Rio Ave 1-4 Sporting CP — Primeira Liga, 11 May 2026
Sporting CP beat Rio Ave 4-1 in Primeira Liga on 11 May 2026 at Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde. Diogo Bezerra scored for Rio Ave; Luis Suárez, Trincao and G. Quenda for Sporting CP. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Rio Ave have won 0 and Sporting CP 4, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube · Vila do Conde·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-012'assist: T. Monteiro
- 13'Diogo Bezerra
- 32'Simulation
- 32'Argument
- 34'
- 1-135'Penalty
- 2-142'Own Goal
- Half-time1-2
- 52'
- 52'
- 55'
- 64'
- 64'
- 65'
- 2-266'assist: Ousmane Diomande
- 72'
- 73'
- 73'
- 82'
- 82'out: E. Felicissimo
- 83'Foul
- 85'Foul
- 85'Foul
- 2-390'assist: Maximiliano Araújo
- 90+1'out: R. Nel
- Full-time1-4
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Diogo Bezerra · Rio Ave
Rio Ave
- 7.9Diogo BezerraM
- 7.2Jalen BlesaM
- 7.0Tamblé MonteiroF
- 6.7Antonis PapakanellosM
- 6.6Marios VrousaiD
- 6.3João ToméD
- 6.3Tamás NikitscherM
- 6.2Nelson AbbeyD
- 6.2Omar RichardsD
- 6.2Andreas-Richardos NtoiD
- 6.2Ryan GuilhermeM
- 6.2Dario ŠpikićM
- 5.9Jakub BrabecD
- 5.9Cezary MisztaG
- 5.3Gustavo ManchaD
- 4.9Francisco PetrassoD
Sporting CP
- 7.7Luis SuárezF
- 7.7Francisco TrincãoM
- 7.3Geovany QuendaM
- 7.2Daniel BragançaM
- 6.9Geny CatamoM
- 6.9Hidemasa MoritaM
- 6.9Gonçalo InácioD
- 6.9Ousmane DiomandeD
- 6.6Eduardo FelicíssimoM
- 6.6Pedro GonçalvesM
- 6.6Rui SilvaG
- 6.6Giorgi KochorashviliM
- 6.6QuaresmaD
- 6.3Luís GuilhermeM
- 6.3Maximiliano AraújoD
Line-ups
Sporting CP4-2-3-1
Rio Ave4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Rio AveSotiris Sylaidopoulos
Substitutes
- 32Jakub Brabec55'D5.9
- 77O. Richards72'D6.2
- 54Georgios LiavasM
- 99Ennio van der GouwG
- 80O. PohlmannM
- 5Andreas-Richardos Ntoi73'D6.2
- 63Julien LombotoD
- 20J. Tome64'D6.3
- 19A. Papakanellos73'M6.7
Sporting CPRui Borges
Substitutes
- 12J. VirginiaG
- 91R. MangasD
- 14Giorgi Kochorashvili82'M6.6
- 10G. Catamo64'M6.9
- 15Souleymane FayeF
- 90R. Nel90+1'F
- 7G. Quenda90'65'M7.3
- 73E. Felicissimo82'M6.6
- 70S. BlopaD
Team statistics
36%Possession64%
0.70Expected goals (xG)1.58
12Total shots16
3Shots on target5
6Shots off target6
3Blocked shots5
5Corners6
9Fouls7
5Yellow cards2
2Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves2
-0.18Goals prevented-0.18
299Total passes535
245Accurate passes486
82%Pass accuracy91%
Rio Ave
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diogo Bezerra | 73 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Jalen Blesa | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Tamblé Monteiro | 55 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Antonis Papakanellos | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Marios Vrousai | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| João Tomé | 26 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Tamás Nikitscher | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Nelson Abbey | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Omar Richards | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Andreas-Richardos Ntoi | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ryan Guilherme | 85 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Dario Špikić | 73 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jakub Brabec | 35 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Cezary Miszta | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Gustavo Mancha | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.3 |
| Francisco Petrasso | 52 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4.9 |
Sporting CP
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Suárez | 89 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.7 |
| Francisco Trincão | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.7 |
| Geovany Quenda | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Daniel Bragança | 82 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Geny Catamo | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Hidemasa Morita | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Gonçalo Inácio | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ousmane Diomande | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Eduardo Felicíssimo | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Pedro Gonçalves | 82 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Rui Silva | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Quaresma | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Luís Guilherme | 64 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Maximiliano Araújo | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Rio AveDLDWL
- D03 May 26HGIL Vicente0-0
- L25 Apr 26AVitória SC0-2
- D17 Apr 26HAVS2-2
- W11 Apr 26ASanta Clara2-0
- L04 Apr 26HAlverca1-2
Head-to-head
- 28 Dec 25Sporting CP4-0Rio Ave
- 18 Jan 25Rio Ave0-3Sporting CP
- 09 Aug 24Sporting CP3-1Rio Ave
- 25 Feb 24Rio Ave3-3Sporting CP
- 25 Sept 23Sporting CP2-0Rio Ave
- 06 Feb 23Rio Ave0-1Sporting CP
Most recent meetings
Final table, Primeira Liga 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 34 | +65 | 82 |
| 3 | Benfica | 34 | +49 | 80 |
| 4 | SC Braga | 34 | +28 | 59 |
| 10 | Estoril | 34 | -3 | 39 |
| 11 | Alverca | 34 | -17 | 39 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 34 | -22 | 36 |
| 13 | Santa Clara | 34 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 | Nacional | 34 | -8 | 34 |
Before and after
Rio Ave
- Previous: Rio Ave 0-0 GIL Vicente, 3 May 2026 · Primeira Liga
- Next: Casa Pia 1-1 Rio Ave, 16 May 2026 · Primeira Liga
Sporting CP
- Previous: Sporting CP 5-1 Vitória SC, 4 May 2026 · Primeira Liga
- Next: Sporting CP 3-0 GIL Vicente, 16 May 2026 · Primeira Liga
Data updated