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

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03/04/2025 15:15
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Prediction :

 

Sporting Lisbon to win and over 2.5 goals

 
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 by Daniel Ngulu in Football Predictions

The third of four scheduled meetings between Sporting Lisbon and Rio Ave will be this Thursday. This will be a semi-final clash in the Portuguese Cup with the winner from the two legs meeting Benfica or Tirsense. Let’s have a look at the match prediction.

Sporting hosts the first leg, looking to take the early advantage here. They are coming from a strong run and should be able to deal with Rio Ave with relative ease.

In their last outing, Sporting thumped Estrela 3-0. While it was their first clean sheet in four, it marked a fourth straight game in which they scored three times. Sporting are unbeaten in eight matches, winning each of the last five.

Rio Ave will be looking to put a halt to Sporting’s dominance in this fixture. In the last 10 meetings between the two, Rio Ave are winless. The visitors managed three draws in that run, and lost all the rest.

This match comes at a wrong time for Rio Ave, as they have suffered three straight defeats, the most recent a 2-1 loss at Casa Pia. That match to close the month of March, marked the third time in five matches that the visitors conceded two or more goals.

They’ve, however, failed to score in just one of the five matches.

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Sporting Lisbon vs Rio Ave Form

Sporting Lisbon and Rio Ave Last Matches

Sporting Lisbon
Sporting Lisbon Last matches
D W W W W W
Wins

5/6 (83%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

0/6 (0%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.33 Total goals
67% BTTS
2.5 Goals scored
0.83 Goals conceded
83% Over 2.5
17% Under 2.5

29 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Estrela Amadora
0 :  3
Sporting Lisbon

15 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon
3 :  1
Famalicao

9 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Casa Pia Lisbon
1 :  3
Sporting Lisbon

3 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon
3 :  1
Estoril

27 Feb 2025 - Taca de Portugal

Gil Vicente
0 :  1
Sporting Lisbon

23 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal

AVS Futebol SAD
2 :  2
Sporting Lisbon
D W L D W W
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

1/6 (17%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.5 Total goals
83% BTTS
2 Goals scored
1.5 Goals conceded
83% Over 2.5
17% Under 2.5

15 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon
3 :  1
Famalicao

3 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon
3 :  1
Estoril

15 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon
2 :  2
Arouca

11 Feb 2025 - Champions League

Sporting Lisbon
0 :  3
Borussia Dortmund

2 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon
3 :  1
Farense

29 Jan 2025 - Champions League

Sporting Lisbon
1 :  1
Bologna
D D D W W W
Wins

3/6 (50%)

Draw

3/6 (50%)

Losses

0/6 (0%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.33 Total goals
50% BTTS
1.67 Goals scored
0.67 Goals conceded
50% Over 2.5
50% Under 2.5

29 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Estrela Amadora
0 :  3
Sporting Lisbon

9 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Casa Pia Lisbon
1 :  3
Sporting Lisbon

27 Feb 2025 - Taca de Portugal

Gil Vicente
0 :  1
Sporting Lisbon

23 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal

AVS Futebol SAD
2 :  2
Sporting Lisbon

19 Feb 2025 - Champions League

Borussia Dortmund
0 :  0
Sporting Lisbon

7 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal

Porto
1 :  1
Sporting Lisbon
Rio Ave
Rio Ave Last matches
D L W L L L
Wins

1/6 (17%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

4/6 (67%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.83 Total goals
83% BTTS
1.17 Goals scored
1.67 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

29 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Casa Pia Lisbon
2 :  1
Rio Ave

16 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave
2 :  3
Benfica Lisbon

10 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Famalicao
1 :  0
Rio Ave

2 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave
2 :  1
SC Braga

22 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal

Estoril
2 :  1
Rio Ave

16 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave
1 :  1
AVS Futebol SAD
L D W D W L
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Losses

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.33 Total goals
83% BTTS
1.5 Goals scored
1.83 Goals conceded
83% Over 2.5
17% Under 2.5

