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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 23
Feb 25, 2024 at 8.30pm UK
Estadio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
Sporting Lisbon

Rio Ave
3 - 3
Sporting Lisbon

Embalo (3'), Yakubu (45+4' pen., 67' pen.)
Embalo (6'), Graca (60'), Pantalon (80'), Gomes (83'), Costinha (90+4')
Pantalon (90+1')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Hjulmand (9'), Gyokeres (44'), Coates (73')
St Juste (6'), Catamo (63'), Diomande (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Rio Ave and Sporting Lisbon, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Famalicao 2-1 Rio Ave
Friday, February 16 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Rio Ave 1-3 Sporting Lisbon

Sporting have been in incredible league form lately and are scoring goals for fun both at home and on the road. The Lions have outscored this opponent 10-2 in their six-match unbeaten streak against them, and we feel they will add on a few more in this one en route to a comfortable victory. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sporting Lisbon win with a probability of 62.71%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Rio Ave had a probability of 16.03%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.36%) and 1-2 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.11%), while for a Rio Ave win it was 1-0 (5.19%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood.

Result
Rio AveDrawSporting Lisbon
16.03% (-3.103 -3.1) 21.27% (-0.883 -0.88) 62.71% (3.988 3.99)
Both teams to score 49.71% (-3.277 -3.28)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.41% (-1.269 -1.27)46.59% (1.27 1.27)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.14% (-1.201 -1.2)68.86% (1.202 1.2)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.97% (-4.439 -4.44)42.03% (4.438 4.44)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.54% (-4.09 -4.09)78.46% (4.091 4.09)
Sporting Lisbon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.75% (0.848 0.85)14.25% (-0.847 -0.85)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.98% (1.625 1.63)42.02% (-1.624 -1.62)
Score Analysis
    Rio Ave 16.03%
    Sporting Lisbon 62.7%
    Draw 21.26%
Rio AveDrawSporting Lisbon
1-0 @ 5.19% (-0.36 -0.36)
2-1 @ 4.38% (-0.752 -0.75)
2-0 @ 2.25% (-0.467 -0.47)
3-1 @ 1.27% (-0.408 -0.41)
3-2 @ 1.23% (-0.349 -0.35)
Other @ 1.7%
Total : 16.03%
1-1 @ 10.11% (-0.38 -0.38)
0-0 @ 5.99% (0.314 0.31)
2-2 @ 4.27% (-0.584 -0.58)
Other @ 0.89%
Total : 21.26%
0-1 @ 11.67% (0.94 0.94)
0-2 @ 11.36% (1.22 1.22)
1-2 @ 9.85% (-0.07 -0.07)
0-3 @ 7.38% (0.991 0.99)
1-3 @ 6.4% (0.145 0.15)
0-4 @ 3.6% (0.575 0.58)
1-4 @ 3.12% (0.161 0.16)
2-3 @ 2.77% (-0.286 -0.29)
0-5 @ 1.4% (0.259 0.26)
2-4 @ 1.35% (-0.095 -0.1)
1-5 @ 1.21% (0.096 0.1)
Other @ 2.58%
Total : 62.7%

How you voted: Rio Ave vs Sporting Lisbon

Rio Ave
14.3%
Draw
0.0%
Sporting Lisbon
85.7%
28
Head to Head
Sep 25, 2023 8.15pm
Gameweek 6
Sporting Lisbon
2-0
Rio Ave
Paulinho (10'), Edwards (26')
Coates (48')

Aderlan (19'), Acevedo (47'), Ronaldo (57'), Ukra (73'), Santos Ventura (90+3')
Feb 6, 2023 9.15pm
Dec 7, 2022 8.30pm
Group Stage
Rio Ave
0-2
Sporting Lisbon
Inacio (62'), Boateng (73' og.)
Aug 13, 2022 8.30pm
Gameweek 2
Sporting Lisbon
3-0
Rio Ave
Goncalves (36', 75'), Nunes (67')
Ugarte (61')

Ferreira (64'), Oudrhiri (83')
May 5, 2021 9.15pm
Gameweek 31
Rio Ave
0-2
Sporting Lisbon

Augusto (23'), Aderlan (38'), Coentrao (65'), Brandao (90+4')
Tarantini (62')
Goncalves (34' pen.), Paulinho (63')
Mendes (26'), Feddal (42'), Palhinha (74'), Neto (90+3'), Coates (90+4')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CSporting Lisbon33283293296487
2Benfica33254476274979
3Porto33216662273569
4Braga33215771492268
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes33186949371260
6MoreirenseMoreirense33157113434052
7AroucaArouca33137135347646
8FamalicaoFamalicao331012113639-342
9SC FarenseFarense33107164548-337
10Rio AveRio Ave3361893742-536
11Gil Vicente3399154251-936
12Casa Pia3398163649-1335
13Estoril PraiaEstoril3396184856-833
14BoavistaBoavista33710163760-2331
15Estrela Amadora33612153253-2130
16PortimonensePortimonense3378183671-3529
RVizela33510183464-3025
RChavesChaves3358203169-3823


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