Portugal - League Cup

Rio Ave

07 Dec 2022 15:30

Sporting Lisbon

Prediction :

Under 2.5

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Rio Ave vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - League Cup

Prediction published on 04/12/2022, 05:00 by Ioannis | Modified on 04/12/2022 at 05:00 in Football Predictions

Rio Ave are pitted against Sporting Lisbon for the second round of the Portuguese League Cup. Their group also consists of Maritimo and Farense, who were both defeated in the first round. With regards to Rio Ave, they were aided by an early Maritimo red card in their latest matchup, to eventually beat them 1-0. The hosts are now on a three game winning run, having kept clean sheets in all of these victories. In fact, all of Rio Ave’s last five games have featured 1-0 scorelines, with four of them going their way. Their record on home turf is also impressive, having managed thirteen wins in seventeen games, notably beating Porto and narrowly losing to Braga amongst others. On the downside, Rio Ave have tended to struggle in their recent home encounters with Sporting, winning just one in their previous eight.

Sporting Lisbon appeared unfazed by the absence of some of their players for the Qatar World Cup, dismantling Farense 6-0 to kick off their League Cup fortunes on a triumphant note. It was the third consecutive victory for Ruben Amorim’s side, who look like they have put their disappointing Champions League exit behind them to focus on what lies ahead. On the road however, Sporting’s form has left a lot to be desired of late. They have won just two of their last seven away games, conceding defeat in four of those. They are likely to push for the win here however, as only top spot teams progress to the next stage, while they surely will be motivated by the fact that they have won six of their last eight away meetings at Rio Ave.

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Rio Ave vs Sporting Lisbon Form

