Rio Ave vs Sporting CP match stats & report

3–3 Full time

Primeira Liga · Portugal · Regular Season - 23 · Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde · Ref André Narciso

Rio Ave stats & fixtures · Sporting CP stats & fixtures

Rio Ave drew with Sporting CP 3–3 in the Primeira Liga on 25 February 2024. Expected goals finished 2.13–0.97. Sporting CP had 56% of the ball.

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP match statistics

Rio AveSporting CP

44% Ball possession 56%
2.13 Expected goals (xG) 0.97
11 Total shots 14
3 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 4
3 Blocked shots 4
8 Shots inside the box 7
2 Corners 5
19 Fouls 12
4 Offsides 1
6 Yellow cards 3
1 Red cards 0
356 Passes 451
73% Pass accuracy 79%
3 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card J. St. Juste Sporting CP
3' Goal Úmaro Embaló (assist Fábio Ronaldo) Rio Ave
6' Yellow card Úmaro Embaló Rio Ave
9' Goal M. Hjulmand Sporting CP
44' Goal V. Gyökeres Sporting CP
45+4' Penalty scored Aziz Rio Ave
60' Yellow card João Graça Rio Ave
63' Yellow card Geny Catamo Sporting CP
67' Penalty scored Aziz Rio Ave
73' Goal S. Coates (assist H. Morita) Sporting CP
75' Yellow card O. Diomande Sporting CP
80' Yellow card R. Pantalon Rio Ave
83' Yellow card Vitor Gomes Rio Ave
90+1' Yellow card R. Pantalon Rio Ave
90+1' Red card R. Pantalon Rio Ave
90+4' Yellow card Costinha Rio Ave

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Rio Ave

Confirmed 3-4-3 Luís Freire

18 Jhonatan

3 Miguel Nóbrega 23 Josué Sá 42 R. Pantalon

27 M. Vrousai 21 João Graça 10 A. Oudrhiri 20 Costinha

11 Úmaro Embaló 81 Aziz 77 Fábio Ronaldo

Bench Adrien Silva , Vitor Gomes , Joca , João Teixeira , Hélder Sá , Zé Manuel , Lucas Flores , Patrick William , L. Ruiz

Sporting CP

Confirmed 3-4-3 Rúben Amorim

1 Adán

25 Gonçalo Inácio 4 S. Coates 26 O. Diomande

11 N. Santos 5 H. Morita 42 M. Hjulmand 21 Geny Catamo

8 Pote 9 V. Gyökeres 17 Trincão

Bench M. Edwards , Eduardo Quaresma , Matheus Reis , Luís Carlos , K. Koindredi , Ricardo Esgaio , J. St. Juste , Daniel Bragança , F. Israel

Form guide

Rio Ave at home

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 2.1 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sporting CP away

6–4–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 Sep 23	Sporting CP v Rio Ave	2–0
6 Feb 23	Rio Ave v Sporting CP	0–1
13 Aug 22	Sporting CP v Rio Ave	3–0

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Rio Ave vs Sporting CP head-to-head record