Sporting CP are huge odds-on favourites to win home game vs Rio Ave

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 13.August
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (50044 seats)

Match week two of the Primeira Liga campaign and the contenders have learned from the first match. Here's the Sporting CP - Rio Ave match guide:

Sporting CP and Rio Ave should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Sporting CP form and stats

In the previous season, Sporting CP's league statistics were 27 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, results that produced 2nd place in the Primeira Liga. In these 34 matches they scored 73 goals and gave away 23. Appearing at their own stadium in the previous season Sporting CP generated 14-1-2 (win-draw-lost) with 34 goals and 8 conceded.

Sporting CP travelled for their previous game, a trip to Sporting Braga that ended 3-3. A goal frenzy last time out for Sporting CP, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Sporting Braga. Fun stuff to watch! Edwards was able to secure the draw 3-3 in the game against Sporting Braga after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Midfielder Pote was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.93 (out of ten) in that game. Pote scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 19 successful passes (of 22 total).

Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Santa Clara.

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Rio Ave form and stats

Let's have a look at how Rio Ave performed last season in the Segunda Liga: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 21 victories, 7 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 52 and conceded 31 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 6 and lost 3 with 23/16 goals scored/conceded.

Home advantage was not enough for Rio in their previous game as they lost hosting Vizela, 0-1. Rio Ave goalie Jhonatan was glad for a first-rate shift versus Vizela, but in spite of making six saves the beating could not be helped.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Chaves in the Segunda Liga.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Sporting CP won six games, two matches ended in a draw and Rio Ave have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPN. Gomes dos Santos
N. Gomes dos Santos
1 goals
Sporting CPP. Pereira Gonçalves
P. Pereira Gonçalves
1 goals
Sporting CPM. Edwards
M. Edwards
1 goals

Sporting CP missing players

Rio Ave missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting CP Rio Ave
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
3 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 7
5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
60% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
17 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 13
7 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 6
Sporting CP Last season Rio Ave
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
27 14   Won W   8 21
4 1   Drew D   6 7
3 2   Lost L   3 6
73 34   Scored S   23 52
23 8   Conceded C   16 31
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 97%
88% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 71%
50% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 47%
29% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 15%
15% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 6%
44% 24%   BTTS BTTS   53% 53%
53% 71%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 38%
3% 6%   Failed to Score F T   18% 12%
 
6.1 6.5   Corners for (avg) C F   6 5.4
2.9 2.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.3
2.9 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.3
6 0   Red cards R C   3 6
 
16 17.5   Shots (avg) S (   11.1 11.3
6.4 6.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.4
33% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 34%
 
