Rio Ave vs Sporting CP Prediction and Match Preview

Rio Ave host Sporting CP in the Liga Portugal on 25 February 2024, Sunday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 20:30 UK Time.

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Sporting CP and Benfica are in tight competition to secure the top spot of the Primeira Liga standings. Both are points level in the standings, but the number of defeats keeps Sporting CP at the second. However, the current recordings of Sporting look stunning and they will have high spirits to enter their upcoming league match against Rio Ave.

Sporting CP sealed a highly motivating 0-2 win over Moreirense to extend their winning streak to seven games in the league.
The Sporting defense has not leaked goals in four of the past five league matches while their offense scored 23 goals in the stretch.
Rio Ave was winless in five of the past six league matches and will enter this match following a 2-1 defeat against Famalicao.

The exceptional consistency of Sporting CP helped them to climb into the second position, points level with Benfica sitting at first. Everything has been going perfectly for Sporting in the league of late. Especially in the last seven league matches, their offensive line and defensive line have shown some stellar performances. Out of which, their Swedish striker Gyokeres stands out as he scored 10 goals in the last 10 matches of Sporting across all competitions. By the looks of things, their hosting rivals Rio Ave is unlikely to alter the Sporting CP’s winning run with an inconsistent form on Sunday.

Recent Meetings

Sporting CP is on a seven-match unbeaten streak against Rio Ave in the head-to-head tradition.
The reverse fixture ended in a 2-0 win for Sporting CP and it was their fifth straight clean sheet victory against Rio Ave.
Sporting scored 10 goals in the past five clashes against hosting Rio Ave at this venue.

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP Prediction

This match has goals in it. But not from both ends, as the visiting Sporting CP has a strong defensive line along with a stunning offensive line. Since they have bagged a set of clean sheet victories, our main betting pick for this match will be Sporting CP to win and both teams to score no.

Moving on, Gyokeres is on an exceptional goal-scoring form and we can expect him to score anytime here. You can also pick over 2.5 goals which are priced at an attractive 1.70 odds considering the impressive offensive line of Sporting CP.

Peter Green- February 23, 2024

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP Betting Tips

Sporting CP to win & Both teams to score: No

3.20 Odds

Viktor Gyokeres to score anytime

2.00 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

	1.72 Odds
	1.70 Odds

Team Stats

	Rio Ave	Sporting CP
Game Played	32	32
Wins	8	23
Draws	11	7
Loss	13	2
Goals For	33	82
Goals Against	52	23

	Rio Ave	Sporting CP
Game Played	16	16
Wins	3	11
Draws	6	5
Loss	7	0
Goals For	16	34
Goals Against	25	12

