Primeira Liga · Matchweek 18 · Jan 18

Rio Ave - Sporting CP

Sporting CP won 3-0 away at Rio Ave in Primeira Liga (Matchweek 18). Goals: Aderllan Santos (OG) 3', 3'; M. Hjulmand (P) 23', 23'.

Rio AveHOME

0 - 3

Sporting CPAWAY

⚽

Aderllan Santos (OG) 3', 3'M. Hjulmand (P) 23', 23'V. Gyökeres 88', 88'

🏟 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube 👤 Referee: Luís Godinho

Key events

3' ⚽ Aderllan Santos (OG)(0 - 1) Sporting CP

3' ⚽ Aderllan Santos (OG)(0 - 2) Sporting CP

23' ⚽ M. Hjulmand (P)(0 - 3) Sporting CP

23' ⚽ M. Hjulmand (P)(0 - 4) Sporting CP

54' 🟨 Brandon AguileraYellow card Rio Ave

88' ⚽ V. Gyökeres(0 - 5) · Assist: Daniel Bragança Sporting CP

88' ⚽ V. Gyökeres(0 - 6) · Assist: Daniel Bragança Sporting CP

90+4' 🟨 Maximiliano AraújoYellow card Sporting CP

Quick stats

%46 Possession %54

2 Total shots 29

0 Shots on target 13

1 Shots off target 9

1 Blocked shots 7

0 Shots inside box 27

2 Shots outside box 2

11 Saves 0

Match timeline

First half

⚽Aderllan Santos (OG)(0 - 1)

⚽Aderllan Santos (OG)(0 - 2)

23'

⚽M. Hjulmand (P)(0 - 3)

23'

⚽M. Hjulmand (P)(0 - 4)

HT 0 - 4

João Novais ↔ Martim NetoSubstitution🔁

46'

João Novais ↔ Martim NetoSubstitution🔁

46'

Brandon AguileraYellow card🟨

54'

Brandon AguileraYellow card🟨

54'

K. Zoabi ↔ Tiago MoraisSubstitution🔁

62'

K. Zoabi ↔ Tiago MoraisSubstitution🔁

62'

68'

🔁Z. Debast ↔ João SimõesSubstitution

68'

🔁Z. Debast ↔ João SimõesSubstitution

O. Pohlmann ↔ Valentim SousaSubstitution🔁

77'

E. Tıknaz ↔ A. NtoiSubstitution🔁

77'

Aderllan Santos ↔ João GraçaSubstitution🔁

77'

O. Pohlmann ↔ Valentim SousaSubstitution🔁

77'

E. Tıknaz ↔ A. NtoiSubstitution🔁

77'

Aderllan Santos ↔ João GraçaSubstitution🔁

77'

81'

🔁Geny Catamo ↔ Daniel BragançaSubstitution

81'

🔁C. Harder ↔ V. GyökeresSubstitution

81'

🔁Geny Catamo ↔ Daniel BragançaSubstitution

81'

🔁C. Harder ↔ V. GyökeresSubstitution

88'

⚽V. Gyökeres(0 - 5) · Assist: Daniel Bragança

88'

⚽V. Gyökeres(0 - 6) · Assist: Daniel Bragança

89'

🔁Trincão ↔ Ricardo EsgaioSubstitution

89'

🔁Trincão ↔ Ricardo EsgaioSubstitution

90+4'

🟨Maximiliano AraújoYellow card

90+4'

🟨Maximiliano AraújoYellow card

FT 0 - 3

Match statsRio Ave · Sporting CP

Key stats

%46 Possession %54

Shots

2 Total shots 29

0 Shots on target 13

1 Shots off target 9

1 Blocked shots 7

0 Shots inside box 27

2 Shots outside box 2

11 Saves 0

Passing

400 Total passes 472

329 Accurate passes 428

%82 Pass accuracy %91

Set pieces & discipline

0 Corners 8

1 Offsides 3

16 Fouls 11

Cards

1 Yellow cards 1

By half

0 1st-half goals 2

0 2nd-half goals 1

LineupsRio Ave 4-3-3Sporting CP 4-4-2

Miszta 98

Richards 33

Santos 23

Petrasso 17

Vrousai 6

Novais 34

Tıknaz 16

Aguilera 80

Pohlmann 14

Zoabi 19

Bondoso 24

Silva 20

Araújo 25

Inácio 26

Diomande 22

Fresneda 57

Quenda 6

Debast 42

Hjulmand 21

Catamo 19

Harder 17

Trincão

Rio Ave · Bench

20João Tomé20

42R. Pantalon42

99A. Sina99

76Martim Neto76

11Tiago Morais11

94Valentim Sousa94

3A. Ntoi3

21João Graça21

8Vitor Gomes8

Coach: Petit

Sporting CP · Bench

3J. St. Juste3

52João Simões52

23Daniel Bragança23

9V. Gyökeres9

47Ricardo Esgaio47

78Mauro Couto78

1F. Israel1

5H. Morita5

50Alexandre Brito50

Coach: Rui Borges

HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2021–2026

Rio Ave 0

Jan 15who was on topAug 28

Sporting CP 8

0 Rio Ave 2 draw 8 Sporting CP

Sporting CP won the last 4

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

3.3goals / match

6–27total goals

0/6clean sheets

4-0Sporting CP best win · Aug 28

Over 1.5 9/10

Over 2.5 6/10

Over 3.5 5/10

BTTS 4/10

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Rio Ave at home5 matches

0W 1D 4L 4:14

Sporting CP at home5 matches

4W 1D 0L 13:2

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Rio Ave1W 2D 2L Sporting CP1W 3D 1L

1.00 1.20 Points per game

5 9 Goals scored

6 6 Goals conceded

1.50 1.79 xG average

1.48 1.41 xGA average

%40 %20 Clean sheets

%40 %80 BTTS

%40 %60 Over 2.5

5.8 4.4 Corners

2.2 1.4 Cards

Rio Ave4W 3D 3L Sporting CP4W 4D 2L

1.50 1.60 Points per game

10 18 Goals scored

9 10 Goals conceded

1.42 1.66 xG average

1.38 1.30 xGA average

%40 %30 Clean sheets

%40 %60 BTTS

%40 %50 Over 2.5

5.4 5.1 Corners

3.0 1.6 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

11Rio Avein the table38pts

34matches 9-11-14W-D-L 39:55goals -16diff

DDWLD

1Sporting CPin the table82pts

34matches 25-7-2W-D-L 88:27goals +61diff

WDWWW

Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches

0.95 2.48 Points per game

1.03 2.06 xG average

1.93 0.96 xGA average

%10 %48 Clean sheets

%52 %52 BTTS

%67 %67 Over 2.5

3.8 7.1 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

Aug 9

Sporting CP 3-1 Rio Ave

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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