Highlights

90+2'

Rui Patrício

90'

J. Mathieu

84'

B. Dost (assist Gelson Martins)

71'

Fábio Coentrão

HT 1 - 0

24'

Gelson Martins (assist B. Dost)

19'

Nadjack

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

89'

Wendel (Fábio Coentrão)

87'

Nuno Santos (João Novais)

84'

Pedro Moreira (Leandrinho)

76'

B. Ruiz (R. Battaglia)

64'

O. Barreto (Diego Lopes)

61'

M. Acuña (Rúben Ribeiro)

Player of the match

Gelson Martins # 77 - Attacking midfielder

Successful contests 3
Duel won 6/9 (66.67%)
Accurate passes 23/27 (85.19%)
Goal ! 1
Assist 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	3	Sporting	78	34	24	6	4
	5	Rio Ave	51	34	15	6	13

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
2	B. Dost	27
8	Bruno Fernandes	11
12	Hélder Guedes	10
21	João Novais	8
-	Gelson Martins	8
30	Pelé	7

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

5-4-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

46%

54%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

B. Dost

Gelson Martins 2
R. Battaglia 1

Shots off target

Bruno Fernandes

João Novais 2
Hélder Guedes 1

Big chance created

Gelson Martins

William Carvalho 1

Successful contests

Fábio Coentrão

William Carvalho 6
Gelson Martins 3

Fouls suffered

Yuri Ribeiro

Leandrinho 4
Diego Lopes 3

Dispossessed

João Novais

Pelé 3
Yuri Ribeiro 3

Touches

Yuri Ribeiro

Fábio Coentrão 72
Bruno Fernandes 71

Duel won

Fábio Coentrão

Yuri Ribeiro 8
William Carvalho 8

Duel lost

Nadjack

Yuri Ribeiro 9
Bruno Fernandes 8

Interceptions

Nélson Monte

S. Coates 3
Marcelo 2

Challenge lost

Diego Lopes

Nadjack 3
Marcelo 3

Tackles

Fábio Coentrão

R. Battaglia 3
Leandrinho 2

Aerial duels won

Marcão

Hélder Guedes 3
B. Dost 3

Aerial duels lost

B. Dost

Marcelo 3
S. Coates 3

Fouls

C. Piccini

William Carvalho 5
J. Mathieu 3

Saves

Cássio

Rui Patrício 1

Passes

Marcão

Marcelo 57
William Carvalho 54

Accurate passes

Marcão

William Carvalho 51
Marcelo 48

Accurate crosses

Fábio Coentrão

Bruno Fernandes 2
C. Piccini 1

Current form

Stats

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W L D L W

Last matches

Stats & bet

27/10/17

18/02/17

18/09/16

08/02/16

13/09/15

Referees

Rui Manuel Gomes Costa main referee

4.7

0.2

Average card count per match for 15 matches arbitrated
Tiago José Pereira Costa assistant referee
João Alexandre Bessa Silva assistant referee
José Manuel Mateus Rodrigues fourth referee

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Match venue

Estádio José Alvalade - Lisboa

Year of construction: 2003
Surface: grass
Capacity: 50466
Average attendance: 33392
Maximum attendance: 50046
% sold: 68

Match result Sporting Rio Ave

Date 18 March 2018 20:15
Competition Primeira Liga
Season 2017/2018
Stage Regular Season - week 27
Match attendance 42706
Code SCP-RIO
Area Portugal
Home team Sporting CP
Away team Rio Ave

FAQ

What is the result between Sporting Rio Ave?

Sporting CP won the match with a 2-0 score

What are the official lineups for Sporting Rio Ave?

Sporting CP : Coached by Jorge Jesus, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: Rui Patrício, Fábio Coentrão, J. Mathieu, S. Coates, C. Piccini, R. Battaglia, William Carvalho, Rúben Ribeiro, Bruno Fernandes, Gelson Martins, B. Dost

Rio Ave : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by Miguel Cardoso, is positioning themselves in a 5-4-1 : Cássio, Marcão, Nélson Monte, Marcelo, Yuri Ribeiro, Nadjack, Diego Lopes, Pelé, Leandrinho, João Novais, Hélder Guedes

Who is the referee of the match Sporting Rio Ave ?

