Sporting CP vs Rio Ave result and stats
Win probability: home 86%, draw 9%, away 5%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersSporting CP beat Rio Ave 4–0 at home in the Primeira Liga on Sunday 28 December 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Sporting CP 86%, the draw 9% and Rio Ave 5%, so a home win had a 86% chance. The favourite result came in.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
SCRA
23Shots5
12On target0
8Corners1
13Fouls6
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals0
Recent form
Sporting CP
W @ Vitória SC4–1 · 23 Dec
W v AVS6–0 · 13 Dec
D @ Benfica1–1 · 5 Dec
W v Estrela4–0 · 30 Nov
W @ Santa Clara2–1 · 8 Nov
Rio Ave
D @ Gil Vicente2–2 · 20 Dec
L v Vitória SC0–1 · 13 Dec
W @ AVS2–1 · 6 Dec
D v Santa Clara1–1 · 30 Nov
D @ Alverca1–1 · 8 Nov
Head to head
In 6 league meetings since 2022, Sporting CP won 5, Rio Ave won 0 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 18 Jan 2025, finished Rio Ave 0–3 Sporting CP, a win for Sporting CP.
Rio Ave 0–3 Sporting CP18 Jan 2025
Sporting CP 3–1 Rio Ave9 Aug 2024
Rio Ave 3–3 Sporting CP25 Feb 2024
Sporting CP 2–0 Rio Ave25 Sep 2023
Rio Ave 0–1 Sporting CP6 Feb 2023
Sporting CP 3–0 Rio Ave13 Aug 2022