Sporting CP 2-0 Rio Ave — Primeira Liga, 18 Mar 2018
Sporting CP beat Rio Ave 2-0 in Primeira Liga on 18 March 2018 at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon. Gelson Martins and B. Dost scored for Sporting CP. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sporting CP have won 3 and Rio Ave 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 19'
- 1-024'assist: B. Dost
- Half-time1-0
- 61'
- 64'
- 71'
- 76'out: B. Ruiz
- 84'
- 2-084'assist: Gelson Martins
- 87'
- 89'out: Wendel
- 90'
- 90'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Sporting CP
- 8.7Gelson MartinsM
- 8.0Fábio CoentrãoD
- 7.8Bas DostF
- 7.4William CarvalhoM
- 7.3Bruno FernandesM
- 7.2Sebastián CoatesD
- 7.1Rui PatrícioG
- 7.0Rodrigo BattagliaM
- 6.9Cristiano PicciniD
- 6.9Rúben RibeiroM
- 6.7Jérémy MathieuD
- 6.7Bryan RuizM
- 6.6Marcos AcuñaM
Rio Ave
- 7.3CássioG
- 6.9Hélder GuedesF
- 6.9Nelson MonteD
- 6.8MarcãoD
- 6.7Pedro MoreiraM
- 6.6Óscar BarretoM
- 6.5MarceloD
- 6.5Yuri RibeiroD
- 6.4LeandrinhoM
- 6.3João NovaisM
- 6.3PeléM
- 5.9Diego LopesM
- 5.8NadjackD
Line-ups
Rio Ave5-4-1
Sporting CP4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Sporting CPJorge Jesus
Substitutes
- 18R. SalinG
- 6André PintoD
- 37Wendel89'M
- 9Marcos Acuña61'M6.6
- 20B. Ruiz76'M6.7
- 15L. AgbenyenuD
- 40F. MonteroF
Rio AveMiguel Cardoso
Substitutes
- 70O. Barreto64'M6.6
- 26GabrielzinhoM
- 20Nuno Santos87'F
- 13Bruno TelesD
- 71Rui VieiraG
- 43SilvérioD
- 6Pedro Moreira84'M6.7
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
16Total shots7
7Shots on target1
7Shots off target4
2Blocked shots2
7Corners1
6Offsides1
26Fouls12
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves5
376Total passes461
315Accurate passes390
84%Pass accuracy85%
Sporting CP
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelson Martins | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | 8.7 |
| Fábio Coentrão | 89 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | 8.0 |
| Bas Dost | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| William Carvalho | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | 7.4 |
| Bruno Fernandes | 90 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Sebastián Coates | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Rui Patrício | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Rodrigo Battaglia | 76 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Cristiano Piccini | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Rúben Ribeiro | 61 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jérémy Mathieu | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Bryan Ruiz | 14 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Marcos Acuña | 29 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
Rio Ave
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cássio | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Hélder Guedes | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Nelson Monte | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Marcão | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Pedro Moreira | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Óscar Barreto | 26 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Marcelo | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Yuri Ribeiro | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Leandrinho | 84 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| João Novais | 87 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Pelé | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 6.3 |
| Diego Lopes | 64 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
| Nadjack | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 5.8 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 27 Oct 17Rio Ave0-1Sporting CP
- 18 Feb 17Sporting CP1-0Rio Ave
- 18 Sept 16Rio Ave3-1Sporting CP
- 08 Feb 16Sporting CP0-0Rio Ave
- 13 Sept 15Rio Ave1-2Sporting CP
- 23 May 15Rio Ave0-1Sporting CP
Most recent meetings
Final table, Primeira Liga 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 21 | +43 | 55 |
| 2 | Benfica | 22 | +40 | 53 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 22 | +32 | 53 |
| 4 | SC Braga | 22 | +20 | 46 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 22 | +5 | 36 |
| 6 | Boavista | 22 | -5 | 30 |
| 7 | Chaves | 22 | -7 | 30 |
Before and after
Sporting CP
- Previous: Plzen 2-1 Sporting CP, 15 Mar 2018 · Europa League
- Next: SC Braga 1-0 Sporting CP, 31 Mar 2018 · Primeira Liga
Rio Ave
- Previous: Rio Ave 2-1 Feirense, 10 Mar 2018 · Primeira Liga
- Next: Rio Ave 2-0 Estoril, 30 Mar 2018 · Primeira Liga
Data updated