_{Current Season stats from Liga Portugal}

Rio Ave Form

16.05.26	Casa Pia Rio Ave	1-1
03.05.26	Rio Ave Gil Vicente	0-0
25.04.26	Vitoria Guimaraes Rio Ave	2-0
17.04.26	Rio Ave AVS	2-2
11.04.26	Santa Clara Rio Ave	0-2
04.04.26	Rio Ave Alverca	1-2
22.03.26	Estoril Rio Ave	1-2
15.03.26	Rio Ave Estrela	2-1
09.03.26	Tondela Rio Ave	0-1
01.03.26	Rio Ave Famalicao	0-0
22.02.26	FC Porto Rio Ave	1-0
16.02.26	Rio Ave Moreirense	1-2
08.02.26	Braga Rio Ave	3-0
31.01.26	Rio Ave Arouca	0-3
25.01.26	Nacional Rio Ave	4-0
17.01.26	Rio Ave Benfica	0-2
04.01.26	Rio Ave Casa Pia	3-1
28.12.25	Sporting CP Rio Ave	4-0
20.12.25	Gil Vicente Rio Ave	2-2
13.12.25	Rio Ave Vitoria Guimaraes	0-1
06.12.25	AVS Rio Ave	1-2
30.11.25	Rio Ave Santa Clara	1-1
08.11.25	Alverca Rio Ave	1-1
01.11.25	Rio Ave Estoril	0-4
25.10.25	Estrela Rio Ave	1-2
19.10.25	Sintrense Rio Ave	3-2
05.10.25	Rio Ave Tondela	3-0
28.09.25	Famalicao Rio Ave	0-0
23.09.25	Benfica Rio Ave	1-1
19.09.25	Rio Ave FC Porto	0-3
13.09.25	Moreirense Rio Ave	3-1
31.08.25	Rio Ave Braga	2-2
23.08.25	Arouca Rio Ave	3-3
17.08.25	Rio Ave Nacional	1-1
02.08.25	Gil Vicente Rio Ave	3-1
23.07.25	Rio Ave AVS	1-1
19.07.25	Rio Ave Marinhense	5-0
16.05.25	Rio Ave Gil Vicente	1-1
10.05.25	Nacional Rio Ave	3-3
05.05.25	Rio Ave Estrela	2-0
27.04.25	Vitoria Guimaraes Rio Ave	3-0
22.04.25	Rio Ave Sporting CP	1-2
18.04.25	Rio Ave Santa Clara	1-1
13.04.25	Moreirense Rio Ave	0-2
07.04.25	Rio Ave Boavista	0-2
03.04.25	Sporting CP Rio Ave	2-0
29.03.25	Casa Pia Rio Ave	2-1
16.03.25	Rio Ave Benfica	2-3
10.03.25	Famalicao Rio Ave	1-0
02.03.25	Rio Ave Braga	2-1

03.05.26	Rio Ave Gil Vicente	0-0
17.04.26	Rio Ave AVS	2-2
04.04.26	Rio Ave Alverca	1-2
15.03.26	Rio Ave Estrela	2-1
01.03.26	Rio Ave Famalicao	0-0
16.02.26	Rio Ave Moreirense	1-2
31.01.26	Rio Ave Arouca	0-3
17.01.26	Rio Ave Benfica	0-2
04.01.26	Rio Ave Casa Pia	3-1
13.12.25	Rio Ave Vitoria Guimaraes	0-1
30.11.25	Rio Ave Santa Clara	1-1
01.11.25	Rio Ave Estoril	0-4
05.10.25	Rio Ave Tondela	3-0
19.09.25	Rio Ave FC Porto	0-3
31.08.25	Rio Ave Braga	2-2
17.08.25	Rio Ave Nacional	1-1
23.07.25	Rio Ave AVS	1-1
19.07.25	Rio Ave Marinhense	5-0
16.05.25	Rio Ave Gil Vicente	1-1
05.05.25	Rio Ave Estrela	2-0
22.04.25	Rio Ave Sporting CP	1-2
18.04.25	Rio Ave Santa Clara	1-1
07.04.25	Rio Ave Boavista	0-2
16.03.25	Rio Ave Benfica	2-3
02.03.25	Rio Ave Braga	2-1
16.02.25	Rio Ave AVS	1-1
06.02.25	Rio Ave São João Ver	2-1
03.02.25	Rio Ave FC Porto	2-2
18.01.25	Rio Ave Sporting CP	0-3
29.12.24	Rio Ave Nacional	2-1
16.12.24	Rio Ave Vitoria Guimaraes	2-2
30.11.24	Rio Ave Moreirense	3-2
02.11.24	Rio Ave Casa Pia	2-2
04.10.24	Rio Ave Famalicao	1-1
21.09.24	Rio Ave Estoril	2-2
01.09.24	Rio Ave Arouca	1-0
17.08.24	Rio Ave Farense	1-0
31.07.24	Rio Ave Nacional	1-1
27.07.24	Rio Ave Santa Clara	1-2
20.07.24	Rio Ave Arouca	3-2
13.07.24	Rio Ave Moreirense	1-2
17.05.24	Rio Ave Benfica	1-1
04.05.24	Rio Ave Vitoria Guimaraes	2-1
19.04.24	Rio Ave Arouca	1-1
06.04.24	Rio Ave Gil Vicente	3-0
09.03.24	Rio Ave Braga	0-0
25.02.24	Rio Ave Sporting CP	3-3
11.02.24	Rio Ave Casa Pia	1-0
31.01.24	Rio Ave Estoril	1-1
07.01.24	Rio Ave Portimonense	2-0

