Sporting CP welcome Rio Ave for another absorbing Liga Portugal fixture here at Estádio José Alvalade.
- Sporting CP have the most points (9) at home in Liga Portugal
- Rio Ave have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Liga Portugal
These are active days for the hosts, as they had a game only four days ago in the Europa League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Sturm Graz.
Sporting CP form and stats
As mentioned below, Sporting CP are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Liga Portugal games.
Sporting CP are returning here after guesting Sturm Graz in a Europa League fixture and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Coates, defender, was given a rating of 8.05/10 in that game, top of the team. Coates scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 3 of 11 duels.
Previous to that game, a Liga Portugal home match hosting Moreirense in a game that was won 3-0.The Sporting CP manager Amorim has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. Sporting CP are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio José Alvalade in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Rio Ave form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Liga Portugal for Rio Ave with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Rio Ave's last game was the home draw against Famalicao (1-1).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Casa Pia that ended 1-1.It's early days yet, but Rio Ave has scored 1 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Sporting CP have been victorious in every one of the 4 most recent duels against this team. Can they do it again?Top Goalscorers
  J. Dias Fernandes 4 goals |  V. Gyökeres 3 goals |  P. Pereira Gonçalves 1 goals |
Sporting CP missing players
Rio Ave missing players
| Sporting CP | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 6.2 | 8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 12 | 8 | 5.8 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.2 | 19.3 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11 | 11.4 |
| 6.2 | 7.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 32% | 30% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 17% | 28% |
| 9 | 8 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10 | 9.8 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
- All of Rio Ave's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rio Ave have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Rio Ave have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Liga Portugal
- Rio Ave have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rio Ave have yet to win a game away.
- Rio Ave haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sporting CP have scored in all their matches so far.
- Sporting CP have the most points (9) at home in Liga Portugal
- Sporting CP have won all their matches at home so far.
- Sporting CP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sporting CP have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sporting CP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Sporting CP | Last season | Rio Ave | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 71 | 42 | Scored | S | 18 | 36 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Conceded | C | 29 | 43 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 94% | ||
| 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 56% | ||
| 71% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 38% | ||
| 29% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 9% | ||
| 47% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 44% | ||
| 41% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 29% | ||
| 15% | 6% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 32% | ||
| 7.1 | 7.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 6.1 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 16.6 | 18.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.5 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | ||
| 34% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 28% | ||
| 8.2 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.4 | 14.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Boavista | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Porto | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Benfica | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 6 | Casa Pia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Famalicao | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Sporting Braga | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Farense | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Arouca | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Portimonense | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 14 | Vizela | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Estrela Amadora | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Estoril | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Chaves | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -13 | 0 |
