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18 March 2018 at 20:15

20
Full Time
Primeira Liga · Season 2017
Referee: Rui Manuel Gomes Costa

Match Summary

Sporting CP defeated Rio Ave 2:0. The match was played in Primeira Liga 2017. Goals were scored by Gelson Martins 24′, B. Dost 84′. 4 yellow cards were shown. Sporting CP had 45% possession while Rio Ave held 55%. Sporting CP had 16 shots (7 on target) compared to 7 (1 on target) for Rio Ave. Sporting CP made 3 substitutions, Rio Ave made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Sporting CP and Rio Ave — 2 goals and 4 cards recorded during the match.

Sporting CP
Rio Ave
Kick Off
19′Nadjack
Gelson Martins

assist: B. Dost

24′
Half Time
Rúben RibeiroM. Acuña
61′
64′
Diego LopesO. Barreto
Fábio Coentrão71′
R. BattagliaB. Ruiz
76′
84′
LeandrinhoPedro Moreira
B. Dost

assist: Gelson Martins

84′
87′
João NovaisNuno Santos
Fábio CoentrãoWendel
89′
Rui Patrício90′
Jérémy Mathieu90′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Sporting CP had 45% possession against Rio Ave's 55%. Sporting CP registered 16 shots (7 on target) while Rio Ave managed 7 (1 on target). Corner kicks: 7–1. Fouls committed: 26–12.

7Shots on Goal1
7Shots off Goal4
16Total Shots7
2Blocked Shots2
13Shots insidebox2
3Shots outsidebox5
26Fouls12
7Corner Kicks1
6Offsides1
45%Ball Possession55%
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Goalkeeper Saves5
376Total passes461
315Passes accurate390
84%Passes %85%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Sporting CP have recorded 4 wins, 1 draws and 1 defeats. Rio Ave show 3 wins, 1 draws and 2 losses from their last 6 outings.

Sporting CP

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Rio Ave

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Head to Head

Sporting CP and Rio Ave have met 1 times — Sporting CP won 1, Rio Ave won 0, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Sporting CP leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 1 meetings. A combined 4 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 4.00 per match (4 for the home side, 0 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 0 matches (0%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 1 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–0 in 2025.

1

Sporting CP

0

Drawn

0

Rio Ave

Goals: 4Goals: 0

Recent Meetings (1)

28 Dec 2025Sporting CP4 – 0Rio Ave

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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