16 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave
2 :  3
Benfica Lisbon

2 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave
2 :  1
SC Braga

16 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave
1 :  1
AVS Futebol SAD

6 Feb 2025 - Taca de Portugal

Rio Ave
2 :  1
SC Sao Joao De Ver

3 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave
2 :  2
Porto

18 Jan 2025 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave
0 :  3
Sporting Lisbon
W W D L L L
Wins

2/6 (33%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Losses

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.67 Total goals
83% BTTS
1.33 Goals scored
1.33 Goals conceded
67% Over 2.5
33% Under 2.5

29 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Casa Pia Lisbon
2 :  1
Rio Ave

10 Mar 2025 - Liga Portugal

Famalicao
1 :  0
Rio Ave

22 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal

Estoril
2 :  1
Rio Ave

10 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal

Arouca
1 :  1
Rio Ave

25 Jan 2025 - Liga Portugal

Farense
1 :  2
Rio Ave

12 Jan 2025 - Taca de Portugal

Casa Pia Lisbon
1 :  3
Rio Ave

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

Sporting Lisbon

83 %

Draw

17 %

Rio Ave

0 %

Average stats (last H2H results)

3
Total goals
33.33%
BTTS
2.33
Goals scored
0.67
Goals conceded
50%
Over 2.5
50%
Under 2.5

18 Jan 2025 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave
0 :  3
Sporting Lisbon

9 Aug 2024 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon
3 :  1
Rio Ave

25 Feb 2024 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave
3 :  3
Sporting Lisbon

25 Sept 2023 - Liga Portugal

Sporting Lisbon
2 :  0
Rio Ave

6 Feb 2023 - Liga Portugal

Rio Ave
0 :  1
Sporting Lisbon

7 Dec 2022 - Portugal League Cup

Rio Ave
0 :  2
Sporting Lisbon
Sporting Lisbon vs Rio Ave Prediction

Players list

Sporting Lisbon
Sporting Lisbon
Goalkeeper

R. Silva

Defender

O. Diomande

I. Fresneda

Z. Debast

J. St Juste

Quaresma

Midfielder

G. Catamo

M. Hjulmand

M. Araujo

Forward

V. Gyokeres

F. Trincao

Rio Ave
Rio Ave
Goalkeeper

C. Miszta

Defender

A. Ntoi

J. Tome

O. Richards

J. Panzo

Midfielder

B. Aguilera

D. Tiknaz

J. Graca

Olinho

Forward

Clayton

Andre luiz

Substitutes

Sporting Lisbon
Sporting Lisbon
Goalkeeper

F. Israel

Defender

G. Inacio

M. Reis

R. Esgaio

Midfielder

H. Arreiol

E. Felicissimo

Forward

Biel

C. Harder

G. Quenda

Rio Ave
Rio Ave
Goalkeeper

M. Texeira

Defender

N. Abbey

Midfielder

V. Gomes

M. Neto

T. Bakoulas

M. Vrousai

J. Novais

Forward

T. Morais

K. Zoabi

Sporting Lisbon - Rio Ave Key Points

  1. Rio Ave lost four of their last five matches.
  2. Sporting won each of their last five matches.
  3. Rio Ave are winless in 10 matches against Sporting.
  4. Seven of Sporting’s last 10 matches had over 2.5 goals.
  5. Four of Rio Ave’s last five matches produced over 2.5 goals.
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Our Sporting Lisbon vs Rio Ave Prediction

Sporting Lisbon will definitely be the favorites here. We don’t expect them to slow down any time soon after posting five straight wins. Here they meet a team they’ve dominated and the match finds them in good scoring form too.

In their last four matches though, Sporting managed just one clean sheet. Rio Ave failed to score just once in their last five matches and could frustrate Sporting on that front. Our prediction for Sporting Lisbon v Rio Ave is for Sporting Lisbon to win and over 2.5 goals.

Prediction :

 

Sporting Lisbon to win and over 2.5 goals

 
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