Liga Portugal 26/27 · 28 Aug 2026

Rio Ave 0–4 Sporting CP

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Sporting CP favourites at 54%.

Sporting CP won and made the better chances: 1.9 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Caike, 100.0 in 4′.

Player	Min	xG	Score
Caike Defender	4	–	100.0
Malik Sellouki Midfielder	24	0.06	77.1
Miguel Patricio Midfielder	4	–	72.9
Dario Špikić Midfielder	74	0.30	49.3
Georgios Liavas Midfielder	90	–	49.0
Jalen Blesa Forward	86	–	47.6
Marios Vrousai Midfielder	86	0.03	46.7
Tamás Nikitscher Midfielder	74	–	45.4
Gustavo Mancha Defender	90	–	44.3
Andreas Ndoj Midfielder	90	0.04	43.1
Tamblé Monteiro Forward	90	0.03	42.6
Ennio Van Der Gouw Goalkeeper	90	–	42.1
Francisco Petrasso Defender	90	–	41.8
Roland Galčík Forward	16	–	41.7
Antoine Wenck Midfielder	16	–	39.1
Diogo Bezerra Midfielder	66	–	33.8

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Nestory Irankunda Forward	9	0	0	0.03	90.2
Luis Javier Suárez Forward	86	2	0	0.41	61.0
Flávio Gonçalves Forward	65	1	1	0.39	58.7
Luís Guilherme Midfielder	25	0	0	0.03	57.9
Sergi Altimira Midfielder	90	0	0	–	54.1
Fotis Ioannidis Forward	25	0	0	0.28	53.2
Silas Andersen Midfielder	25	0	0	–	52.5
Issa Doumbia Midfielder	65	0	1	0.03	52.5
Zeno Debast Defender	90	0	0	–	52.2
Rodrigo Zalazar Forward	81	0	0	0.40	51.9
Rui Silva Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.6
Gonçalo Inácio Defender	90	0	0	–	49.2
Geny Catamo Midfielder	65	1	0	0.14	48.2
Iván Fresneda Defender	90	0	0	–	45.1
Maximiliano Araújo Defender	90	0	1	0.13	36.3
Jesse Derry Midfielder	4	0	0	0.05	26.8