Rio Ave vs Sporting 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Rio Ave are hosting Sporting CP
at Estádio do Rio Ave, Vila do Conde, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 14': Leonardo Ruiz (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Youssef Chermiti (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Rio Ave 0, Sporting Lisbon 0.
- 55': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Arthur Gomes replaces Nuno Santos.
- 55': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Trincão replaces Marcus Edwards.
- 65': Substitution, Rio Ave. Hernâni replaces Miguel Baeza.
- 66': Substitution, Rio Ave. André Pereira replaces Leonardo Ruiz.
- 73': Substitution, Rio Ave. Miguel Nóbrega replaces Josué Sá because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Graça replaces Emmanuel Boateng.
- 75': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Jovane Cabral replaces Ricardo Esgaio.
- 77': Manuel Ugarte (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Rio Ave. Paulo Vitor replaces Fábio Ronaldo.
- 84': Goal! Rio Ave 0, Sporting Lisbon 1. Youssef Chermiti (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Inácio.
- 87': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Héctor Bellerín replaces Pote.
- 88': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Ousmane Diomande replaces Matheus Reis.
- 90'+4': Jovane Cabral (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 4,125
Venue: Estádio do Rio Ave
Location: Vila do Conde, Portugal
Attendance: 4,125
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +60 | Sporting CP | 31 | 81 | 2 |
| +46 | Benfica | 31 | 76 | 3 |
| +31 | FC Porto | 31 | 63 | 6 |
| +20 | Braga | 31 | 62 | 7 |
Statistics
 SCP |
RIO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 7 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 62.9 | Possession | 37.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 500 | Accurate Passes | 267 |
| 606 | Passes | 356 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 20 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 15 | Clearances | 22 |
Rio Ave (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Jhonatan (GK) |
| 23 | Josué |
| 4 | Patrick |
| 42 | Renato Pantalon |
| 6 | Guga |
| 30 | Andreas Samaris |
| 77 | Fábio Ronaldo |
| 20 | Costinha |
| 9 | Leonardo Ruiz  |
| 22 | Emmanuel Boateng |
| 15 | Miguel Baeza |
Sporting CP (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 2 | Matheus Reis |
| 3 | Jerry St. Juste |
| 15 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 5 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 11 | Nuno Santos |
| 47 | Ricardo Esgaio |
| 79 | Youssef Chermiti |
| 28 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 10 | Marcus Edwards |
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