Rui Manuel Gomes Costa is the referee for this match

Where is the match Sporting Rio Ave?

The venue Estádio José Alvalade in Lisboa is hosting the match

At what time is Sporting Rio Ave?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 18 March 2018. Kick-off at 20:15

Who is the man of the match Sporting - Rio Ave ?

Gelson Martins is the outstanding player of the match Sporting - Rio Ave. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

3 Successful contests
6/9 Duel won (66.67%)
23/27 Accurate passes (85.19%)
1 Goal !
1 Assist

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Confirmed line-ups

Sporting CP 4-2-3-1

- 6.2 1 Rui Patrício
- 7.2 5 Fábio Coentrão
- 5.6 22 J. Mathieu
- 6.4 4 S. Coates
- 6.7 92 C. Piccini
- 6.0 16 R. Battaglia
- 7.9 14 William Carvalho
- 6.2 7 Rúben Ribeiro
- 5.7 8 Bruno Fernandes
- 8.2 77 Gelson Martins
- 7.9 28 B. Dost
- 7.0 1 Cássio
- 5.7 96 Marcão
- 5.3 4 Nélson Monte
- 5.3 46 Marcelo
- 5.1 5 Yuri Ribeiro
- 4.1 22 Nadjack
- 4.5 10 Diego Lopes
- 4.5 25 Pelé
- 5.0 21 Leandrinho
- 3.9 17 João Novais
- 5.1 7 Hélder Guedes

Rio Ave 5-4-1

- Jorge Jesus Coach
Substitutes
- 61'
  
  M. Acuña #9 - Defender
- L. Agbenyenu #15 - Defender
- F. Montero #40 - Striker
- 89'
  
  Wendel #37 - Midfielder
- 76'
  
  B. Ruiz #20 - Striker
- André Pinto #6 - Defender
- R. Salin #18 - Goalkeeper
- Miguel Cardoso Coach
Substitutes
- Silvério #43 - Defender
- Bruno Teles #13 - Defender
- 84'
  
  Pedro Moreira #6 - Midfielder
- 87'
  
  Nuno Santos #20 - Midfielder
- 64'
  
  O. Barreto #70 - Midfielder
- Rui Vieira #71 - Goalkeeper
- Gabrielzinho #26 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

46%

54%

Duel won

51%

49%

Accurate passes

84%

85%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

376

Passes

461

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

Gelson Martins

William Carvalho 1

Shots (%)

Gelson Martins

100% 2/2

B. Dost 75% (3/4)
R. Battaglia 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

Fábio Coentrão

William Carvalho 6
Gelson Martins 3
Pelé 3
Bruno Fernandes 2

Fouls suffered

Yuri Ribeiro

Leandrinho 4
Diego Lopes 3
Rúben Ribeiro 3
João Novais 3

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

João Novais

0% 0/3

Rúben Ribeiro 0% (0/2)

Dispossessed

João Novais

Pelé 3
Yuri Ribeiro 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

Marcão

78% 7/9

Fábio Coentrão 75% (12/16)
Leandrinho 70% (7/10)
Gelson Martins 67% (6/9)
Rúben Ribeiro 67% (4/6)

Interceptions

Nélson Monte

S. Coates 3
Marcelo 2
Fábio Coentrão 2
William Carvalho 2

Aerial duels won (%)

Marcão

100% 4/4

C. Piccini 67% (2/3)
Hélder Guedes 60% (3/5)
B. Dost 43% (3/7)
Marcelo 40% (2/5)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

Diego Lopes

0% 0/7

B. Dost 0% (0/6)
J. Mathieu 0% (0/4)
Nadjack 29% (4/14)
Pelé 36% (4/11)

Challenge lost

Diego Lopes

Nadjack 3
Marcelo 3

Aerial duels won (%)

Nadjack

0% 0/2

Yuri Ribeiro 0% (0/2)
Bruno Fernandes 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

