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Match Centre: Rio Ave vs Sporting CP

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Liga Portugal Matchday 4 Fri 28 Aug

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Home Rio Ave
Full-time 0:4
Away Sporting CP

Gonçalves 5′Catamo 19′Suárez 26′Suárez 37′

Player of the match Luis Suárez 8.2

GolVolt ratingSkip it 0.6/10 more watchable than 6% of Liga Portugal matches Settled by 19′, few chances. How we rate

GolVolt rating 0.6GolVolt rating

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 19' Catamo, 0:2
  1. 4 of 6

    Sporting CP turned that many shots on target into goals, from an xG of 1.1.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 0:2, from 83% to 93% (Sporting CP).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90' · 0:4Rio Ave 2%draw 5%Sporting CP 93%

Key stats

39% Possession 61%
0.53 xG (expected goals) 1.07
6 Shots 13
0 On target 6
2 Corners 3
30 Dangerous attacks 40
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Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Settled by 19′, few chances.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 19′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 1.3 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 1.4 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 5.6 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% Few chances. Quality of play: 1.6 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Skip it

GolVolt rating 0.6more watchable than 6% of Liga Portugal matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

4 goals2 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal: Flávio Gonçalvesright foot · assist: Doumbia0:1
  2. 19' Goal: Geny Catamoleft foot · assist: Gonçalves0:2
  3. 26' Goal: Luis Suárezright foot0:3
  4. 37' Goal: Luis Suárezleft foot · assist: Araújo0:4
  5. Half-time · 0:4
  6. 51' Luis Suárezyellow card · foul
  7. 60' Tamás Nikitscheryellow card · foul
  8. 65' 3 substitutionsAndersen for DoumbiaGuilherme for CatamoIoannidis for Gonçalves
  9. 66' SubstitutionSellouki for Bezerra
  10. 74' 2 substitutionsGalčík for SpikicWenck for Nikitscher
  11. 81' SubstitutionIrankunda for Zalazar
  12. 86' 2 substitutionsValença for BlesaPatrício for Vrousai
  13. 86' SubstitutionDerry for Suárez
  14. Full-time · 0:4

Match stats

Shooting

0.53 xG (expected goals) 1.07
6 Shots 13
0 On target 6
5 Off target 4

Play

39% Possession 61%
2 Corners 3
387 Passes 609
85% Pass accuracy 90%
77 Attacks 101
30 Dangerous attacks 40

Defence

19 Tackles 13
18 Interceptions 8
3 Saves 0

Discipline

7 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-2-3-1

Rio Ave

Sporting CP

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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Bench

Rio Ave

Sporting CP

Match sheet

Stadium
Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube, Vila do Conde

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Sporting CP Luis Suárez 8.16
  2. 2. place · Sporting CP Flávio Gonçalves 7.89
  3. 3. place · Sporting CP Issa Doumbia 7.38

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Absences

Rio Ave

No absences listed.

Sporting CP · 3 out

  • Salvador Blopa Injured

    since 1 Jul · until 31 Aug · 6 matches missed · Muscle Injury

  • Moncef Zekri Injured

    since 1 Aug · return date unknown · Leg Injury

  • Pedro Gonçalves Injured

    since 29 Jan 2025 · return date unknown · 88 matches missed · Unknown Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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