Struggling Rio Ave will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Sporting CP in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Primeira Liga
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Rio are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Sporting CP are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Rio Ave form and stats
The story so far in the Primeira Liga for Rio Ave at their home stadium (Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube) is 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. Two draws in a row at home now for Rio.
An away draw last time out for Rio, facing Portimonense in a game that ended 0-0. Before that, Rio Ave drew at home versus Pacos de Ferreira.
Rio Ave aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio do Rio Futebol Clube in the league, with only 12 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Rio Ave are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 15 matches.
Sporting CP form and stats
Sporting CP, who have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Primeira Liga, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 39 points collected from 15 Primeira Liga games. 12 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the record so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Sporting CP, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Sporting CP have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Luis Manuel Arantes Maximiano. It's been 216 minutes since they last conceded in Primeira Liga.
The supporters enjoyed Sporting CP's previous game versus Nacional (placed 18th), a Primeira Liga 2-0 win played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sporting Braga at their stadium, the result 1-0.
Sporting CP are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 26 times in 15 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Sporting CP defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (6 goals in 15 games).
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sporting CP - Rio 1-1 entered in the official records. Rio Ave-Sporting CP H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rio Ave two wins, Sporting CP six wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  P. Pereira Gonçalves 17 goals |  N. Gomes dos Santos 6 goals |   C. Cardoso Mané 5 goals |
Rio Ave missing players
Sporting CP missing players
| Rio Ave | Sporting CP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 26 | 54 |
| 33 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 77% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 73% | 77% |
| 27% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 33% | 37% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 13% | 20% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 27% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 33% | 40% |
| 37% | 53% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 67% | 60% |
| 53% | 53% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 9.9 | 9.9 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.8 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 24% | 21% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 46% | 40% |
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting CP have not yet lost a game.
- Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sporting CP have scored more than double the goals of Rio Ave.
- Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (10) away in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (18) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the most matches under the total-line (20) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the most points (39) away in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the the best goal difference (+39) in Primeira Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 39 | 76 |
| 2 | Porto | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 34 | 70 |
| 3 | Benfica | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 37 | 66 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 58 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 48 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | -4 | 41 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 36 |
| 9 | Tondela | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 35 |
| 10 | Portimonense | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 34 |
| 11 | Belenenses | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 34 |
| 12 | Marítimo | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 20 | -15 | 33 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -11 | 32 |
| 14 | Famalicao | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -10 | 31 |
| 15 | Rio Ave | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 31 |
| 16 | Boavista | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 25 | -11 | 29 |
| 17 | Farense | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 27 |
| 18 | Nacional | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 24 | -23 | 24 |