William Carvalho

94% 51/54

Leandrinho 94% (32/34)
R. Battaglia 92% (33/36)
Yuri Ribeiro 90% (46/51)
Marcão 90% (52/58)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	88	34	28	4	2	82	18	64
2	Benfica	81	34	25	6	3	80	22	58
3	Sporting	78	34	24	6	4	63	24	39
4	Braga	75	34	24	3	7	74	29	45
5	Rio Ave	51	34	15	6	13	40	42	-2
6	Chaves	47	34	13	8	13	47	55	-8
7	Marítimo	47	34	13	8	13	36	49	-13
8	Boavista	45	34	13	6	15	35	44	-9
9	Vitória SC	43	34	13	4	17	45	56	-11
10	Portimonense	38	34	10	8	16	52	60	-8
11	Tondela	38	34	10	8	16	41	50	-9
12	Belenenses	37	34	9	10	15	33	46	-13
13	Aves	34	34	9	7	18	36	51	-15
14	Vitória FC	32	34	7	11	16	39	62	-23
15	Moreirense	32	34	8	8	18	29	50	-21
16	Feirense	31	34	9	4	21	32	48	-16
17	Paços Ferreira	30	34	7	9	18	33	59	-26
18	Estoril	30	34	8	6	20	29	61	-32

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	49	17	16	1	0	52	10	42
2	Sporting	45	17	14	3	0	32	4	28
3	Benfica	43	17	14	1	2	47	9	38
4	Braga	43	17	14	1	2	37	10	27
5	Rio Ave	36	17	11	3	3	26	12	14
6	Boavista	35	17	11	2	4	24	17	7
7	Marítimo	34	17	10	4	3	24	15	9
8	Vitória SC	30	17	9	3	5	24	26	-2
9	Portimonense	26	17	8	2	7	31	28	3
10	Belenenses	26	17	7	5	5	23	20	3
11	Chaves	24	17	6	6	5	27	26	1
12	Vitória FC	24	17	6	6	5	20	20	0
13	Paços Ferreira	24	17	6	6	5	18	21	-3
14	Feirense	21	17	6	3	8	19	23	-4
15	Moreirense	21	17	5	6	6	15	20	-5
16	Tondela	18	17	5	3	9	27	32	-5
17	Aves	18	17	5	3	9	17	24	-7
18	Estoril	18	17	5	3	9	17	29	-12

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	39	17	12	3	2	30	8	22
2	Benfica	38	17	11	5	1	33	13	20
3	Sporting	33	17	10	3	4	31	20	11
4	Braga	32	17	10	2	5	37	19	18
5	Chaves	23	17	7	2	8	20	29	-9
6	Tondela	20	17	5	5	7	14	18	-4
7	Aves	16	17	4	4	9	19	27	-8
8	Rio Ave	15	17	4	3	10	14	30	-16
9	Vitória SC	13	17	4	1	12	21	30	-9
10	Marítimo	13	17	3	4	10	12	34	-22
11	Portimonense	12	17	2	6	9	21	32	-11
12	Estoril	12	17	3	3	11	12	32	-20
13	Moreirense	11	17	3	2	12	14	30	-16
14	Belenenses	11	17	2	5	10	10	26	-16
15	Feirense	10	17	3	1	13	13	25	-12
16	Boavista	10	17	2	4	11	11	27	-16
17	Vitória FC	8	17	1	5	11	19	42	-23
18	Paços Ferreira	6	17	1	3	13	15	38	-23

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Porto	68	34	19	11	3	40	11	29
2	Benfica	68	34	19	11	1	33	8	25
3	Sporting	66	34	17	15	2	28	8	20
4	Braga	55	34	14	13	4	30	15	15
5	Rio Ave	53	34	13	14	5	17	15	2
6	Aves	42	34	9	15	4	20	20	0
7	Boavista	40	34	9	13	8	15	17	-2
8	Vitória SC	40	34	8	16	6	26	32	-6
9	Paços Ferreira	39	34	9	12	9	15	24	-9
10	Portimonense	39	34	8	15	5	27	30	-3
11	Moreirense	38	34	8	14	8	17	19	-2
12	Feirense	38	34	7	17	6	15	21	-6
13	Marítimo	37	34	6	19	6	18	23	-5
14	Estoril	36	34	9	9	8	15	25	-10
15	Tondela	36	34	7	15	7	18	26	-8
16	Chaves	34	34	6	16	7	16	28	-12
17	Belenenses	33	34	7	12	9	13	24	-11
18	Vitória FC	30	34	5	15	10	14	31	-17