Primeira Liga · Matchweek 33 · May 11

Rio Ave - Sporting CP

Sporting CP won 4-1 away at Rio Ave in Primeira Liga (Matchweek 33). Goals: Diogo Bezerra 12'; L. Suarez (P) 35'; Gustavo Mancha (OG) 42'.

Rio AveHOME

1 - 4

Sporting CPAWAY

Diogo Bezerra 12'

⚽

L. Suarez (P) 35'Gustavo Mancha (OG) 42'Trincao 66'

🏟 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube Vila do Conde 👤 Referee: J. Goncalves

Key events

12' ⚽ Diogo Bezerra(1 - 0) · Assist: C. Miszta Rio Ave

13' 🟨 Diogo BezerraYellow card Rio Ave

32' 🟨 O. DiomandeYellow card Sporting CP

32' 🟨 L. SuarezYellow card Sporting CP

34' 🟨 F. PetrassoYellow card Rio Ave

35' ⚽ L. Suarez (P)(1 - 1) Sporting CP

42' ⚽ Gustavo Mancha (OG)(1 - 2) Sporting CP

52' 🟨 F. PetrassoYellow card Rio Ave

52' 🟥 F. PetrassoRed card Rio Ave

66' ⚽ Trincao(1 - 3) · Assist: O. Diomande Sporting CP

83' 🟨 Ryan GuilhermeYellow card Rio Ave

85' 🟨 Ryan GuilhermeYellow card Rio Ave

85' 🟥 Ryan GuilhermeRed card Rio Ave

Quick stats

%35 Possession %65

1.34 Pre-match xG 1.85

12 Total shots 15

3 Shots on target 4

6 Shots off target 6

3 Blocked shots 5

9 Shots inside box 10

3 Shots outside box 5

2 Saves 2

Match timeline

First half

Diogo Bezerra(1 - 0) · Assist: C. Miszta⚽

12'

Diogo BezerraYellow card🟨

13'

32'

🟨O. DiomandeYellow card

32'

🟨L. SuarezYellow card

F. PetrassoYellow card🟨

34'

35'

⚽L. Suarez (P)(1 - 1)

42'

⚽Gustavo Mancha (OG)(1 - 2)

HT 1 - 2

F. PetrassoYellow card🟨

52'

F. PetrassoRed card🟥

52'

T. Monteiro ↔ J. BrabecSubstitution🔁

55'

64'

🔁Luis Guilherme ↔ G. CatamoSubstitution

M. Vrousai ↔ J. TomeSubstitution🔁

64'

65'

🔁H. Morita ↔ G. QuendaSubstitution

66'

⚽Trincao(1 - 3) · Assist: O. Diomande

N. Abbey ↔ O. RichardsSubstitution🔁

72'

D. Spikic ↔ A. PapakanellosSubstitution🔁

73'

Diogo Bezerra ↔ A. NtoiSubstitution🔁

73'

82'

🔁Pote ↔ E. FelicissimoSubstitution

82'

🔁D. Braganca ↔ G. KochorashviliSubstitution

Ryan GuilhermeYellow card🟨

83'

Ryan GuilhermeYellow card🟨

85'

Ryan GuilhermeRed card🟥

85'

FT 1 - 4

Match statsRio Ave · Sporting CP

Key stats

%35 Possession %65

1.34 Pre-match xG 1.85

Shots

12 Total shots 15

3 Shots on target 4

6 Shots off target 6

3 Blocked shots 5

9 Shots inside box 10

3 Shots outside box 5

2 Saves 2

Attacking

0 Attacks 0

0 Dangerous attacks 0

Passing

289 Total passes 533

236 Accurate passes 484

%82 Pass accuracy %91

Set pieces & discipline

5 Corners 6

9 Fouls 7

Cards

5 Yellow cards 2

2 Red cards 0

By half

1 1st-half goals 2

0 2nd-half goals 2

Penalties

0 Penalties won 0

0 Penalty goals 0

LineupsRio Ave 4-2-3-1Sporting CP 4-2-3-1

Miszta 6

Abbey 39

Mancha 23

Petrasso 17

Vrousai 8

Guilherme 44

Nikitscher 18

Špikić 11

Blesa 7

Bezerra 9

Monteiro 1

Silva 20

Araújo 25

Inácio 26

Diomande 72

Quaresma 23

Bragança 5

Morita 8

Gonçalves 17

Trincão 31

Guilherme 97

Suárez

Rio Ave · Bench

99Ennio Van Der Gouw99

5Andreas Ndoj5

54Georgios Liavas54

80Olinho80

19Antonis Papakanellos19

77Omar Richards77

63Julien Lomboto63

20João Tomé20

32Jakub Brabec32

Coach: Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

Sporting CP · Bench

90Rafael Nel90

12João Virgínia12

91Ricardo Mangas91

14Giorgi Kochorashvili14

70Salvador Blopa70

73Eduardo Felicíssimo73

10Geny Catamo10

7Geovany Quenda7

15Souleymane Faye15

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

3.1goals / match

5–26total goals

0/7clean 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

Rio Ave at home5 matches

0W 1D 4L 3:13

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

12Rio Avein the table36pts

34matches 8-12-14W-D-L 35:57goals -22diff

DLDLD

2Sporting CPin the table82pts

34matches 25-7-2W-D-L 89:24goals +65diff

WWWDD

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

Dec 28

Sporting CP 4-0 Rio Ave

Primeira Liga

Jan 18

Rio Ave 0-3 Sporting CP

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

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Sporting CP dominated the ball65% possession

