Sporting vs Rio Ave 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Sporting CP are hosting Rio Ave
at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 36': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Rio Ave 0. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Edwards.
- 45': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 1, Rio Ave 0.
- 61': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Rio Ave. André Pereira replaces Joca.
- 62': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Graça replaces Vítor Gomes.
- 62': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Ferreira replaces Costinha.
- 64': João Ferreira (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Hidemasa Morita replaces Manuel Ugarte.
- 67': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Rio Ave 0. Matheus Nunes (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marcus Edwards.
- 72': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jeremiah St. Juste replaces Luís Neto.
- 72': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Rochinha replaces Marcus Edwards.
- 73': Substitution, Rio Ave. Leonardo Ruiz replaces Aziz Yakubu.
- 75': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 3, Rio Ave 0. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trincão with a through ball.
- 80': Substitution, Rio Ave. Amine Oudrhiri replaces Guga.
- 80': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Issahaku Fatawu replaces Trincão.
- 80': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ricardo Esgaio replaces Pedro Porro.
- 83': Amine Oudrhiri (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 3, Rio Ave 0.
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 31,760
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 31,760
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Sporting CP | 29 | 77 | 2 |
| +42 | Benfica | 29 | 70 | 3 |
| +30 | FC Porto | 29 | 59 | 6 |
| +21 | Braga | 29 | 59 | 6 |
Statistics
 RIO |
SCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.8 | Possession | 67.2 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 249 | Accurate Passes | 614 |
| 329 | Passes | 686 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 7 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 25 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 17 | Clearances | 5 |
Sporting CP (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 13 | Luís Neto |
| 8 | Matheus Nunes |
| 15 | Manuel Ugarte  |
| 2 | Matheus Reis |
| 24 | Pedro Porro |
| 10 | Marcus Edwards |
| 28 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
Rio Ave (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Jhonatan (GK) |
| 33 | Aderlan Santos |
| 24 | Pedro Amaral |
| 42 | Renato Pantalon |
| 93 | Paulo Vitor |
| 20 | Costinha |
| 6 | Guga |
| 8 | Vítor Gomes |
| 77 | Fábio Ronaldo |
| 14 | Joca |
| 19 | Abdul-Aziz Yakubu |
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