Primeira Liga Gameweek 4 Fri, Aug 28 2026 · 20:15 Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde
Rio Ave
0–4 Full time · HT 0–4 xG 0.47 – 1.66
Sporting CP
  • 5’ Flavio Goncalves
  • 19’ Geny Catamo
  • 26’, 37’ L. Suárez
Full match report oneScoredOdds · Value · Detailed stats →
Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Sporting CP cruise past Rio Ave

Sporting CP entered as clear favourites and won 4–0 through goals from Goncalves, Catamo and Suárez. Sporting CP finished with the higher xG (1.66 vs 0.47).

Rio Ave14%
Draw20%
Sporting CP ✓66%

Model vs reality

Rio Ave goals
0
Model 0.82 · xG 0.47
Sporting CP goals
4
Model 2.05 · xG 1.66
Total goals
4
Model 2.87 · xG 2.13
Score 0–4
4%
Most likely 0–2 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 55%
Both scored
No
Model 49%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchFlavio GoncalvesSporting CP · 1 goal · 1 assist
8.3
  • RefereeB. J. Costa
  • CoachesSotiris Sylaidopoulos · —
  • VenueEstádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube
  • Table before kick-offRio Ave 10th · Sporting CP 2nd

Timeline

  1. Flavio Goncalves 0–1Assist I. Doumbia
    5’
  2. Geny Catamo 0–2Assist Flavio Goncalves
    19’
  3. L. Suárez 0–3
    26’
  4. L. Suárez 0–4Assist M. Araújo
    37’
  5. Half time · 0–4
  6. L. SuárezYellow card · Foul
    51’
  7. T. NikitscherYellow card · Foul
    60’
  8. ⇄ S. AndersenFor I. Doumbia
    65’
  9. ⇄ Luis GuilhermeFor Geny Catamo
    65’
  10. ⇄ F. IoannidisFor Flavio Goncalves
    65’
  11. ⇄ M. SelloukiFor Diogo Bezerra
    66’
  12. ⇄ A. WenckFor T. Nikitscher
    74’
  13. ⇄ R. GalcikFor D. Špikić
    74’
  14. ⇄ N. IrankundaFor R. Zalazar
    81’
  15. ⇄ CaikeFor Jalen Blesa
    86’
  16. ⇄ M. PatricioFor M. Vrousai
    86’
  17. ⇄ Jesse DerryFor L. Suárez
    86’
  18. Full time · 0–4

Team stats

Rio Ave6 shots · 3 in box, 3 outside
Sporting CP14 shots · 10 in box, 4 outside
Rio AveSporting CP
39% Possession 61%
0.47 Expected goals (xG) 1.66
0.53 Expected points (xPts) 2.24
6 Shots 14
0 Shots on target 7
5 Shots off target 4
1 Blocked shots 3
3 Shots inside the box 10
3 Shots outside the box 4
388 Passes 613
85% Pass accuracy 90%
2 Corners 3
3 Goalkeeper saves 0
7 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.34 Team rating 7.21

Line-ups

Rio Ave 4-2-3-1

996.2 E. van der Gouw(G)
176.3 M. Vrousai ↓86’ 396.0 Gustavo Mancha 236.2 F. Petrasso 546.3 G. Liavas
56.2 A. Ntoi 446.7 T. Nikitscher ↓74’
776.5 D. Špikić ↓74’ 116.6 Jalen Blesa ↓86’ 7 Diogo Bezerra ↓66’
96.3 Tamble Monteiro
  • 99E. van der Gouw (G)6.2
  • 17M. Vrousai↓86’6.3
  • 39Gustavo Mancha6.0
  • 23F. Petrasso6.2
  • 54G. Liavas6.3
  • 5A. Ntoi6.2
  • 44T. Nikitscher↓74’6.7
  • 77D. Špikić↓74’6.5
  • 11Jalen Blesa↓86’6.6
  • 7Diogo Bezerra↓66’
  • 9Tamble Monteiro6.3