16.05.26	Casa Pia Rio Ave	1-1
25.04.26	Vitoria Guimaraes Rio Ave	2-0
11.04.26	Santa Clara Rio Ave	0-2
22.03.26	Estoril Rio Ave	1-2
09.03.26	Tondela Rio Ave	0-1
22.02.26	FC Porto Rio Ave	1-0
08.02.26	Braga Rio Ave	3-0
25.01.26	Nacional Rio Ave	4-0
28.12.25	Sporting CP Rio Ave	4-0
20.12.25	Gil Vicente Rio Ave	2-2
06.12.25	AVS Rio Ave	1-2
08.11.25	Alverca Rio Ave	1-1
25.10.25	Estrela Rio Ave	1-2
19.10.25	Sintrense Rio Ave	3-2
28.09.25	Famalicao Rio Ave	0-0
23.09.25	Benfica Rio Ave	1-1
13.09.25	Moreirense Rio Ave	3-1
23.08.25	Arouca Rio Ave	3-3
02.08.25	Gil Vicente Rio Ave	3-1
10.05.25	Nacional Rio Ave	3-3
27.04.25	Vitoria Guimaraes Rio Ave	3-0
13.04.25	Moreirense Rio Ave	0-2
03.04.25	Sporting CP Rio Ave	2-0
29.03.25	Casa Pia Rio Ave	2-1
10.03.25	Famalicao Rio Ave	1-0
22.02.25	Estoril Rio Ave	2-1
10.02.25	Arouca Rio Ave	1-1
25.01.25	Farense Rio Ave	1-2
12.01.25	Casa Pia Rio Ave	1-3
06.01.25	Gil Vicente Rio Ave	1-1
23.12.24	Estrela Rio Ave	1-0
07.12.24	Santa Clara Rio Ave	1-0
23.11.24	Alverca Rio Ave	2-2
09.11.24	Boavista Rio Ave	0-2
27.10.24	Benfica Rio Ave	5-0
19.10.24	Atlético CP Rio Ave	1-3
29.09.24	Braga Rio Ave	4-0
14.09.24	AVS Rio Ave	1-0
24.08.24	FC Porto Rio Ave	2-0
09.08.24	Sporting CP Rio Ave	3-1
03.08.24	Swansea Rio Ave	3-0
24.07.24	Gil Vicente Rio Ave	2-1
11.05.24	Portimonense Rio Ave	2-2
27.04.24	Vizela Rio Ave	1-1
14.04.24	Estrela Rio Ave	2-2
30.03.24	Boavista Rio Ave	0-0
16.03.24	Farense Rio Ave	1-1
02.03.24	Moreirense Rio Ave	0-0
16.02.24	Famalicao Rio Ave	2-1
03.02.24	FC Porto Rio Ave	0-0

