Rio Ave vs Sporting CP

11 May 2026 · Liga Portugal · 2025/26 · Referee Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–2

Diogo Bezerra 12’

Luis Javier Suárez 35’ (pen)
Gustavo Mancha 42’ (og)
Francisco Trincão 66’
Geovany Quenda 90’

Match summary

Sporting CP came from behind to win 4-1 away at Rio Ave. Sporting CP led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Diogo Bezerra put Rio Ave ahead in the 12th minute, Luis Javier Suárez equalised from the penalty spot in the 35th minute, and Mancha's own goal put Sporting CP in front in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Francisco Trincão made it 1-3 in the 66th minute and Geovany Quenda made it 1-4 in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sporting CP created 1.58 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Rio Ave's 0.70 from 12. Rio Ave had 2 players sent off.

Match stats

36% Possession 64%

12 Shots 16

3 Shots on target 5

5 Corners 6

62 Attacks 78

30 Dangerous attacks 47

302 Passes 535

82.5% Pass accuracy 90.7%

14 Tackles 11

9 Fouls 7

5 Yellow cards 2

2 Red cards 0

Key events

Rio Ave Sporting CP

Kick-off

Diogo BezerraRight foot shot

1-0

12’

Diogo Bezerra

13’

32’

Luis Javier Suárez

32’

Ousmane Diomande

Francisco Petrasso

34’

35’

Luis Javier SuárezPenalty

1-1

42’

Gustavo ManchaOwn goal

1-2

Half-time1-2

Tamblé MonteiroShot on target

47’

Tamblé MonteiroShot on target

48’

Second half underway

Francisco PetrassoSecond yellow

52’

Jakub BrabecTamblé Monteiro

55’

56’

Pedro GonçalvesShot on target

64’

Geny CatamoLuís Guilherme

João ToméMarios Vrousai

64’

65’

Geovany QuendaHidemasa Morita

66’

Francisco TrincãoLeft foot shot

1-3

Omar RichardsNelson Abbey

72’

Andreas NdojDiogo Bezerra

73’

Antonis PapakanellosDario Špikić

73’

82’

Giorgi KochorashviliDaniel Bragança

82’

Eduardo FelicíssimoPedro Gonçalves

Ryan Guilherme

83’

Ryan GuilhermeSecond yellow

85’

88’

Geovany QuendaShot on target

90’

Geovany QuendaLeft foot shot

1-4

90+1’

Rafael NelLuis Javier Suárez

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Rio Ave 0.70 xGSporting CP 1.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sporting CP attacking Rio Ave attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Rio Ave 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Sporting CP 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Cezary Miszta	90′	2	4	37	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Marios Vrousai Taken off	64′	3	2	–	6	–	22	–	–	–	–
Francisco Petrasso Sent off	52′	–	–	–	1	1	18	3	–	–
Gustavo Mancha	90′	1	–	–	1	–	35	–	–	–	–
Nelson Abbey Taken off	72′	2	1	–	2	–	18	–	–	–	–
Jakub Brabec Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	–
João Tomé Came on as a substitute	26′	2	–	–	4	2	8	–	–	–	–
Omar Richards Came on as a substitute	18′	–	1	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Tamás Nikitscher	90′	–	–	23	–	–	2	–	3	1	–	–
Ryan Guilherme Sent off	85′	–	–	26	1	–	2	2	4	2	1
Diogo Bezerra Taken off	73′	1	–	16	3	–	–	–	2	–	1
Dario Špikić Taken off	73′	–	–	16	1	–	1	–	2	1	–	–
Antonis Papakanellos Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
Andreas Ndoj Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


Jalen Blesa	90′	–	–	2	–	0.08	–	3	2	–	30	–
Tamblé Monteiro Taken off	55′	–	1	4	2	0.39	–	1	5	2	19	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Rui Silva	90′	2	1	15	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Eduardo Quaresma	90′	2	–	–	3	–	54	–	–	–	–
Ousmane Diomande	90′								–	–
Gonçalo Inácio	90′	–	–	–	–	–	80	–	–	–	–
Maximiliano Araújo	90′	–	–	–	2	–	44	1	–	1	–

Midfielders9 players


Daniel Bragança Taken off	82′	–	–		–	–						–
Hidemasa Morita Taken off	65′	–	–	41	–	–	1	–	2	–	1	–
Luís Guilherme Taken off	64′	–	–	30	3	–	1	–	2	–	–	–
Francisco Trincão	90′	1	–	53	2	–	1	–	4	2	–	–
Pedro Gonçalves Taken off	82′	–	–		–	–						–
Geny Catamo Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	15	–	–	–	–	3	–	2	–
Geovany Quenda Came on as a substitute	25′	1	–	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Giorgi Kochorashvili Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	5	–	–	1	–	2	–	1	–
Eduardo Felicíssimo Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Luis Javier Suárez Taken off	89′	1	–	6	1	1.15	–	1	6	3	16

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Rio Ave win 8% Avg odds 11.38

Draw 13% Avg odds 6.96

Sporting CP win 79% Avg odds 1.18

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Rio Ave L W D L D

Sporting CP W L D D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sporting CP 4-0 Rio Ave, 28 Dec 25 Next meeting: Rio Ave 0-4 Sporting CP, 28 Aug 26 All Rio Ave vs Sporting CP meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.