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 4th round, where  Rio Ave will face Sporting CP at Do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium on 28 August at 19:15.

The home team, Rio Ave is currently in 17º position in the tournament with 0 points, while Sporting CP is currently in 7º position with 4.  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 FC Porto and finished the match with a result of 0-2, with loss for Rio Ave. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Sporting CP. In that last match between Rio Ave and FC Porto, Rioavista team achieved a 48% possession of the ball, with 1 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 1 win, 3 draws y 4 defeats, and is on a streak of 2 matches losing consecutively. Rio Ave average number of goals per game is 0.8 goals, while they concede an average of 1.5 goals per game. With this trend they have 4 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 6 goals while conceding 12 goals.

Latest statistics in Rio Ave matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 3/8
• Matches conceding goals:  4
• First to concede goals: 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 3-2 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 56% ball possession, getting 3 shots on goal, 3 of which were goals. The goals were scored by S. Altimira, F. Ioannidis and F. Goncalves.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Rui Borges's team has won 4, drawn 3 and lost 1. Sporting CP average 2.6 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.4 goals per game. With this trend, they have 3 official matches without clean sheets. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 21 goals while conceding 11 goals.

Latest statistics in Sporting CP matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 7/8
• Both teams to score: 7/8
• First to score: 6/8
• Half-time winner: 4/8

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.

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate Rio Ave vs Sporting CP prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Portugal League competition, in an event that took place at the Do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium on 11-05-2026 with the result of 1-4, 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 15 goals against Rio Ave.

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