Sporting CP Form

24.05.26	Sporting CP Torreense	1-2
04.05.26	Sporting CP Vitoria Guimaraes	5-1
29.04.26	Sporting CP Tondela	2-2
26.04.26	AVS Sporting CP	1-1
22.04.26	FC Porto Sporting CP	0-0
19.04.26	Sporting CP Benfica	1-2
15.04.26	Arsenal Sporting CP	0-0
11.04.26	Estrela Sporting CP	0-1
07.04.26	Sporting CP Arsenal	0-1
03.04.26	Sporting CP Santa Clara	4-2
22.03.26	Alverca Sporting CP	1-4
17.03.26	Sporting CP Bodo/Glimt	5-0
11.03.26	Bodo/Glimt Sporting CP	3-0
07.03.26	Braga Sporting CP	2-2
03.03.26	Sporting CP FC Porto	1-0
27.02.26	Sporting CP Estoril	3-0
21.02.26	Moreirense Sporting CP	0-3
15.02.26	Sporting CP Famalicao	1-0
09.02.26	FC Porto Sporting CP	1-1
05.02.26	Sporting CP AVS	3-2
01.02.26	Sporting CP Nacional	2-1
28.01.26	Athletic Bilbao Sporting CP	2-3
24.01.26	Arouca Sporting CP	1-2
20.01.26	Sporting CP PSG	2-1
16.01.26	Sporting CP Casa Pia	3-0
06.01.26	Sporting CP Vitoria Guimaraes	1-2
02.01.26	Gil Vicente Sporting CP	1-1
28.12.25	Sporting CP Rio Ave	4-0
23.12.25	Vitoria Guimaraes Sporting CP	1-4
18.12.25	Santa Clara Sporting CP	2-3
13.12.25	Sporting CP AVS	6-0
09.12.25	Bayern Munich Sporting CP	3-1
05.12.25	Benfica Sporting CP	1-1
30.11.25	Sporting CP Estrela	4-0
26.11.25	Sporting CP Club Brugge	3-0
22.11.25	Sporting CP Marinhense	3-0
08.11.25	Santa Clara Sporting CP	1-2
04.11.25	Juventus Sporting CP	1-1
31.10.25	Sporting CP Alverca	2-0
28.10.25	Sporting CP Alverca	5-1
26.10.25	Tondela Sporting CP	0-3
22.10.25	Sporting CP Marseille	2-1
18.10.25	Pacos Ferreira Sporting CP	2-3
05.10.25	Sporting CP Braga	1-1
01.10.25	Napoli Sporting CP	2-1
27.09.25	Estoril Sporting CP	0-1
22.09.25	Sporting CP Moreirense	3-0
18.09.25	Sporting CP Kairat Almaty	4-1
13.09.25	Famalicao Sporting CP	1-2
30.08.25	Sporting CP FC Porto	1-2

24.05.26	Sporting CP Torreense	1-2
04.05.26	Sporting CP Vitoria Guimaraes	5-1
29.04.26	Sporting CP Tondela	2-2
19.04.26	Sporting CP Benfica	1-2
07.04.26	Sporting CP Arsenal	0-1
03.04.26	Sporting CP Santa Clara	4-2
17.03.26	Sporting CP Bodo/Glimt	5-0
03.03.26	Sporting CP FC Porto	1-0
27.02.26	Sporting CP Estoril	3-0
15.02.26	Sporting CP Famalicao	1-0
05.02.26	Sporting CP AVS	3-2
01.02.26	Sporting CP Nacional	2-1
20.01.26	Sporting CP PSG	2-1
16.01.26	Sporting CP Casa Pia	3-0
06.01.26	Sporting CP Vitoria Guimaraes	1-2
28.12.25	Sporting CP Rio Ave	4-0
13.12.25	Sporting CP AVS	6-0
30.11.25	Sporting CP Estrela	4-0
26.11.25	Sporting CP Club Brugge	3-0
22.11.25	Sporting CP Marinhense	3-0
31.10.25	Sporting CP Alverca	2-0
28.10.25	Sporting CP Alverca	5-1
22.10.25	Sporting CP Marseille	2-1
05.10.25	Sporting CP Braga	1-1
22.09.25	Sporting CP Moreirense	3-0
18.09.25	Sporting CP Kairat Almaty	4-1
30.08.25	Sporting CP FC Porto	1-2
17.08.25	Sporting CP Arouca	6-0
31.07.25	Sporting CP Benfica	0-1
25.07.25	Sporting CP Villarreal	1-0
21.07.25	Sporting CP Sunderland	1-0
16.07.25	Sporting CP Celtic	0-2
17.05.25	Sporting CP Vitoria Guimaraes	2-0
04.05.25	Sporting CP Gil Vicente	2-1
18.04.25	Sporting CP Moreirense	3-1
07.04.25	Sporting CP Braga	1-1
03.04.25	Sporting CP Rio Ave	2-0
15.03.25	Sporting CP Famalicao	3-1
03.03.25	Sporting CP Estoril	3-1
15.02.25	Sporting CP Arouca	2-2
11.02.25	Sporting CP Dortmund	0-3
02.02.25	Sporting CP Farense	3-1
29.01.25	Sporting CP Bologna	1-1
25.01.25	Sporting CP Nacional	2-0
11.01.25	Sporting CP Benfica (Penalties:6 - 7)	1-1
07.01.25	Sporting CP FC Porto	1-0
29.12.24	Sporting CP Benfica	1-0
18.12.24	Sporting CP Santa Clara	2-1
14.12.24	Sporting CP Boavista	3-2
30.11.24	Sporting CP Santa Clara	0-1

