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Sporting CP vs Rio Ave
28 Dec 2025, 20:30 · Liga Portugal · 2025/2026
Liga Portugal 2025/2026 · 12 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Sporting CPMin
Rio Ave- ⚽
Luis Suárez 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: João Simões
Right foot shot
34′ Gonçalo Inácio
Yellowcard
Argument
36′- 38′
João Tomé
Yellowcard
Foul
- 46′⇄
André Luiz
Substitution
Off: Karem Zoabi
- 46′⇄
Marios Vrousai
Substitution
Off: João Tomé
- ⚽
Maxi Araújo 2-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Luis Suárez
Left foot shot
53′ - ⚽
Luis Suárez 3-0
Goal · Header
With: Francisco Trincão
Header
60′ - ⚽
Luis Suárez 4-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
61′ - 62′⇄
Brandon Aguilera
Substitution
Off: Dario Spikic
- ⇄
Giorgi Kochorashvili
Substitution
Off: Morten Hjulmand
64′ - ⇄
Alisson Santos
Substitution
Off: Maxi Araújo
64′ - ⇄
Hidemasa Morita
Substitution
Off: João Simões
65′ - ⇄
Matheus Reis
Substitution
Off: Gonçalo Inácio
68′ - 76′⇄
João Graça
Substitution
Off: Georgios Liavas
- 76′⇄
Julien Lomboto
Substitution
Off: Francisco Petrasso
- ⇄
Flávio Gonçalves
Substitution
Off: Fotis Ioannidis
78′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.72 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 7.23 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 7.61 | |
| 68 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.22 | |
| 90 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 7.26 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 7.51 | |
| 64 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 7.34 | |
| 65 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.94 | |
| 64 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 8.63 | |
| 78 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6.80 | |
| 90 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 10.00 | |
| 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7.01 | |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.90 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.09 | |
| 26 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.67 | |
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| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.50 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Sporting CP
Latest: AVS · 6–0
Match stats
13 Dec 2025, 20:30 · Home vs AVS · 2025/2026
Rio Ave
Latest: Gil Vicente · 2–2
Match stats
20 Dec 2025, 18:00 · Away vs Gil Vicente · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Sporting CP’s ground: 15 previous meetings, 10 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Sporting CP’s home games with Rio Ave’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Sporting CP
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Rio Ave
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Previous meetings
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