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Sporting CP 4-0 Rio Ave · Liga Portugal Betclic

Sporting CP beat Rio Ave 4-0 in the Liga Portugal Betclic. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Sporting CP fixtures and results · Rio Ave fixtures and results · Liga Portugal Betclic table

Match report

Sporting CP and Rio Ave met in the Liga Portugal Betclic at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon on Sunday, 28 December 2025.

Goalscorers

Sporting CP: L. J. Suárez 34', 60', 61'; M. Araújo 53'. Rio Ave did not score.

How the match went

Sporting CP saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Sporting CP had 23 shots with 12 on target, Rio Ave 5 with 0 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 8 to Sporting CP and 1 to Rio Ave. Sporting CP conceded 13 fouls, Rio Ave 6. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Sporting CP, 1 for Rio Ave).

Line-ups

Sporting CP started in a 4-4-2: R. Silva, G. Vagiannidis, E. Quaresma, G. Inácio, R. Mangas, F. Trincão, M. Hjulmand, J. Simões, M. Araújo, F. Ioannidis, L. J. Suárez.

Rio Ave started in a 3-4-3: C. Miszta, F. Petrasso, J. Brabec, N. Abbey, J. Tomé, A. Ndoj, G. Liavas, N. Athanasiou, O. Pohlmann, K. Zoabi, D. Špikić.

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Minute by minute

  1. 34'Goal! Sporting CP 1-0 Rio Ave. L. J. Suárez  (Sporting CP) scores.
  2. 53'Goal! Sporting CP 2-0 Rio Ave. M. Araújo (Sporting CP) scores.
  3. 60'Goal! Sporting CP 3-0 Rio Ave. L. J. Suárez  (Sporting CP) scores.
  4. 61'Goal! Sporting CP 4-0 Rio Ave. L. J. Suárez  (Sporting CP) scores.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Sporting CP vs Rio Ave.
  2. 2'Attempt missed. L. J. Suárez  (Sporting CP), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  3. 2'Attempt blocked. M. Araújo (Sporting CP), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  4. 7'Attempt missed. A. Ndoj (Rio Ave), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 8'Attempt missed. R. Mangas (Sporting CP), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  6. 11'Attempt missed. R. Mangas (Sporting CP), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 11'Attempt saved. M. Araújo (Sporting CP), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  8. 16'Attempt saved. R. Mangas (Sporting CP), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  9. 26'Attempt saved. L. J. Suárez  (Sporting CP), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  10. 28'Attempt missed. L. J. Suárez  (Sporting CP), header. xG 0.02.
  11. 31'Attempt saved. R. Mangas (Sporting CP), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  12. 34'Goal! Sporting CP 1-0 Rio Ave. L. J. Suárez  (Sporting CP) scores.
  13. 34'Attempt missed. J. Simões (Sporting CP), header from a corner. xG 0.13.
  14. 36'Yellow card for G. Inácio (Sporting CP).
  15. 37'Attempt blocked. L. J. Suárez  (Sporting CP), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  16. 38'Yellow card for J. Tomé (Rio Ave).
  17. 42'Attempt blocked. D. Špikić (Rio Ave), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  18. 44'Attempt missed. N. Athanasiou (Rio Ave), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 46'Substitution, Rio Ave: André Luiz comes on for K. Zoabi.
  21. 46'Substitution, Rio Ave: M. Vrousai comes on for J. Tomé.
  22. 53'Goal! Sporting CP 2-0 Rio Ave. M. Araújo (Sporting CP) scores.
  23. 57'Attempt blocked. L. J. Suárez  (Sporting CP), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  24. 58'Attempt saved. F. Ioannidis (Sporting CP), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  25. 60'Goal! Sporting CP 3-0 Rio Ave. L. J. Suárez  (Sporting CP) scores.
  26. 61'Goal! Sporting CP 4-0 Rio Ave. L. J. Suárez  (Sporting CP) scores.
  27. 61'Attempt saved. F. Trincão (Sporting CP), left-footed shot. xG 0.29.
  28. 62'Substitution, Rio Ave: B. Aguilera comes on for D. Špikić.
  29. 64'Substitution, Sporting CP: A. Santos comes on for M. Araújo.
  30. 64'Substitution, Sporting CP: G. Kochorashvili comes on for M. Hjulmand.
  31. 65'Substitution, Sporting CP: H. Morita comes on for J. Simões.
  32. 68'Substitution, Sporting CP: M. Reis comes on for G. Inácio.
  33. 73'Attempt blocked. F. Trincão (Sporting CP), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
  34. 75'Attempt missed. F. Petrasso (Rio Ave), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  35. 75'Attempt saved. L. J. Suárez  (Sporting CP), header. xG 0.07.
  36. 76'Substitution, Rio Ave: J. Lomboto comes on for F. Petrasso.
  37. 76'Substitution, Rio Ave: J. Graça comes on for G. Liavas.
  38. 77'Attempt missed. R. Mangas (Sporting CP), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  39. 78'Substitution, Sporting CP: F. Gonçalves comes on for F. Ioannidis.
  40. 82'Attempt blocked. B. Aguilera (Rio Ave), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  41. 89'Attempt missed. G. Kochorashvili (Sporting CP), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  42. 90+1'Attempt saved. A. Santos (Sporting CP), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
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