
Season 2025/2026
Primeira Liga
Sporting CP vs Rio Ave – Lineups & Match Details
Sporting CP beat Rio Ave 4-0. Goals: L. Suárez (34'), M. Araújo (53'), L. Suárez (60'), L. Suárez (61'). Sporting CP had 59% possession against Rio Ave's 41%. Shots on target: 12-0.
Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 16
Sunday, 28 December 2025
Sporting CP4 - 0
Full Time
HT: 1 - 0
Rio AveReferee: Carlos Macedo, Portugal
Lineups
Substitutes
Substitutes
Match Events
L. Suárez
Assist: João Simões
Gonçalo Inácio
João Tomé
K. Zoabi
Substitution 1
João Tomé
Substitution 2
M. Araújo
Assist: L. Suárez
L. Suárez
Assist: Trincão
L. Suárez
D. Špikić
Substitution 3
M. Hjulmand
Substitution 1
M. Araújo
Substitution 2
João Simões
Substitution 3
Gonçalo Inácio
Substitution 4
G. Liavas
Substitution 4
F. Petrasso
Substitution 5
F. Ioannidis
Substitution 5
Statistics
Match preview
Sporting CP host Rio Ave on Sunday, 28 December 2025 at Estádio José Alvalade. The kick-off time is 20:30 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Sporting CP go into the match 3rd in the table; Rio Ave sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.
Form coming in
Sporting CP have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Rio Ave have collected 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.
Head to head
The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 18 Jan 2025: Sporting CP 3-0 Rio Ave; 9 Aug 2024: Sporting CP 3-1 Rio Ave; 25 Feb 2024: Sporting CP 3-3 Rio Ave. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.
Match recap
Sporting CP beat Rio Ave 4-0. Sporting CP scored through L. Suárez 34', M. Araújo 53', L. Suárez 60', L. Suárez 61'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 61 as the contest closed.
Stat highlights
Sporting CP held 59% of the ball against 41% for Rio Ave. Shots on target finished 12-0. Expected goals read 3.26 for Sporting CP, 0.11 for Rio Ave.
Verdict
The win nudges Sporting CP forward and leaves Rio Ave with work to do. Sporting CP sat 3rd and Rio Ave 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.