8 6.2   Shots against (avg) S A   9.9 9.1
2.6 1.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Benfica 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
3 Estoril 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Boavista 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Vitoria Guimaraes 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Vizela 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Sporting Braga 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Sporting CP 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Casa Pia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Santa Clara 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Gil Vicente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Pacos de Ferreira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Chaves 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Portimonense 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Rio Ave 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Famalicao 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Maritimo 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
18 Arouca 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 34 29 4 1 86 22 17 15 2 0 50 11 17 14 2 1 36 11 64 91
2 Sporting CP 34 27 4 3 73 23 17 14 1 2 34 8 17 13 3 1 39 15 50 85
3 Benfica 34 23 5 6 78 30 17 10 3 4 36 16 17 13 2 2 42 14 48 74
4 Sporting Braga 34 19 8 7 52 31 17 10 4 3 27 13 17 9 4 4 25 18 21 65
5 Gil Vicente 34 13 12 9 47 42 17 6 6 5 25 19 17 7 6 4 22 23 5 51
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 13 9 12 50 41 17 9 3 5 34 20 17 4 6 7 16 21 9 48
7 Santa Clara 34 9 13 12 38 54 17 8 6 3 24 23 17 1 7 9 14 31 -16 40
8 Famalicao 34 9 12 13 45 51 17 5 7 5 22 21 17 4 5 8 23 30 -6 39
9 Estoril 34 9 12 13 36 43 17 4 8 5 21 21 17 5 4 8 15 22 -7 39
10 Maritimo 34 9 11 14 39 44 17 4 6 7 19 17 17 5 5 7 20 27 -5 38
11 Pacos de Ferreira 34 9 11 14 29 44 17 5 6 6 19 22 17 4 5 8 10 22 -15 38
12 Boavista 34 7 17 10 39 52 17 4 10 3 20 20 17 3 7 7 19 32 -13 38
13 Portimonense 34 10 8 16 31 45 17 4 4 9 15 22 17 6 4 7 16 23 -14 38
14 Vizela 34 7 12 15 37 58 17 4 7 6 16 21 17 3 5 9 21 37 -21 33
15 Arouca 34 7 10 17 30 54 17 5 4 8 15 29 17 2 6 9 15 25 -24 31
16 Moreirense 34 7 8 19 33 51 17 5 3 9 22 23 17 2 5 10 11 28 -18 29
17 Tondela 34 7 7 20 41 67 17 4 4 9 24 33 17 3 3 11 17 34 -26 28
18 Belenenses 34 5 11 18 23 55 17 5 3 9 15 30 17 0 8 9 8 25 -32 26
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rio Ave 34 21 7 6 52 31 17 13 1 3 29 15 17 8 6 3 23 16 21 70
2 Casa Pia 34 21 5 8 50 22 17 14 1 2 29 7 17 7 4 6 21 15 28 68
3 Chaves 34 18 10 6 54 35 17 12 4 1 33 14 17 6 6 5 21 21 19 64
4 Feirense 34 17 7 10 50 37 17 9 3 5 28 19 17 8 4 5 22 18 13 58
5 Benfica II 34 17 6 11 61 44 17 7 4 6 27 18 17 10 2 5 34 26 17 57
6 Nacional 34 14 9 11 52 44 17 10 4 3 32 17 17 4 5 8 20 27 8 51
7 Penafiel 34 14 9 11 38 38 17 8 5 4 22 17 17 6 4 7 16 21 0 51
8 Leixoes 34 13 9 12 42 40 17 6 5 6 23 23 17 7 4 6 19 17 2 48
9 Mafra 34 11 10 13 37 42 17 4 9 4 17 19 17 7 1 9 20 23 -5 43
10 Porto II 34 10 12 12 45 49 17 6 8 3 26 22 17 4 4 9 19 27 -4 42
11 Farense 34 10 11 13 40 42 17 7 5 5 22 15 17 3 6 8 18 27 -2 41
12 Vilafranquense 34 10 11 13 41 47 17 5 6 6 24 27 17 5 5 7 17 20 -6 41
13 Trofense 34 10 10 14 35 41 17 6 5 6 18 19 17 4 5 8 17 22 -6 40
14 Estrela Amadora 34 9 10 15 42 55 17 5 3 9 19 26 17 4 7 6 23 29 -13 37
15 Academico Viseu 34 10 7 17 31 49 17 4 4 9 14 27 17 6 3 8 17 22 -18 37
16 Sporting Covilha 34 8 12 14 30 43 17 5 6 6 17 17 17 3 6 8 13 26 -13 36
17 Varzim 34 8 11 15 25 39 17 6 4 7 14 20 17 2 7 8 11 19 -14 35
18 Academica 34 3 8 23 35 62 17 2 5 10 18 26 17 1 3 13 17 36 -27 17

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Benfica 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
3 Estoril 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Boavista 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Vitoria Guimaraes 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Vizela 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Sporting Braga 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Sporting CP 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Casa Pia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Santa Clara 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Gil Vicente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Pacos de Ferreira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Chaves 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Portimonense 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
15 Rio Ave 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Famalicao 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Maritimo 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
18 Arouca 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.