Rio Ave vs Sporting CP predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Sotiris Sylaidopoulos will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Portugal League 33rd round, where  Rio Ave will face Sporting CP at Do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium on 11 May at 19:15.

After a draw in their last game played, Rio Ave is currently in 12º position in the tournament with 35 points, while Sporting CP is currently in 3º position with 76.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Rio Ave vs Sporting CP.

Rio Ave

Rio Ave comes from playing against Gil Vicente and finished the match with a result of 0-0, with draw for both teams. In that last match between Rio Ave and Gil Vicente, Rioavista team achieved a 44% possession of the ball, with 2 shots on goal without managing to score a goal to their opponent.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Sotiris Sylaidopoulos has achieved 4 wins, 2 draws y 2 defeats. Rio Ave average number of goals per game is 1.3 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 8 goals.

Latest statistics in Rio Ave matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Under 2.5 goals: 4/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to score: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 5/8

Sporting CP

The team coached by Rui Borges heads into this match on the back of a recent 5-1 win over Vitória de Guimarães. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the The Lions team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Rio Ave.

In that match between Sporting CP and Vitória de Guimarães, the The Lions team achieved 52% ball possession, getting 10 shots on goal, 5 of which were goals. The goals were scored by G. Inacio, D. Braganca, Luis Guilherme, L. Suarez and M. Araujo.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Rui Borges's team has won 2, drawn 4 and lost 2. Sporting CP average 1.3 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.9 goals per game. With this trend, they have 3 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in Sporting CP matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to score: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 6/8

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

Analysis of the head-to-head H2H between Rio Ave vs Sporting CP has helped us to create this prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Portugal League competition, in an event that took place at the José Alvalade stadium on 28-12-2025 with the result of 4-0, with Sporting CP winning.

The last 5 meetings between Rio Ave and Sporting CP have resulted in , 5 wins for Sporting CP. In those matches, Rio Ave managed to score 2 goals, while Sporting CP scored 14 goals against Rio Ave.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 4/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals