Sporting CP vs Rio Ave

Sporting CP

José Alvalade

28 Dec 2025, 21:30

4:0

Finished

Rio Ave

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

34'

Goal

Luis Suárez(João Simões)

36'

Gonçalo Inácio

João Tomé

38'

2ND HALF

K. Zoabi

André Luiz

46'

João Tomé

M. Vrousai

46'

53'

Goal

M. Araujo(Luis Suárez)

60'

Goal

Luis Suárez(Trincão)

61'

Goal

Luis Suárez

Dario Špikić

Brandon Aguilera

62'

64'

Alisson Santos

M. Araujo

64'

G. Kochorashvili

M. Hjulmand

65'

H. Morita

João Simões

68'

Matheus Reis

Gonçalo Inácio

F. Petrasso

J. Lomboto

76'

G. Liavas

João Graça

76'

78'

Flávio Gonçalves

F. Ioannidis

Match statistics

59%Possession41%

582Passes Attempted408

526Completed Passes343

8Corners1

13Throw-ins9

23Shots On Target5

Line-ups

Sporting CP

Formation

4-4-2

Rui Silva

#1Rui Silva

Gonçalo Inácio

#25Gonçalo Inácio

E. Quaresma

#72E. Quaresma

Ricardo Mangas

#91Ricardo Mangas

G. Vagiannidis

#13G. Vagiannidis

João Simões

#52João Simões

M. Hjulmand

#42M. Hjulmand

M. Araujo

#20M. Araujo

Trincão

#17Trincão

Luis Suárez

#97Luis Suárez

F. Ioannidis

#89F. Ioannidis

Starting XI

Rui Silva #1
Gonçalo Inácio #25	68' 36'
E. Quaresma #72
Ricardo Mangas #91
G. Vagiannidis #13
João Simões #52	65' 🎯34'
M. Hjulmand #42	64'
M. Araujo #20	64' ⚽53'
Trincão #17	🎯60'
Luis Suárez #97	⚽61' ⚽60' 🎯53' ⚽34'
F. Ioannidis #89	78'

Substitutes

T. Bramel #16
M. Steffen #55
Mats Egbring #22
Irakli Yegoian #20
N. Sambo #5
A. Tahaui #6
Michael Dokunmu #24
S. Van Duivenbooden #9
Dillon Hoogewerf #11
Gyan De Regt #7
E. Soferis #33

Will not play

Fotis

Fotis Ioannidis

Forward

Ligament injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Zeno

Zeno Koen Debast

Defender

Unknown

Return: Doubtful

Geovany

Geovany Tcherno Quenda

Forward

Broken foot

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Sporting CP

Rui Borges

Sporting CP

Formation

4-4-2

Rui Silva

#1Rui Silva

Gonçalo Inácio

#25Gonçalo Inácio

E. Quaresma

#72E. Quaresma

Ricardo Mangas

#91Ricardo Mangas

G. Vagiannidis

#13G. Vagiannidis

João Simões

#52João Simões

M. Hjulmand

#42M. Hjulmand

M. Araujo

#20M. Araujo

Trincão

#17Trincão

Luis Suárez

#97Luis Suárez

F. Ioannidis

#89F. Ioannidis

Starting XI

Rui Silva #1
Gonçalo Inácio #25	68' 36'
E. Quaresma #72
Ricardo Mangas #91
G. Vagiannidis #13
João Simões #52	65' 🎯34'
M. Hjulmand #42	64'
M. Araujo #20	64' ⚽53'
Trincão #17	🎯60'
Luis Suárez #97	⚽61' ⚽60' 🎯53' ⚽34'
F. Ioannidis #89	78'

Substitutes

T. Bramel #16
M. Steffen #55
Mats Egbring #22
Irakli Yegoian #20
N. Sambo #5
A. Tahaui #6
Michael Dokunmu #24
S. Van Duivenbooden #9
Dillon Hoogewerf #11
Gyan De Regt #7
E. Soferis #33

