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Matchday

Liga Portugal 25/26 · 11 May 2026

Rio Ave 1–4 Sporting CP

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Apr 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
0.9 – 1.6
Actual xG
0.7 – 1.6
Goals
1 – 4

Footybot made Sporting CP favourites at 53%.

Sporting CP won and made the better chances: 1.6 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Diogo Bezerra, 76.1 in 73′.

Well above their usual level: Diogo Bezerra +31.5, Tamblé Monteiro +13.7, Jalen Blesa +9.9.

Well below it: Francisco Petrasso −16.4, Cezary Miszta −15.0, Ryan Guilherme −11.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Rio Ave

3 May 2026D 0–0v Gil Vicente Liga Portugal
25 Apr 2026L 0–2at Vitória SC Liga Portugal
17 Apr 2026D 2–2v AVS - Futebol SAD Liga Portugal
11 Apr 2026W 2–0at Santa Clara Liga Portugal
4 Apr 2026L 1–2v FC Alverca Liga Portugal

Sporting CP

4 May 2026W 5–1v Vitória SC Liga Portugal
29 Apr 2026D 2–2v Tondela Liga Portugal
26 Apr 2026D 1–1at AVS - Futebol SAD Liga Portugal
19 Apr 2026L 1–2v Benfica Liga Portugal
15 Apr 2026D 0–0at Arsenal Champions League

Head to head

28 Dec 2025Sporting CP 4–0 Rio Ave Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Diogo Bezerra Midfielder73100.0676.1+31.5
Antonis Papakanellos Midfielder1700–74.3–
João Tomé Defender26000.0160.3–
Jalen Blesa Forward90000.0858.8+9.9
Tamblé Monteiro Forward55010.3956.0+13.7
Marios Vrousai Midfielder6400–50.0+2.5
Dario Špikić Midfielder73000.1046.7+4.7
Tamás Nikitscher Midfielder90000.0645.4+0.5
Omar Richards Defender1800–42.0–
Andreas Ndoj Midfielder1700–40.5–
Gustavo Mancha Defender9000–40.1−1.8
Cezary Miszta Goalkeeper9000–37.0−15.0
Ryan Guilherme Midfielder8500–37.0−11.8
Nelson Abbey Defender7200–34.1−3.7
Jakub Brabec Defender3500–31.6–
Francisco Petrasso Defender5200–24.1−16.4

Sporting CP

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Geovany Quenda Midfielder25100.0867.4–
Luis Javier Suárez Forward89101.1560.0+9.5
Giorgi Kochorashvili Midfielder800–58.7–
Francisco Trincão Midfielder90100.0356.1+5.8
Daniel Bragança Midfielder8200–52.3+0.8
Eduardo Felicíssimo Midfielder800–52.3–
Pedro Gonçalves Midfielder82000.2249.8−0.8
Luís Guilherme Midfielder64000.0549.7–
Ousmane Diomande Defender9001–47.0−3.7
Geny Catamo Midfielder26000.0446.2–
Rui Silva Goalkeeper9000–45.9−6.4
Eduardo Quaresma Defender9000–44.6−8.7
Gonçalo Inácio Defender9000–42.5−4.3
Maximiliano Araújo Defender9001–42.5−7.2
Hidemasa Morita Midfielder6500–39.1−11.0
Rafael Nel Forward100–38.1–