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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

Rio Ave

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

Sporting Lisbon

All competitions
Primeira Liga
Last Game: Sporting Lisbon 1-1 Young Boys
Thursday, February 22 at 8pm in Europa League

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')
> Preview
Feb 6, 2023 9.15pm
Gameweek 19
Rio Ave
0-1
Sporting Lisbon
Chermiti (84')
> Preview
Dec 7, 2022 8.30pm
Group Stage
Rio Ave
0-2
Sporting Lisbon
Inacio (62'), Boateng (73' og.)
> Preview
Aug 13, 2022 8.30pm
Gameweek 2
Sporting Lisbon
3-0
Rio Ave
Goncalves (36', 75'), Nunes (67')
Ugarte (61')

Ferreira (64'), Oudrhiri (83')
> Preview
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')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Benfica1512213782938
2Sporting Lisbon15121243103337
3Porto1512123692737
4Braga1584327161128
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara159061615127
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes156542016423
7Casa Pia155551618-220
8MoreirenseMoreirense156271922-320
9FamalicaoFamalicao154741817119
10Gil Vicente154561724-717
11Rio AveRio Ave154471526-1116
12Estrela Amadora154381324-1115
13Estoril PraiaEstoril153571224-1214
14AVS152761122-1113
15Nacional153481021-1113
16BoavistaBoavista152671019-912
17SC FarenseFarense15339921-1212
18AroucaArouca153210926-1711
> Primeira Liga Full Table


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