Sporting CP vs Rio Ave, 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
· Portuguese Primeira Liga
FT
4 - 0
4 - 0
About
Sporting CP are hosting Rio Ave
at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on
. The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgios Vagiannidis with a cross.
- 2': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 2': Foul by Ricardo Mangas (Sporting Lisbon).
- 2': Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dario Spikic.
- 8': Attempt missed. Ricardo Mangas (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
- 11': Attempt saved. Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave). Assisted by Trincão.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Mangas (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 11': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by João Tomé.
- 14': Foul by Ricardo Mangas (Sporting Lisbon).
- 14': Olé Pohlmann (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by João Tomé (Rio Ave).
- 14': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Attempt saved. Ricardo Mangas (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave).
- 20': Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by João Simões (Sporting Lisbon).
- 23': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
- 23': Karem Zoabi (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave). Assisted by Maxi Araújo with a cross.
- 27': Dario Spikic (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Ricardo Mangas (Sporting Lisbon).
- 28': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maxi Araújo with a cross.
- 30': Foul by Francisco Petrasso (Rio Ave).
- 30': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Ricardo Mangas (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave).
- 33': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by João Tomé.
- 34': Attempt missed. João Simões (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maxi Araújo with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Rio Ave 0. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Simões following a corner.
- 35': Foul by Karem Zoabi (Rio Ave).
- 35': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
- 38': Foul by João Tomé (Rio Ave).
- 38': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': João Tomé (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Olé Pohlmann.
- 41': Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Ricardo Mangas (Sporting Lisbon).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Dario Spikic (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nelson Abbey.
- 44': Attempt missed. Nikolaos Athanasiou (Rio Ave) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Karem Zoabi following a fast break.
- 45'+1': Foul by João Tomé (Rio Ave).
- 45'+1': Ricardo Mangas (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Rio Ave 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 1, Rio Ave 0.
- 45': Substitution, Rio Ave. André Luiz replaces Karem Zoabi.
- 45': Substitution, Rio Ave. Marios Vrousai replaces João Tomé.
- 46': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Francisco Petrasso.
- 53': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Rio Ave 0. Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a through ball.
- 56': Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by João Simões (Sporting Lisbon).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Inácio.
- 57': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Jakub Brabec.
- 58': Attempt saved. Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave). Assisted by Maxi Araújo.
- 59': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
- 60': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 3, Rio Ave 0. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Trincão with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Attempt saved. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave). Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.
- 61': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 4, Rio Ave 0. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 62': Substitution, Rio Ave. Brandon Aguilera replaces Dario Spikic.
- 64': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Alisson Santos replaces Maxi Araújo.
- 64': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Hidemasa Morita replaces João Simões.
- 65': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Giorgi Kochorashvili replaces Morten Hjulmand.
- 68': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Gonçalo Inácio.
- 69': Handball by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
- 71': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Foul by Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fotis Ioannidis.
- 73': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
- 75': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave). Assisted by Georgios Vagiannidis with a cross.
- 75': Attempt missed. Francisco Petrasso (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andreas Ntoi.
- 76': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Graça replaces Georgios Liavas.
- 76': Substitution, Rio Ave. Julien Lomboto replaces Francisco Petrasso.
- 77': Attempt missed. Ricardo Mangas (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 78': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Flávio Gonçalves replaces Fotis Ioannidis.
- 79': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Giorgi Kochorashvili (Sporting Lisbon).
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Ricardo Mangas (Sporting Lisbon).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Graça.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Ntoi (Rio Ave).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Eduardo Quaresma.
- 88': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Georgios Vagiannidis (Sporting Lisbon).
- 89': Attempt missed. Giorgi Kochorashvili (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Trincão.
- 90': Foul by Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90': João Graça (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Alisson Santos (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cezary Pawet Miszta (Rio Ave). Assisted by Matheus Reis.
- 90'+2': Flávio Gonçalves (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Julien Lomboto (Rio Ave).
- 90'+2': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Flávio Gonçalves (Sporting Lisbon).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 4, Rio Ave 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 4, Rio Ave 0.
Statistics
 RAFC |
SCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 8 | Saves | 0 |
| 40.6 | Possession | 59.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 343 | Accurate Passes | 528 |
| 406 | Passes | 584 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 3 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 13 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 29 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 47,032
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 47,032
Liga Portugal Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 16 | +31 | 46 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 17 | +38 | 42 |
| 3 | Benfica | 16 | +23 | 36 |
| 4 | Gil Vicente | 17 | +10 | 28 |
Line-Ups
Sporting CP (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Silva (GK) |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio  |
| 72 | Eduardo Quaresma |
| 91 | Ricardo Mangas |
| 13 | Georgios Vagiannidis |
| 52 | João Simões |
| 42 | Morten Hjulmand |
| 20 | Maximiliano Araújo |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
| 97 | Luis Suárez |
| 89 | Fotis Ioannidis |
Rio Ave (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cezary Miszta (GK) |
| 32 | Jakub Brabec |
| 6 | Nelson Abbey |
| 23 | Francisco Petrasso |
| 54 | Georgios Liavas |
| 5 | Andreas Ntoi |
| 3 | Nicolaos Athanasiou |
| 20 | João Tomé |
| 14 | Karem Zoabi |
| 18 | Dario Spikic |
| 80 | Ole Pohlmann |
Liga Portugal News
Fixing what's wrong with Liverpool, Barcelona, Juventus, more
We've all read the narratives around teams like Liverpool and Barcelona, who have clear issues. But what do the stats say? And what's actually going wrong? Let's look at some clubs with notable worries, and what could be done.
What lessons can be learned after 10 games across Europe?
With nearly three months of games being played across the continent, what has stuck out the most from the major European leagues?
Wolves consider ex-Benfica boss Rui Vitória for manager - reports
Wolves are considering former Benfica manager Rui Vitoria as a possible replacement for the sacked Vitor Pereira, according to reports.
Transfer rumors, news: Man United optimistic over Hjulmand deal
Manchester United are optimistic they can secure a deal to sign Sporting CP midfielder Morten Hjulmand. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.
Mourinho's return to Chelsea serves as reminder of his impact
Now the manager of Benfica and at the twilight of his career, Jose Mourinho returns to Chelsea where his influence is still felt to this day.