Rio Ave vs Sporting CP – Rio Ave won’t want a repetition of their past performance here after losing to Vizela 3-1 in the previous Primeira Liga match.
Rio Ave had 48% of the game’s possession and 13 shots on goal, with 2 of those being on target. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (45′) was the sole player for Rio Ave to register a goal. Vizela had 12 shots, 7 of which were on goal.
Vizela scored with the efforts of Samu Silva (55′), Igor Julio (64′), and Milutin Osmaji (92′). Recently, Rio Avenue has been seriously underperforming. In their last six games, they have only scored 3 goals total against opposition.
Additionally, Rio Ave has had five goals scored against them in those contests. Putting past outcomes aside, we’ll just have to wait and see if this match’s results will follow that pattern or not.
Analysis of their prior outcomes demonstrates that Rio Ave are winless in their last four league games against Sporting Lisbon, and they are winless in their last two league games at home.
Sporting Lisbon enters this match off of a 5-0 victory over Braga in the last matchup in the Primeira Liga. Sporting Lisbon controlled 65% of the game’s possession and 9 of its 22 shots on goal were successful.
Hidemasa Morita (8′, 46′), Marcus Edwards (61′), Matheus Reis (85′), and Pedro Gonçalves (92′) scored the goals for Sporting Lisbon. SC Braga’s 4 shots on goal, 4 of which were on target, were from the other end.
At least three goals have been scored in five of Sporting Lisbon’s past six matches. The average number of goals scored per game during that time was 3.17, with Sporting Lisbon scoring an average of 2.33.
An examination of their prior performance reveals that Sporting Lisbon have won all four of their league games on the road against Rio Ave. Away supporters have undoubtedly had many reasons to celebrate, and they are two league games without an away victory.
Rio Ave vs Sporting CP – Betting Analysis
Reviewing their most recent head-to-head matches dating back to 07/04/2019 reveals that Rio Ave has won 1 and Sporting Lisbon has won 3, with 2 games ending in draws.
In those games, there were 17 goals scored between the two teams, with Rio Grande scoring 5, and Sportinguistas scoring 12, for a total of 17. That equals 2.83 goals per game on average.
The previous league encounter between these clubs ended with Sporting Lisbon defeating Rio Ave 3-0 on Match Day 2 of the Primeira Liga on August 13, 2022.
Sporting Lisbon had a 67% possession advantage and 20 shots on goal throughout that time. Pedro Gonçalves (36, 75) and Matheus Nunes (66) scored the goals.
Rio Ave, their adversaries, made 3 shots at goal with 1 of them being successful. Manuel Mota served as the referee for the game. Joca (knee injury) and André Pereira (unknown injury) are both out for Rio Ave boss Lus Freire.
Rben Amorim, the coach of Sporting Lisbon, is missing a lot of players. Daniel Bragança (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) and Dário Essugo (Muscle Injury) will be unable to participate in this game.
Sporting Lisbon, in our opinion, has what it takes to control the game’s possession and generate a number of good chances. Rio Ave, on the other hand, may find it challenging to score their own goals, but we do see them succeeding in doing so.
What are the top odds for this match?
Regarding the current betting odds on the full-time result market, a victory for Rio Ave is best priced at 7, a bet on the draw is 4.52 and putting your money on a win for Sporting Lisbon will get you 1.46. These are the best of the prices on offer at the current time.
Rio Ave vs Sporting CP – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Over 1.5 Goals
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