Rio Ave vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Taca de Portugal

Prediction published on 20/04/2025, 15:45  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 20/04/2025 at 17:53 in Football Predictions

Sporting Lisbon have one foot in the Portuguese Cup final after beating Rio Ave 2-0 in the first leg. The return leg of this tie will be hosted by Rio Ave on Tuesday. A one-off final with either Benfica or Tirsense awaits the winner here. We have the prediction for this match below.

By virtue of their first-leg loss, Rio Ave have all to play for here. They are winless in 11 straight matches against Sporting, and overturning this will definitely call for a big effort.

The last time Rio Ave beat Sporting was in a cup game six years ago. They warmed up for this match with a 1-1 draw at home to Santa Clara.

Sporting are chasing a double. They are involved in a two-way league battle with Benfica, who are also potential opponents in the final. Sporting will head into this match on a strong footing after first-leg goals from Geny Catamo and Viktor Gyokeres.

That marked the third straight win against Rio Ave. With the league race a tight one, Sporting will hope to finish the business early enough here and rest players.

Coming off eight wins in their last 10 matches, any result other than a win will be considered an upset for Sporting. They geared up for this game with a 3-1 league win against Moreirense.