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Rio Ave vs Sporting CP prediction & preview
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Head-to-head in numbers
Rio Ave and Sporting CP have met 33 times since February 2012. The record reads Rio Ave 5 wins, Sporting CP 23, with 5 draws. These games average 2.9 goals. Both teams have scored in 49% of meetings, and 55% have gone over 2.5 goals. Rio Ave's biggest win in this fixture was 3-1 in September 2016. Sporting CP's biggest win in this fixture was 4-0 in August 2026. Sporting CP are unbeaten in the last 15 meetings.
The last meeting, on 28 Aug 2026 (Primeira Liga), finished Rio Ave 0-4 Sporting CP. Rio Ave's last 5 results, most recent first: W L D L L. Sporting CP's last 5 results, most recent first: W W D D W. Rio Ave sit 14th in the Primeira Liga table. Sporting CP sit 3rd in the Primeira Liga table.
Recent meetings
Where they stand
Primeira Liga tablePrimeira Liga
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 24 | WWWWW | |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 19 | WLWWW | |
| 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 18 | WDDWW | |
| 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 | WDWWD | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 14 | WDLDW | |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 14 | WWWWL | |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | WDLLD | |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 | WWWLD | |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | LDWLW | |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 10 | LLDWD | |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 8 | LDLLL | |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 8 | LDWLL | |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 7 | LWDDD | |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 | WLDLL | |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 5 | LDLDL | |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 4 | LLLLL | |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 4 | LWLDL | |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 2 | LLLDL |
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