Primeira Liga · Full time ·Matchday 4

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP

0 – 4 Full time

Estádio do Rio Ave FC, Vila do CondeReferee: Bruno Jose Ribeiro Pires Costa, Portugal

Rio Ave 15%
Draw 19%
Sporting CP 66%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Rio Ave vs Sporting CP

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityRio AveDrawSporting CP
Model23.0%26.6%50.5%
Market11.7%17.0%71.3%
Final14.5%19.4%66.1%
Edge+11.3%+9.6%-20.9%

Confidence: Low

Why Sporting CP

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.67 vs 1.06.
  • Better recent form: 4 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Rio Ave ↓ / Sporting CP → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 8% 10% 9% 1 13% 10% 2 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 92%
2+ goals 77%
3+ goals 52%
No goals 8%

Rio Ave and Sporting CP expected goals

Rio Ave 1.06
Sporting CP 1.67

Total expected goals: 2.74

Rio Ave and Sporting CP attack and defence ratings

Rio Ave

Attack 0.76 -24%
Defence 0.93 -7%

Sporting CP

Attack 1.52 +52%
Defence 0.94 -6%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP: result vs prediction

Rio Ave 0 – 4 Sporting CP

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✗ Incorrect

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Rio Ave vs Sporting CP markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Sporting CP 66.1% 1.51 -20.9% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 51.5% 1.94 — —
Both teams to score Yes 54.3% 1.84 — —
Double chance X2 (draw or away) 85.5% 1.17 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 49.5% 2.02 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Rio Ave14.5%
Draw19.4%
Sporting CP66.1%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.551.5%
Under 2.548.5%
Both teams to scoreYes54.3%
No45.7%
Double chance1X (home or draw)33.9%
12 (either side)80.6%
X2 (draw or away)85.5%
Handicap -1Sporting CP win27.8%
Push (exactly one goal)22.7%
Loss49.5%
Correct score (top 3)1-112.7%
0-19.7%
1-29.6%

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP stats

Rio Ave and Sporting CP recent form

newest first
Rio Ave WLLDLD
Sporting CP WWDLWW

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

0Rio Ave wins 1Draws 9Sporting CP wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-05-11Rio AveSporting CPPrimeira Liga1-4
2025-12-28Sporting CPRio AvePrimeira Liga4-0
2025-04-22Rio AveSporting CPTaça de Portugal1-2
2025-04-03Sporting CPRio AveTaça de Portugal2-0
2025-01-18Rio AveSporting CPPrimeira Liga0-3
2024-08-09Sporting CPRio AvePrimeira Liga3-1
2024-02-25Rio AveSporting CPPrimeira Liga3-3
2023-09-25Sporting CPRio AvePrimeira Liga2-0
2023-02-06Rio AveSporting CPPrimeira Liga0-1
2022-12-07Rio AveSporting CPTaça da Liga0-2

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Rio Ave vs Sporting CP odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 11.7%, draw 17.0%, away 71.3%.

Bookmaker1X2
10Bet 8.90 5.10 1.31
1xBet 8.85 5.79 1.34
Bet365 7.50 5.50 1.33
BetVictor 8.00 5.00 1.30
Betano 7.70 5.30 1.37
Betfair 8.50 5.50 1.29
Dafabet 8.20 5.80 1.35
Marathonbet 8.20 5.35 1.31
Pinnacle 7.87 5.59 1.33
SBO 6.09 4.68 1.31
Superbet 7.60 5.60 1.34
Unibet 9.00 5.50 1.30
William Hill 8.00 5.00 1.30

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 8.00 ▼ -0.75
X 5.50 —
2 1.31 —

11 snapshots recorded, from .