Liga Portugal
Friday 28 August 2026 · 20:15 · HT 0-4 · Estadio dos Arcos, Vila do Conde · Referee Bruno Jose Ribeiro Pires Costa
Rio Ave v Sporting: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Rio Ave's last 1 home game and Sporting's last 1 away game in the Liga Portugal before kick-off, both teams scored in 1 of 2, over 2.5 goals in 1 of 2, with 10.5 corners per match (league 8.8) and 2.0 cards (league 4.6).
Overview
Lineups
Bet builder
Form
Table
Match stats
Rio Ave v Sporting, full match
39%
Possession
61%
0.47
Expected goals (xG)
1.66
6
Shots
14
0
Shots on target
7
2
Corners
3
7
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
0
Goals and cards
5'
Goal
Flávio Gonçalves SPO
19'
Goal
Geny Catamo SPO
26'
Goal
Luis Javier Suárez SPO
37'
Goal
Luis Javier Suárez SPO
51'
Yellow card
Luis Javier Suárez SPO
60'
Yellow card
Tamás Nikitscher RIO
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Rio Ave's last 1 home game and Sporting's last 1 away game this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
50%
1/2 games · League 49%
Over 1.5 goals
100%
2/2 games · League 74%
Over 2.5 goals
50%
1/2 games · League 56%
Over 3.5 goals
50%
1/2 games · League 36%
Over 9.5 corners
50%
1/2 games · League 41%
Over 3.5 cards
50%
1/2 games · League 68%
Rio Ave clean sheet
0%
0/1 games · League 28%
Sporting clean sheet
0%
0/1 games · League 28%
Rio Ave fail to score
100%
1/1 games · League 28%
Sporting fail to score
0%
0/1 games · League 28%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
3.0
League 2.7
Corners
10.5
League 8.8
Cards
2.0
League 4.6
