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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

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

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

Ferreira (64'), Oudrhiri (83')
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
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2AVS00000000
3Benfica00000000
4BoavistaBoavista00000000
5Casa Pia00000000
6Estoril PraiaEstoril00000000
7Estrela Amadora00000000
8FamalicaoFamalicao00000000
9SC FarenseFarense00000000
10Gil Vicente00000000
11MoreirenseMoreirense00000000
12Nacional00000000
13Porto00000000
14Rio AveRio Ave00000000
15Santa ClaraSanta Clara00000000
16Braga00000000
17Sporting Lisbon00000000
18Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes00000000


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