Will not play

Fotis

Fotis Ioannidis

Forward

Ligament injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Zeno

Zeno Koen Debast

Defender

Unknown

Return: Doubtful

Geovany

Geovany Tcherno Quenda

Forward

Broken foot

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Sporting CP

Rui Borges

Rio Ave

Formation

3-4-3

C. Miszta

#1C. Miszta

Jakub Brabec

#32Jakub Brabec

Nelson Abbey

#6Nelson Abbey

F. Petrasso

#23F. Petrasso

G. Liavas

#54G. Liavas

Andreas Ntoi

#5Andreas Ntoi

N. Athanasiou

#3N. Athanasiou

João Tomé

#20João Tomé

Dario Špikić

#18Dario Špikić

K. Zoabi

#14K. Zoabi

O. Pohlmann

#80O. Pohlmann

Starting XI

C. Miszta #1
Jakub Brabec #32
Nelson Abbey #6
F. Petrasso #23	76'
G. Liavas #54	76'
Andreas Ntoi #5
N. Athanasiou #3
João Tomé #20	46' 38'
Dario Špikić #18	62'
K. Zoabi #14	46'
O. Pohlmann #80

Substitutes

C. Talichmanidis #64
Ivan Nasberg #3
K. Goumas #25
K. Thymianis #8
D. Tsopouroglou #22

Will not play

Brandon

Brandon Aguilera Zamora

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Rio Ave

Sotiris Sylaidopoulos

Head-to-head

51 matches

Sporting CP

Sporting CP

32

Wins

12

Draws

7

Wins

Rio Ave

Rio Ave

Primeira Liga2024 • 1 match

Rio Ave

Sporting CP

Primeira Liga2023 • 2 matches

Sporting CP

Rio Ave

Rio Ave

Sporting CP

Primeira Liga2022 • 1 match

Sporting CP

Rio Ave

Taça da Liga2022 • 1 match

Rio Ave

Sporting CP

Primeira Liga2021 • 2 matches

Rio Ave

Sporting CP

Sporting CP

Rio Ave

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Porto	22	19	2	1	43:7	+36	59	WWLDW
2	Sporting CP	22	17	4	1	56:12	+44	55	WWWDW
3	Benfica	22	15	7	0	46:13	+33	52	WWDWW
4	Gil Vicente	22	11	7	4	33:18	+15	40	WLWWW
5	Sporting Braga	22	11	6	5	45:20	+25	39	WWWWL
6	Moreirense	22	10	3	9	29:30	-1	33	LWLLW
7	Famalicão	22	9	5	8	27:21	+6	32	WWLWL
8	Vitória Guimarães	22	9	4	9	25:31	-6	31	LLWLW
9	Estoril	22	8	6	8	43:38	+5	30	WWWDL
10	FC Alverca	22	7	4	11	22:37	-15	25	WLDLD
11	Estrela	23	5	8	10	26:41	-15	23	LDWLL
12	Arouca	22	6	5	11	28:49	-21	23	WLWWL
13	Casa Pia	22	5	7	10	25:41	-16	22	LDWDW
14	Nacional	22	5	6	11	27:31	-4	21	LWLDL
15	Rio Ave	22	4	8	10	23:43	-20	20	LLLLL
16	Tondela	23	4	6	13	17:36	-19	18	LDDDW
17	Santa Clara	22	4	5	13	17:28	-11	17	LLLLL
18	AFS	22	1	5	16	18:54	-36	8	LDLLW

UCL

UCL Qualifying Round

Qualifying phase Europa League

Relegation Playoffs

Relegation

Europa Conference League

Match Information

Referee:

Carlos Macedo

Venue:

José Alvalade

Capacity:

50 095

Sporting CP vs Rio Ave match from the Primeira Liga. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Sporting CP and Rio Ave. Follow team performance and match context within the Primeira Liga season.