Rio Ave 0-4 Sporting CP: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 4

Rio Ave

0 : 4

Sporting CP

5'F. Goncalves
19'G. Catamo
26', 37'L. Suarez

Estádio do Rio Ave FCBruno Jose Ribeiro Pires CostaCapacity 12,815Fri, 28 Aug 202621:15

Rio Ave4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Sporting CP Sporting CP crest

Assistant

Augusto Gama

Assistant

Augusto Gama

Substitutions

66'
76.2
Diogo Bezerra
197.0
M. Sellouki
74'
446.7
T. Nikitscher
706.3
A. Wenck
74'
776.5
D. Spikic
306.3
R. Galcik
86'
116.6
J. Blesa
60
Caike
86'
176.3
M. Vrousai
79
M. Patricio

Unused

Substitutions

65'
777.0A
I. Doumbia
46.3
S. Andersen
65'
107.3
G. Catamo
316.6
Luis Guilherme
65'
588.3A
F. Goncalves
76.2
F. Ioannidis
81'
176.7
R. Zalazar
196.6
N. Irankunda
86'
978.22
L. Suarez
28
J. Derry

Unused

Player of the match

Flávio Ferreira Gonçalves

Midfielder · Sporting CP

8.3

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes26

Key passes1

Pass accuracy85%

Defending

Tackles5

Duels won7 · 54%

Fouls won/made2 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Rui SilvaG	0	0	0,00	0,00	24/27	1/4
Ennio Van Der GouwG	3	4	3,21	-0,79	33/40	5/12

Live stats

Possession & Passing

39%Possession61%

388Total passes618

84%Pass accuracy90%

2Corners3

Attack

6Shots14

0On target7

5Off target4

1Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

3Shots in box9

3Shots out box5

0.5xG1.9

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves0

1Offsides0

7Fouls14

1Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,09xG1,29

3Shots7

0On target4

0Big chances3

4Touches in box13

44%Possession56%

2Corners2

Second half

0,38xG0,59

3Shots8

0On target3

0Big chances0

5Touches in box10

35%Possession65%

0Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Rio Ave

0.476139%

89% open play11% set piece

Sporting CP

1.88151061%

96% open play4% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

21 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Rio Ave0,47 xG · 0 scored

Sporting CP1,88 xG · 4 scored

How those chances were made

Rio Ave11

Open play 7Set piece 3Dribble 1

Sporting CP28

Open play 20Dribble 3Foul won 2Rebound 3

Momentum

21 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Rio Ave29% pressure

Sporting CP71% pressure

Match replay

91'

0-4

0%Draw 0%100%

0.47xG1.88

6Shots15

1On target10

Momentum

90' Saved Jesse Derry 0.05 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

6 v 15

Rio Ave shoot right, Sporting CP left. Bigger dot = better chance.

RARio AveCPSporting CPgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

11 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Rio AveSporting CPgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Rio AveDefensive line 37%

Sporting CPDefensive line 41%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Rio AveUntil 66'

Most-connected pairs: Petrasso and Mancha; Petrasso and Gouw. 20 passes each.

Sporting CPUntil 65'

Most-connected pair: Inácio and Debast, 25 passes between them.

Tactical battle

32control68

Maximiliano Araújo

6 touches in box

In possession

35,2%Field tilt64,8%

3Passes into box8

18Progressive passes30

6Carries into final third16

4Chances created9

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

15,00Press intensity (PPDA)8,78

8High turnovers8

13Regains within 5s8

25,6sBall recovery time22,1s

24Interceptions17

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

102Carries160

1089mCarry distance1881m

9Progressive carries17

592mProgressive carry distance1184m

1Carries into the box0

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

13Take-ons won10

18Take-ons attempted21

349mProgressive pass distance489m

2Through balls2

3Switches of play1

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,41Expected threat (xT)0,97

-0,00Action value (VAEP)4,01

11Shot-creating actions28

0Goal-creating actions8

0,38Expected assisted goals1,03

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,5Passes per attack5,1

11,8sAttack duration17,0s

2,06 m/sAttack directness1,48 m/s

2Build-up attacks6

6Direct attacks8

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

9Touches in box22

41Final third entries57

0Big chances3

0,00xG on target3,21

0Big chances missed1

Passing

1/10 (0%)Crosses3/12 (25%)

24/48 (50%)Long balls21/41 (51%)

17Throw-ins16

14Free kicks7

3Goal kicks8

Duels

56Total44

45/77 (58%)Ground32/77 (42%)

3/8 (38%)Aerial5/8 (63%)

12/17 (71%)Dribbles10/20 (50%)

10Dispossessed9

Defending

47Recoveries52

17Interceptions7

19Tackles15

42%Tackles won40%

15Clearances14

0Big chances scored2

2Fouled in final third1

6,36Average rating7,80

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Rio AveThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

Sporting CPThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 61-75

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

38%1+ goal100%

38%2+ goals88%

25%3+ goals50%

They concede

88%1+ goal75%

63%2+ goals38%

Heaviest results

best 2-0 (A)·worst 0-4 (H)

best 4-0 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Rio AveshootallowSporting CP

3.9%-1.8Six-yard box4.6%

59.4%+2.6Penalty area-8.148.5%

26.9%Edge of the box+3.630.7%

9.8%Long range+5.616.2%

357 shots taken · 303 faced

Sporting CPshootallowRio Ave

7.0%Six-yard box7.0%

61.8%+5.0Penalty area56.8%

25.7%Edge of the box28.3%

5.5%-5.1Long range-2.87.8%

600 shots taken · 526 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Sporting CP beat Rio Ave 4-0 at Estádio do Rio Ave FC in Primeira Liga. Sporting CP led 4-0 at half-time. Scorers: F. Goncalves (5'), G. Catamo (19'), L. Suarez (26', 37') for Sporting CP. In their last 36 meetings, Rio Ave have won 5, Sporting CP 25, with 6 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.