Substitutes used

  • 60Caike↑86’
  • 19M. Sellouki↑66’7.0
  • 79M. Patricio↑86’
  • 70A. Wenck↑74’6.3
  • 30R. Galcik↑74’

Unused: K. Chamorro, J. Brabec, João Tomé, Pedro Amaral, T. Medina, Rafael Genuino, Samuel

Coach: Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

Sporting CP 4-2-3-1

16.7 Rui Silva(G)
206.2 M. Araújo A 257.5 G. Inácio 67.6 Z. Debast 226.9 Iván Fresneda
777.0 I. Doumbia A↓65’ 57.9 Sergi Altimira
588.3★ Flavio Goncalves A↓65’ 176.7 R. Zalazar ↓81’ 107.3 Geny Catamo ↓65’
978.2 L. Suárez ↓86’
  • 1Rui Silva (G)6.7
  • 20M. AraújoA6.2
  • 25G. Inácio7.5
  • 6Z. Debast7.6
  • 22Iván Fresneda6.9
  • 77I. DoumbiaA↓65’7.0
  • 5Sergi Altimira7.9
  • 58Flavio Goncalves ★A↓65’8.3
  • 17R. Zalazar↓81’6.7
  • 10Geny Catamo↓65’7.3
  • 97L. Suárez↓86’8.2

Substitutes used

  • 4S. Andersen↑65’6.3
  • 31Luis Guilherme↑65’6.6
  • 7F. Ioannidis↑65’6.2
  • 19N. Irankunda↑81’6.6
  • 28Jesse Derry↑86’

Unused: Diego Callai, Eduardo Quaresma, Rodrigo Dias, G. Vagiannidis, I. Ba, Pedro Lima, Rafael Nel

Player stats

Top rated
Flavio GoncalvesSporting CP8.3
2nd
L. SuárezSporting CP8.2
3rd
Sergi AltimiraSporting CP7.9

Rio Ave

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. van der Gouw G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 83% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
M. Vrousai F 86 0 0 0 (0) 0 72% 25 9 4 1/2 1/2 6.3
Gustavo Mancha D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 55 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.0
F. Petrasso D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 55 2 0 0/0 1/1 6.2
G. Liavas D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 43 2 3 2/2 0/0 6.3
A. Ntoi D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 77% 31 1 3 0/1 2/1 6.2
T. Nikitscher M 74 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 35 2 2 0/0 1/2 6.7
D. Špikić F 74 0 0 2 (0) 1 90% 20 1 1 3/4 1/1 6.5
Jalen Blesa F 86 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 30 0 2 2/2 0/4 6.6
Diogo Bezerra F 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Tamble Monteiro F 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 16 1 1 1/1 0/1 6.3
Caike D 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Sellouki M 24 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 10 1 0 1/1 0/0 7.0
M. Patricio F 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 1/1 0/0 —
A. Wenck M 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
R. Galcik F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Sporting CP

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Rui Silva G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 89% 27 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
M. Araújo M 90 0 1 1 (1) 3 81% 53 0 0 1/4 1/0 6.2
G. Inácio D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 105 1 1 0/0 3/0 7.5
Z. Debast D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 85 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
Iván Fresneda D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 54 1 2 2/4 1/1 6.9
I. Doumbia M 65 0 1 1 (0) 1 87% 38 2 1 0/0 1/0 7.0
Sergi Altimira M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 99% 87 6 0 1/1 2/1 7.9
Flavio Goncalves M 65 1 1 1 (1) 1 85% 26 5 0 0/0 1/2 8.3
R. Zalazar M 81 0 0 2 (0) 2 92% 48 0 1 1/1 0/0 6.7
Geny Catamo M 65 1 0 1 (1) 0 73% 22 0 1 2/3 2/2 7.3
L. Suárez F 86 2 0 2 (2) 0 92% 26 0 0 0/1 2/0 8.2
S. Andersen M 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 21 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.3
Luis Guilherme F 25 0 0 1 (1) 0 90% 10 0 1 1/3 0/0 6.6
F. Ioannidis F 25 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
N. Irankunda F 9 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 3 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.6
Jesse Derry F 4 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/1 0/0 —

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.