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Primeira Liga | Gameweek 2
Aug 13, 2022 at 8.30pm UK
Estádio José Alvalade
Rio Ave

Sporting Lisbon
3 - 0
Rio Ave

Goncalves (36', 75'), Nunes (67')
Ugarte (61')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Ferreira (64'), Oudrhiri (83')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sporting Lisbon

Last Six:
Last Game: Braga 3-3 Sporting Lisbon
Sunday, August 7 at 6pm in Primeira Liga

Rio Ave

Last Six:
Last Game: Rio Ave 0-1 Vizela
Saturday, August 6 at 3.30pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Sporting Lisbon 3-0 Rio Ave

 Sporting Lisbon have enjoyed the better of this fixture, picking up 11 wins from their last 20 meetings, including a 2-0 victory in their most recent encounter. Amorim's side put on a fine attacking display last time out and we predict a repeat of the same this weekend, with the visiting side being on the receiving end of a heavy defeat. 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 59.86%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Rio Ave had a probability of 18.24%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.46%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.39%), while for a Rio Ave win it was 0-1 (5.44%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-0 win for Sporting Lisbon in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sporting Lisbon.

Result
Sporting LisbonDrawRio Ave
59.86% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04) 21.9% (0.021000000000001 0.02) 18.24% (0.018999999999998 0.02)
Both teams to score 52.18% (-0.038000000000004 -0.04)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.41% (-0.067 -0.07)45.58% (0.069000000000003 0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.09% (-0.064 -0.06)67.91% (0.066000000000003 0.07)
Sporting Lisbon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.18% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)14.82% (0.036 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.88% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)43.11% (0.067999999999998 0.07)
Rio Ave Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.26% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)38.74% (0.020999999999994 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.53% (-0.017000000000003 -0.02)75.47% (0.019000000000005 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Sporting Lisbon 59.86%
    Rio Ave 18.24%
    Draw 21.9%
Sporting LisbonDrawRio Ave
1-0 @ 10.96% (0.020000000000001 0.02)
2-0 @ 10.46% (0.010000000000002 0.01)
2-1 @ 9.92% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-0 @ 6.66% (-0.0059999999999993 -0.01)
3-1 @ 6.32% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
4-0 @ 3.18% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
4-1 @ 3.01% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.99% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.43% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
5-0 @ 1.21% (-0.004 -0)
5-1 @ 1.15% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 59.86%
1-1 @ 10.39% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 5.74% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
2-2 @ 4.71% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-3 @ 0.95% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 21.9%
0-1 @ 5.44% (0.013 0.01)
1-2 @ 4.93% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 2.58% (0.0049999999999999 0)
1-3 @ 1.56%
2-3 @ 1.49% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 18.24%

How you voted: Sporting Lisbon vs Rio Ave

Sporting Lisbon
90.3%
Draw
3.2%
Rio Ave
6.5%
31
Head to Head
May 5, 2021 9.15pm
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')
Jan 15, 2021 6.30pm
Sporting Lisbon
1-1
Rio Ave
Goncalves (42')
Plata (7'), Mario (24'), Tabata (87')
Gelson (61')
Amaral (15'), Coentrao (25'), Tarantini (69'), Gabrielzinho (69'), Rodrigues (83'), Pereira (90+4')
Feb 15, 2020 8.30pm
Rio Ave
1-1
Sporting Lisbon
Piazon (2')
Borevkovic (41'), Santos (67'), Taremi (90')
Cabral (84' pen.)
Coates (49'), Neto (77')
Coates (71')
Aug 31, 2019 7pm
Sporting Lisbon
2-3
Rio Ave
Fernandes (20'), Phellype (53')
Coates (4')
Coates (89')
Augusto (6' pen., 92'), Jeronimo (86' pen.)
Augusto (18'), Reis (57')
Apr 7, 2019 8pm
Sporting Lisbon
3-0
Rio Ave
Phellype (12'), Fernandes (36' pen.), Wendel (54')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon18142251143744
2Benfica18132342113141
3Porto18131441142740
4Braga18104431191234
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara1810172019131
6Casa Pia187652222027
7Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes186842824426
8MoreirenseMoreirense186572225-323
9Gil Vicente185762227-522
10Estoril PraiaEstoril185672130-921
11FamalicaoFamalicao184862024-420
12Rio AveRio Ave185581831-1320
13Nacional185491624-819
14Estrela Amadora1844101630-1416
15AroucaArouca1844101530-1516
16SC FarenseFarense183691123-1215
17AVS182971427-1315
18BoavistaBoavista1826101329-1612
> Primeira Liga Full Table


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