Primeira Liga | Gameweek 2

Aug 13, 2022 at 8.30pm UK

Estádio José Alvalade

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

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
8	Vizela	1	1	3
9	Sporting Lisbon	1	0	1
10	Casa Pia	1	0	1

Rio Ave

Last Six:

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

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
14	Portimonense	1	-1	0
15	Rio Ave	1	-1	0
16	Maritimo	1	-4	0

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 Lisbon	Draw	Rio Ave
59.86% ( -0.04)	21.9% ( 0.02)	18.24% ( 0.02)

Both teams to score 52.18% (

-0.04)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.41% (

-0.07)

45.58% (

0.07)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.09% (

-0.06)

67.91% (

0.07)

Sporting Lisbon Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.18% (

-0.03)

14.82% (

0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

56.88% (

-0.07)

43.11% (

0.07)

Rio Ave Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.26% (

-0.02)

38.74% (

0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.53% (

-0.02)

75.47% (

0.02)

Score Analysis

Sporting Lisbon 59.86%

Rio Ave 18.24%

Draw 21.9%

Sporting Lisbon	Draw	Rio Ave
1-0 @ 10.96% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 10.46% ( 0.01) 2-1 @ 9.92% ( -0) 3-0 @ 6.66% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 6.32% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 3.18% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 3.01% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 2.99% ( -0.01) 4-2 @ 1.43% ( -0) 5-0 @ 1.21% ( -0) 5-1 @ 1.15% ( -0) Other @ 2.56% Total : 59.86%	1-1 @ 10.39% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 5.74% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 4.71% ( -0) 3-3 @ 0.95% ( -0) Other @ 0.12% Total : 21.9%	0-1 @ 5.44% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 4.93% ( 0) 0-2 @ 2.58% ( 0) 1-3 @ 1.56% 2-3 @ 1.49% ( -0) Other @ 2.24% Total : 18.24%