔ B. AguileraSubstitution
82'
🔁O. Pohlmann ↔ Vitor GomesSubstitution
H. Morita ↔ Rodrigo RibeiroSubstitution🔁
89'
90'
⚽Clayton(3 - 1) · Assist: Vitor Gomes
FT 3 - 1
Match statsSporting CP · Rio Ave
Key stats
%59
Possession
%41
Shots
27
Total shots
4
6
Shots on target
1
14
Shots off target
3
7
Blocked shots
0
17
Shots inside box
1
10
Shots outside box
3
0
Saves
3
Passing
583
Total passes
386
514
Accurate passes
321
%88
Pass accuracy
%83
Set pieces & discipline
6
Corners
1
9
Fouls
14
Cards
2
Yellow cards
2
By half
2
1st-half goals
0
1
2nd-half goals
1
LineupsSporting CP 3-4-3Rio Ave 3-4-2-1
13
Kovačević
25
Inácio
26
Diomande
72
Quaresma
21
Catamo
5
Morita
42
Hjulmand
57
Quenda
8
Pote
9
Gyökeres
17
Trincão
18
Jhonatan
3
Nóbrega
33
Santos
42
Pantalon
11
Morais
10
Oudrhiri
6
Novais
17
Vrousai
80
Pohlmann
21
Graça
9
Clayton
Sporting CP · Bench
Coach: Ruben Amorim
Rio Ave · Bench
Coach: Luís Freire
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2021–2026
Jan 15who was on topAug 28
8 Sporting CP
2 draw
0 Rio Ave
Sporting CP
won the last 4
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.2goals / match
27–5total goals
7/0clean sheets
4-0Sporting CP best win · Aug 28
Over 1.5
9/10
Over 2.5
6/10
Over 3.5
4/10
BTTS
3/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Sporting CP at home4 matches
3W
1D
0L
10:1
Rio Ave at home6 matches
0W
1D
5L
4:17
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Sporting CP1W 3D 1L
Rio Ave1W 2D 2L
1.20
1.00
Points per game
9
5
Goals scored
6
6
Goals conceded
1.79
1.50
xG average
1.41
1.48
xGA average
%20
%40
Clean sheets
%80
%40
BTTS
%60
%40
Over 2.5
4.4
5.8
Corners
1.4
2.2
Cards
Sporting CP4W 4D 2L
Rio Ave4W 3D 3L
1.60
1.50
Points per game
18
10
Goals scored
10
9
Goals conceded
1.66
1.42
xG average
1.30
1.38
xGA average
%30
%40
Clean sheets
%60
%40
BTTS
%50
%40
Over 2.5
5.1
5.4
Corners
1.6
3.0
Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
1Sporting CPin the table82pts
34matches
25-7-2W-D-L
88:27goals
+61diff
WDWWW
11Rio Avein the table38pts
34matches
9-11-14W-D-L
39:55goals
-16diff
DDWLD
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches
2.48
0.95
Points per game
2.06
1.03
xG average
0.96
1.93
xGA average
%48
%10
Clean sheets
%52
%52
BTTS
%67
%67
Over 2.5
7.1
3.8
Corners
2.6
2.6
Cards
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