Sporting CP vs Rio Ave

Primeira Liga 28 Dec 2025, 20:30
Sporting CP
Sporting CP
4–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
Round 16

Match report

Sporting CP thrashed Rio Ave 4-0 in the Primeira Liga on 28 December 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Rio Ave failed to register a single shot on target, while Sporting CP dominated possession with 65% of the ball.

Sporting CP had 23 shots to Rio Ave's 5.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 65% - 35% Shots 23 - 5 On target 12 - 0 Corners 8 - 1 Fouls 13 - 6 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Luis Javier Suárez
Sporting CP · 3 goals, 1 assist
8 Maximiliano Araújo 1 goal
8 Eduardo Quaresma 96 passes (94% accurate)
8 Gonçalo Inácio 80 passes (89% accurate)
8 Morten Hjulmand captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–3 11–2
Shots On Goal 5–0 7–0
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 4–0 4–1
Attacks 81–14 74–36
Match statistics
8 Corners 1
5 Substitution 6
155 Attacks 50
71 Dangerous Attacks 23
11 On Target 0
12 Off Target 5
65% Ball Possession 35%
23 Shots Total 5
12 Shots On Goal 0
6 Shots Off Goal 3
5 Shots Blocked 2
18 Shots Inside Box 0
5 Shots Outside Box 5
13 Fouls 6
8 Corners 1
59% Ball Possession 41%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 8
582 Passes Total 408
526 Passes Accurate 343
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sporting CP · 4-4-2
1 R. Silva
13 G. Vagiannidis 72 E. Quaresma 25 G. Inácio 91 R. Mangas
17 F. Trincão 42 M. Hjulmand 52 J. Simões 20 M. Araújo
89 F. Ioannidis 97 L. Suárez
Rio Ave · 3-4-3
1 C. Miszta
23 F. Petrasso 32 J. Brabec 6 N. Abbey
20 J. Tomé 5 A. Ndoj 54 G. Liavas 3 N. Athanasiou
80 O. Pohlmann 14 K. Zoabi 18 D. Špikić
Sporting CP
Coach
Rui Borges
Substitutes
  • 14 Giorgi Kochorashvili
  • 27 Alisson Santos
  • 5 Hidemasa Morita
  • 2 Matheus Reis
  • 58 Flavio Goncalves
  • 12 João Virgínia
  • 70 Salvador Blopa
  • 28 Rodrigo Ribeiro
  • 78 Mauro Couto
Rio Ave
Coach
Sotiris Sylaidopoulos
Substitutes
  • 17 Marios Vrousai
  • 11 André Luiz
  • 10 Brandon Aguilera
  • 63 Julien Lomboto
  • 21 João Graça
  • 22 Kevin Chamorro
  • 2 Eric da Silva Moreira
  • 25 Rafael Lobato
  • 28 Marc Gual
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Andre Luiz ↓ K. Zoabi Rio Ave
  • 46' ↑ M. Vrousai ↓ J. Tome Rio Ave
  • 62' ↑ B. Aguilera Zamora ↓ D. Spikic Rio Ave
  • 64' ↑ G. Kochorashvili ↓ M. Hjulmand Sporting CP
  • 64' ↑ Alisson Santos ↓ M. Araujo Sporting CP
  • 65' ↑ H. Morita ↓ J. Simoes Sporting CP
  • 68' ↑ Matheus Reis ↓ G. Inacio Sporting CP
  • 76' ↑ J. Graca ↓ G. Liavas Rio Ave
  • 76' ↑ J. Lomboto ↓ F. Petrasso Rio Ave
  • 78' ↑ F. Goncalves ↓ F. Ioannidis Sporting CP
Cards
  • 36' G. Inacio Sporting CP
  • 38' J. Tome Rio Ave
Head-to-head
Sporting CP 8 4 draws 0 Rio Ave
2026-05-10 Rio Ave vs Sporting CP 0 - 0
2025-12-28 Sporting CP vs Rio Ave 4 - 0
2025-04-22 Rio Ave vs Sporting Lisbon 1 - 2
2025-04-03 Sporting Lisbon vs Rio Ave 2 - 0
2025-01-18 Rio Ave vs Sporting Lisbon 0 - 3
2024-08-09 Sporting Lisbon vs Rio Ave 3 - 1
Recent form
Sporting CP W D D D D
Rio Ave D D W W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sporting CP vs Rio Ave?
Sporting CP won 4-0 against Rio Ave on 28 December 2025.
Who won Sporting CP vs Rio Ave?
Sporting CP won the match 4-0.
Who had more possession in Sporting CP vs Rio Ave?
Sporting CP had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.