26.04.26	AVS Sporting CP	1-1
22.04.26	FC Porto Sporting CP	0-0
15.04.26	Arsenal Sporting CP	0-0
11.04.26	Estrela Sporting CP	0-1
22.03.26	Alverca Sporting CP	1-4
11.03.26	Bodo/Glimt Sporting CP	3-0
07.03.26	Braga Sporting CP	2-2
21.02.26	Moreirense Sporting CP	0-3
09.02.26	FC Porto Sporting CP	1-1
28.01.26	Athletic Bilbao Sporting CP	2-3
24.01.26	Arouca Sporting CP	1-2
02.01.26	Gil Vicente Sporting CP	1-1
23.12.25	Vitoria Guimaraes Sporting CP	1-4
18.12.25	Santa Clara Sporting CP	2-3
09.12.25	Bayern Munich Sporting CP	3-1
05.12.25	Benfica Sporting CP	1-1
08.11.25	Santa Clara Sporting CP	1-2
04.11.25	Juventus Sporting CP	1-1
26.10.25	Tondela Sporting CP	0-3
18.10.25	Pacos Ferreira Sporting CP	2-3
01.10.25	Napoli Sporting CP	2-1
27.09.25	Estoril Sporting CP	0-1
13.09.25	Famalicao Sporting CP	1-2
23.08.25	Nacional Sporting CP	1-4
08.08.25	Casa Pia Sporting CP	0-2
25.05.25	Benfica Sporting CP	1-3
10.05.25	Benfica Sporting CP	1-1
27.04.25	Boavista Sporting CP	0-5
22.04.25	Rio Ave Sporting CP	1-2
12.04.25	Santa Clara Sporting CP	0-1
29.03.25	Estrela Sporting CP	0-3
09.03.25	Casa Pia Sporting CP	1-3
27.02.25	Gil Vicente Sporting CP	0-1
23.02.25	AVS Sporting CP	2-2
19.02.25	Dortmund Sporting CP	0-0
07.02.25	FC Porto Sporting CP	1-1
22.01.25	RB Leipzig Sporting CP	2-1
18.01.25	Rio Ave Sporting CP	0-3
03.01.25	Vitoria Guimaraes Sporting CP	4-4
22.12.24	Gil Vicente Sporting CP	0-0
10.12.24	Club Brugge Sporting CP	2-1
05.12.24	Moreirense Sporting CP	2-1
10.11.24	Braga Sporting CP	2-4
26.10.24	Famalicao Sporting CP	0-3
22.10.24	Sturm Graz Sporting CP	0-2
18.10.24	Portimonense Sporting CP	1-2
01.10.24	PSV Eindhoven Sporting CP	1-1
27.09.24	Estoril Sporting CP	0-3
13.09.24	Arouca Sporting CP	0-3
23.08.24	Farense Sporting CP	0-5

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP Head-to-head

28.12.2025	Sporting CP Rio Ave	4-0
22.04.2025	Rio Ave Sporting CP	1-2
03.04.2025	Sporting CP Rio Ave	2-0
18.01.2025	Rio Ave Sporting CP	0-3
09.08.2024	Sporting CP Rio Ave	3-1

22.04.2025	Rio Ave Sporting CP	1-2
18.01.2025	Rio Ave Sporting CP	0-3
25.02.2024	Rio Ave Sporting CP	3-3
06.02.2023	Rio Ave Sporting CP	0-1
07.12.2022	Rio Ave Sporting CP	0-2
05.05.2021	Rio Ave Sporting CP	0-2