Sporting CP vs Rio Ave, 2024-25 Portuguese Primeira Liga

· Portuguese Primeira Liga

Sporting CP

6': Pedro Gonçalves
26': Pedro Gonçalves
63': Viktor Gyökeres

FT
3 - 1

Rio Ave

90': Clayton

About

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 Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting Lisbon).
3': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Marios Vrousai.
4': Attempt missed. Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pote with a cross following a corner.
6': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Rio Ave 0. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
13': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon).
18': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pote.
18': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Aderllan Santos.
18': Attempt missed. Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pote with a cross following a corner.
18': Attempt saved. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Diomande.
18': Foul by Amine Oudrhiri (Rio Ave).
18': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Attempt missed. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
21': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
21': Attempt blocked. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
21': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
21': Miguel Nóbrega (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt missed. João Novais (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
26': Attempt missed. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
26': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Rio Ave 0. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
28': Foul by Aderllan Santos (Rio Ave).
28': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Attempt missed. Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Trincão.
31': Attempt missed. Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
31': Clayton (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon).
35': Foul by Aderllan Santos (Rio Ave).
35': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Aderllan Santos (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Hand ball by Tiago Morais (Rio Ave).
43': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Aderllan Santos.
43': Attempt missed. Geovany Quenda (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pote following a corner.
45': Attempt blocked. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita.
45': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Miguel Nóbrega.
45'+1': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon).
45'+1': Miguel Nóbrega (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting Lisbon).
45'+1': Ole Pohlmann (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 2, Rio Ave 0.
45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 2, Rio Ave 0.
45': Substitution, Rio Ave. João Tomé replaces Tiago Morais.
47': Attempt missed. João Novais (Rio Ave) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Clayton.
48': Foul by Miguel Nóbrega (Rio Ave).
48': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Clayton (Rio Ave).
48': Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Clayton (Rio Ave) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Foul by Miguel Nóbrega (Rio Ave).
50': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Pote (Sporting Lisbon).
51': Ole Pohlmann (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Foul by Renato Pantalon (Rio Ave).
52': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
54': Attempt missed. Eduardo Quaresma (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
55': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Aderllan Santos.
57': Foul by Miguel Nóbrega (Rio Ave).
57': Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt missed. Pote (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hidemasa Morita.
60': Foul by Aderllan Santos (Rio Ave).
60': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by João Graça (Rio Ave).
62': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Attempt blocked. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Inácio.
63': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 3, Rio Ave 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
65': Substitution, Rio Ave. Kiko Bondoso replaces João Graça.
65': Substitution, Rio Ave. Patrick William replaces Aderllan Santos.
65': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Mateus Fernandes replaces Pote.
67': Attempt saved. Trincão (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Geovany Quenda.
68': Foul by João Tomé (Rio Ave).
68': Mateus Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Delay in match (Sporting Lisbon).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Foul by Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon).
69': João Tomé (Rio Ave) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Geny Catamo (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Corner, Rio Ave. Conceded by Ousmane Diomande.
73': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trincão.
74': Attempt blocked. Mateus Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trincão.
74': Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by João Tomé.
75': Attempt missed. Ousmane Diomande (Sporting Lisbon) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mateus Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Matheus Reis replaces Geny Catamo.
76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Marcus Edwards replaces Trincão.
76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Morten Hjulmand.
76': Substitution, Rio Ave. Brandon Aguilera replaces Amine Oudrhiri.
77': Hand ball by Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave).
78': Brandon Aguilera (Rio Ave) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Sporting Lisbon).
78': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Edwards following a fast break.
81': Attempt missed. Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
82': Substitution, Rio Ave. Vítor Gomes replaces Ole Pohlmann because of an injury.
83': Delay in match because of an injury Hidemasa Morita (Sporting Lisbon).
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Rodrigo Ribeiro replaces Hidemasa Morita.
89': Attempt missed. Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Geovany Quenda.
90': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 3, Rio Ave 1. Clayton (Rio Ave) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Vítor Gomes with a through ball.
90'+2': Foul by Renato Pantalon (Rio Ave).
90'+2': Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Rodrigo Ribeiro (Sporting Lisbon) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Daniel Bragança with a through ball.
90'+4': Attempt missed. João Novais (Rio Ave) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vítor Gomes.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Sporting Lisbon 3, Rio Ave 1.
0': Match ends, Sporting Lisbon 3, Rio Ave 1.

Statistics

RIO		SCP
14	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	0
40.6	Possession	59.4
4	SHOTS	27
1	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
321	Accurate Passes	514
386	Passes	583
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	3
15	Crosses	11
0.0	Cross %	0.3
45	Long Balls	37
24	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	7
14	Effective Tackles	15
26	Tackles	25
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	4
18	Effective Clearances	14
18	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga

Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 38,513

Liga Portugal Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sporting CP	14	+33	36
2	Benfica	14	+26	35
3	FC Porto	14	+24	34
4	Santa Clara	14	+3	27

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sporting CP (3-4-3)

No.	Name
13	Vladan Kovacevic (GK)
26	Ousmane Diomande
25	Gonçalo Inacio
72	Eduardo Quaresma
5	Hidemasa Morita
42	Morten Hjulmand
21	Geny Catamo
57	Geovany Quenda
9	Viktor Gyökeres
8	Pedro Gonçalves
17	Francisco Trincão

Sporting CP Substitutes:

Marcus Edwards, Daniel Bragança, Zeno Debast, Ricardo Esgaio, Iván Fresneda, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Franco Israel, Matheus Reis, Mateus Fernandes.

Rio Ave (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
18	Jhonatan (GK)
33	Aderlan Santos
3	Miguel Nóbrega
42	Renato Pantalon
10	Amine Oudrhiri
6	João Novais
11	Tiago Morais
17	Marios Vrousai
9	Clayton
80	Ole Pohlmann
21	Joao Graça

Rio Ave Substitutes:

Amine Rehmi, Karem Zoabi, João Tomé, Cezary Miszta, Kiko Bondoso, Brandon Aguilera, Fábio Ronaldo, Vítor Gomes, Patrick.

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