Sporting CP took more shots15 - 12

Rio Ave struggled to stay disciplined5 yellow, 2 red

THE REFEREE21 matches on record

João António Ferreira Gonçalves

Strictness72 TEMPO71

Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: High

This match vs his average

Cards 95.4 +3.6

Fouls 1623.1 -7.1

Goals 52.7 +2.3

Corners 119.3 +1.7

THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE

Rio AveSporting CP

Goals 1.01.0

Shots 12.09.8 +2.2

On target 3.03.8 -0.8

Possession %35%48 -12.7

Corners 5.04.0 +1.0

Cards 7.04.8 +2.2

Conceded 4.01.6 +2.4

this matchseason average · 33 matches

Goals 4.02.6 +1.4

Shots 15.016.1 -1.1

On target 4.06.3 -2.3

Possession %65%62 +3.0

Corners 6.06.1 -0.1

Cards 2.02.6 -0.6

Conceded 1.00.7 +0.3

this matchseason average · 33 matches

PLAYER RATINGS★ Diogo Bezerra 7.90

Rio Ave6.41Sporting CP6.87

Starting XI

7 Diogo Bezerra M · 73' 7.90

Goals1On target1/1Key pass3Dribbles1/3Duels won2/4Fouls won1Passes16 · %10

11 Jalen Blesa M · 87' 7.30

Key pass3Tackles1Duels won2/5Passes27 · %22

9 Tamblé Monteiro F · 55' 7.00

Assist1On target2/4Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won5/10Fouls won2Fouls1Passes19 · %16

17 Marios Vrousai D · 64' · K 6.60

Dribbles1/1Tackles3Interceptions2Duels won6/7Fouls won2Passes22 · %18

44 Tamás Nikitscher M · 87' 6.30

Dribbles1/1Tackles2Blocks1Duels won3/7Fouls1Passes22 · %19

18 Dario Špikić M · 73' 6.20

Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles1Duels won2/6Fouls1Passes16 · %12

1 Cezary Miszta G · 87' 6.20

Saves1Passes34 · %28

8 Ryan Guilherme M · 85' 6.20

Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles2Interceptions2Blocks1Duels won4/9Fouls won1Fouls2Passes26 · %23

6 Nelson Abbey D · 72' 6.20

Tackles2Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won2/4Passes18 · %13

39 Gustavo Mancha D · 87' 5.70

Tackles1Blocks1Duels won1/1Passes34 · %30

23 Francisco Petrasso D · 52' 4.90

Duels won1/4Fouls3Passes18 · %17

Substitutes

19 Antonis Papakanellos M · 14' 6.70

Dribbles2/3Duels won2/3Passes9 · %7

20 João Tomé D · 23' 6.70

Tackles2Duels won2/2Passes5 · %5

5 Andreas Ndoj D · 14' 6.50

Fouls1Passes7 · %6

32 Jakub Brabec D · 32' 6.30

Passes7 · %6

77 Omar Richards D · 15' 6.30

Interceptions1Passes2 · %2

Unused: Julien LombotoGeorgios LiavasEnnio Van Der GouwOlinho

Starting XI

17 Francisco Trincão M · 87' 7.70

Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Dribbles3/4Tackles1Duels won4/8Fouls2Passes48 · %42

97 Luis Javier Suárez F · 87' 7.70

Goals1Pen goal1On target1/5Key pass1Dribbles2/4Duels won6/9Fouls won3Fouls1Passes15 · %13

23 Daniel Bragança M · 82' 7.20

Key pass1Dribbles1/1Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won5/6Fouls won1Passes53 · %52

25 Gonçalo Inácio D · 87' · K 6.90

Blocks1Passes79 · %76

26 Ousmane Diomande D · 87' 6.90

Assist1Key pass1Interceptions1Blocks2Duels won1/4Fouls2Passes61 · %56

5 Hidemasa Morita M · 65' 6.90

Tackles1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes41 · %35

1 Rui Silva G · 87' 6.60

Saves2Passes14 · %11

72 Quaresma D · 87' 6.60

Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles2Duels won3/6Passes52 · %51

8 Pedro Gonçalves M · 82' 6.60

On target1/3Key pass2Tackles2Duels won2/7Fouls1Passes45 · %40

31 Luís Guilherme M · 64' 6.30

Key pass3Dribbles1/3Tackles1Duels won2/8Passes30 · %25

20 Maximiliano Araújo D · 87' 6.20

Key pass1Dribbles2/3Duels won2/7Fouls1Passes41 · %36

Substitutes

10 Geny Catamo M · 23' 6.90

Dribbles1/2Duels won3/4Fouls won2Passes12 · %11

7 Geovany Quenda M · 22' 6.50

Passes9 · %7

73 Eduardo Felicíssimo M · 5'

Passes1 · %1

14 Giorgi Kochorashvili M · 5'

Duels won1/2Fouls won1Passes1 · %1

Unused: Rafael NelRicardo MangasSalvador BlopaSouleymane FayeJoão Virgínia

Win probabilityModel: 2 (%53) ✓

Rio Ave %21 Draw %26 Sporting CP %53

0.89Rio Ave xPuan

1.85Sporting CP xPuan

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