Sporting vs Rio Ave 2023-24 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.
- 10': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Rio Ave 0. Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita.
- 19': Aderllan Santos (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Rio Ave 0. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
- 45': Substitution, Rio Ave. Zé Manuel replaces Sávio.
- 47': Leonardo Ruiz (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Substitution, Rio Ave. Bruno Ventura replaces Guga because of an injury.
- 57': Fábio Ronaldo (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Morten Hjulmand.
- 67': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Trincão replaces Marcus Edwards.
- 71': Substitution, Rio Ave. Ukra replaces João Graça.
- 71': Substitution, Rio Ave. Miguel Nóbrega replaces Patrick William.
- 73': Ukra (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Geny Catamo replaces Ricardo Esgaio.
- 78': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Nuno Santos.
- 85': Substitution, Rio Ave. Vítor Gomes replaces Amine Oudrhiri.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Luís Neto replaces Ousmane Diomande because of an injury.
- 90'+3': Bruno Ventura (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 34,355
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 34,355
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +59 | Sporting CP | 32 | 78 | 2 |
| +56 | Benfica | 32 | 78 | 4 |
| +31 | FC Porto | 32 | 65 | 7 |
| +26 | Braga | 32 | 65 | 5 |
Statistics
 RIO |
SCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 8 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.4 | Possession | 52.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 384 | Accurate Passes | 428 |
| 471 | Passes | 512 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 7 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 15 | Clearances | 4 |
Sporting CP (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Adán (GK) |
| 4 | Sebastián Coates  |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 26 | Ousmane Diomande |
| 5 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 42 | Morten Hjulmand |
| 11 | Nuno Santos |
| 47 | Ricardo Esgaio |
| 20 | Paulinho |
| 8 | Pedro Gonçalves |
| 10 | Marcus Edwards |
Rio Ave (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 82 | Magrão (GK) |
| 33 | Aderlan Santos |
| 4 | Patrick |
| 42 | Renato Pantalon |
| 6 | Guga |
| 10 | Amine Oudrhiri |
| 16 | Savio |
| 20 | Costinha |
| 9 | Leonardo Ruiz |
| 77 | Fábio Ronaldo |
| 21 | Joao Graça |
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