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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

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
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Porto1512123692737
2Sporting Lisbon14120243103336
3Benfica1411213482635
4Braga1584327161128
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara159061615127
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes146441814422
7Casa Pia155551618-220
8MoreirenseMoreirense156271922-320
9FamalicaoFamalicao154741817119
10Gil Vicente144461724-716
11Rio AveRio Ave144461525-1016
12Estoril PraiaEstoril143561221-914
13AVS152761122-1113
14BoavistaBoavista152671019-912
15Nacional14338819-1112
16Estrela Amadora143381224-1212
17SC FarenseFarense15339921-1212
18AroucaArouca153210926-1711


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