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'.

🏟 Estádio José Alvalade 👤 Referee: João Ferreira
Key events
6' Pote(1 - 0) · Assist: V. Gyökeres Sporting CP
26' Pote(2 - 0) Sporting CP
35' 🟨 Aderllan SantosYellow card Rio Ave
48' 🟨 ClaytonYellow card Rio Ave
51' 🟨 Pedro GonçalvesYellow card Sporting CP
63' V. Gyökeres(3 - 0) Sporting CP
70' 🟨 Geny CatamoYellow card Sporting CP
90' Clayton(3 - 1) · Assist: Vitor Gomes Rio Ave
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
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2021–2026
Sporting CP 8
Jan 15who was on topAug 28
Rio Ave 0
8 Sporting CP 2 draw 0 Rio Ave
Sporting CP won the last 4
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
3.2goals / match
275total goals
7/0clean sheets
4-0Sporting CP best win · Aug 28
%90 Over 1.5 9/10
%60 Over 2.5 6/10
%40 Over 3.5 4/10
%30 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
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Aug 28 Rio Ave 0-4 Sporting CP Primeira Liga
May 11 Rio Ave 1-4 Sporting CP Primeira Liga
Dec 28 Sporting CP 4-0 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
Jan 18 Rio Ave 0-3 Sporting CP Primeira Liga
Feb 25 Rio Ave 3-3 Sporting CP Primeira Liga
Sep 25 Sporting CP 2-0 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
Feb 7 Rio Ave 0-1 Sporting CP Primeira Liga
Aug 13 Sporting CP 3-0 Rio Ave Primeira Liga
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