Rio Ave and Sporting Lisbon's standings in the League Cup

Teams	Pts	P	W	D	L	GD
1 Sporting Lisbon	9	3	3	0	0	13
2 Rio Ave	6	3	2	0	1	0

Rio Ave and Sporting Lisbon Last Matches

Rio Ave Last matches

All Home Away

L W L W W W

Victories

4/6 (67%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

1.83 Total goals

17% BTTS

1 Goals scored

0.83 Goals conceded

17% Over 2.5

83% Under 2.5

1 Dec 2022 - League Cup

Maritimo

0 : 1

Rio Ave

12 Nov 2022 - Liga Portugal

Arouca

0 : 1

Rio Ave

6 Nov 2022 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

1 : 0

Boavista

30 Oct 2022 - Liga Portugal

Casa Pia Lisbon

1 : 0

Rio Ave

24 Oct 2022 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

1 : 0

Portimonense

8 Oct 2022 - Liga Portugal

Benfica Lisbon

4 : 2

Rio Ave

L W L W W W

Victories

4/6 (67%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.17 Total goals

33% BTTS

1.33 Goals scored

0.83 Goals conceded

33% Over 2.5

67% Under 2.5

6 Nov 2022 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

1 : 0

Boavista

24 Oct 2022 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

1 : 0

Portimonense

2 Oct 2022 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

1 : 0

Santa Clara

11 Sep 2022 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

2 : 3

SC Braga

28 Aug 2022 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

3 : 1

Porto

6 Aug 2022 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

0 : 1

FC Vizela

D L L L W W

Victories

2/6 (33%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.5 Total goals

50% BTTS

1.17 Goals scored

1.33 Goals conceded

33% Over 2.5

67% Under 2.5

1 Dec 2022 - League Cup

Maritimo

0 : 1

Rio Ave

12 Nov 2022 - Liga Portugal

Arouca

0 : 1

Rio Ave

30 Oct 2022 - Liga Portugal

Casa Pia Lisbon

1 : 0

Rio Ave

8 Oct 2022 - Liga Portugal

Benfica Lisbon

4 : 2

Rio Ave

17 Sep 2022 - Liga Portugal

Gil Vicente

2 : 2

Rio Ave

5 Sep 2022 - Liga Portugal

Chaves

1 : 1

Rio Ave

Sporting Lisbon Last matches

All Home Away

D L L W W W

Victories

3/6 (50%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3 Total goals

50% BTTS

2.17 Goals scored

0.83 Goals conceded

67% Over 2.5

33% Under 2.5

30 Nov 2022 - League Cup

Sporting Lisbon

6 : 0

Farense

13 Nov 2022 - Liga Portugal

Famalicao

1 : 2

Sporting Lisbon

5 Nov 2022 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon

3 : 0

Vitoria SC Guimaraes

1 Nov 2022 - Champions League

Sporting Lisbon

1 : 2

Eintracht Frankfurt

29 Oct 2022 - Liga Portugal

Arouca

1 : 0

Sporting Lisbon

26 Oct 2022 - Champions League

Tottenham

1 : 1

Sporting Lisbon

W L W L W W

Victories

4/6 (67%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.67 Total goals

50% BTTS

2.67 Goals scored

1 Goals conceded

83% Over 2.5

17% Under 2.5

30 Nov 2022 - League Cup

Sporting Lisbon

6 : 0

Farense

5 Nov 2022 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon

3 : 0

Vitoria SC Guimaraes

1 Nov 2022 - Champions League

Sporting Lisbon

1 : 2

Eintracht Frankfurt

22 Oct 2022 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon

3 : 1

Casa Pia Lisbon

12 Oct 2022 - Champions League

Sporting Lisbon

0 : 2

Marseille

30 Sep 2022 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon

3 : 1

Gil Vicente

L W L D L W

Victories

2/6 (33%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.5 Total goals

67% BTTS

1 Goals scored

1.5 Goals conceded

50% Over 2.5

50% Under 2.5

13 Nov 2022 - Liga Portugal

Famalicao

1 : 2

Sporting Lisbon

29 Oct 2022 - Liga Portugal

Arouca

1 : 0

Sporting Lisbon

26 Oct 2022 - Champions League

Tottenham

1 : 1

Sporting Lisbon

16 Oct 2022 - Taca de Portugal

Varzim

1 : 0

Sporting Lisbon

8 Oct 2022 - Liga Portugal

Santa Clara

1 : 2

Sporting Lisbon

4 Oct 2022 - Champions League

Marseille

4 : 1

Sporting Lisbon

Rio Ave vs Sporting Lisbon Stats: Head to Head (H2H)

Rio Ave

33 %

Draw

33 %

Sporting Lisbon

33 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

2.83

Total goals

67%

BTTS

1.17

Goals scored (Team 1)

1.67

Goals scored (Team 2)

50%

Over 2.5

50%

Under 2.5

13 Aug 2022 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon

3 : 0

Rio Ave

5 May 2021 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

0 : 2

Sporting Lisbon

15 Jan 2021 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon

1 : 1

Rio Ave

15 Feb 2020 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave

1 : 1

Sporting Lisbon

26 Sep 2019 - League Cup

Sporting Lisbon

1 : 2

Rio Ave

31 Aug 2019 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon

2 : 3

Rio Ave

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Players list

Rio Ave

Goalkeeper

Jhonatan

Defender

R. Pantalon

P. William

Costinha

A. Santos

Midfielder

Guga

A. Pereira

V. Gomes

E. Boateng

Forward

F. Ronaldo

Ukra

Sporting Lisbon

Goalkeeper

A. Adan

Defender

P. Porro

Goncalo Inacio

M. Reis

J. Marsa

Midfielder

S. Alexandropoulos

M. Ugarte

Forward

N. Santos

A. Gomes

Rochinha

J. Cabral

Substitutes

Rio Ave

Goalkeeper

Magrao

Defender

Costinha

J. Ferreira

M. Nobrega

Midfielder

V. Gomes

A. Samaris

J. Graca

Forward

F. Ronaldo

Paulo Vitor

Hernani

A. Pereira

M. Baeza

Ukra

L. Ruiz

Sporting Lisbon

Goalkeeper

A. Paulo

F. Israel

Defender

R. Esgaio

Midfielder

M. Ugarte

D. Essugo

M. Fernandes

S. Alexandropoulos

P. Goncalves

Forward

A. Gomes

M. Edwards

J. Cabral

F. Trincao

Rochinha

Paulinho

Most goals and assists

Rio Ave

Sporting Lisbon

Top Goalscorer

A. Yakubu (7 Goals)

Top Goalscorer

P. Goncalves (18 Goals)

Best assists

F. Ronaldo (3 Assists) ,

A. Yakubu (3 Assists) ,

Costinha (3 Assists) ,

A. Pereira (3 Assists)

Best assists

P. Goncalves (10 Assists)

Rio Ave - Sporting Lisbon Key Points

Each of Rio Ave’s last five games have featured a 1-0 scoreline
Rio Ave have kept clean sheets in each of their last three home games
Three of Sporting’s last four away games have seen Under 2.5 goals
Sporting have scored more than once just twice in their last seven away games
Three of their last four meetings at Rio Ave have seen Under 2.5 goals

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Our Rio Ave vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction

With both sides having won their opening League Cup group games, it is set to be an important fixture for their future in the competition. However, do not expect them to throw caution to the wind just yet. Both sides have been relatively solid lately at the back, and backing a closely fought game and Under 2.5 goals is the way to go here.

Prediction :

Under 2.5

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