Based on last 50 matches in "Portugal. Liga Portugal", up to 08/31/2019
To build a prediction for the Sporting CP - Rio Ave match, scheduled for 31 August 2019, several key factors could influence the outcome. Sporting CP have played 50 matches, in which they won 34 of them, drew 7 times and lost 9 matches. Rio Ave, having played 50 matches, won 18 times, drew 12 matches and lost 20 defeats. In the league, Sporting CP average 2 goals scored per game and 0.9 conceded. Rio Ave average 1.4 scored and 1.5 conceded. These sides last met on 6 April 2019 at Sporting CP's ground, where the home side came out on top.
Pre-Match Facts
Main
Motivation
Rio Ave scores over 1 goal in 7 out of 8 last matches.
IT2O (1.5)3.4
Rio Ave concedes under 2 goals in 9 out of last 10 away matches.
IT1U (1.5)2.85
Sporting CP does not concedeat home in 14 out of 24 last matches.
IT2U (0.5)2.48
Sporting CP does not concede from Rio Ave in 6 out of 9 last matches.
IT2U (0.5)2.48
Sporting CP wins by more than 1 goal in 9 out of 17 last matches.
H1 (-1.5)2.21
Sporting CP wins at homeby more than 1 goal in 4 out of 7 last matches.
H1 (-1.5)2.21
In 7 out of 8 last matches, Rio Ave scores in the second half.
2nd Half - IT2O (0.5)2.2
Rio Ave does not lose by more than 1 goal in 31 out of 35 last matches.
H2 (+1.5)1.744
In 6 out of 7 last matches, Sporting CP scores in the first half.
1st Half - IT1O (0.5)1.52
In 8 out of last 9 home matches, Sporting CP scores in the first half.
1st Half - IT1O (0.5)1.52
Injuries & suspensions
The home side will be without several players from the starting lineup. The away side will be missing one player from the first team.
Referee statistics
The referee for this match is Жоау Педру Пиньейру (Portugal). Over the last 79 matches, he has shown 334 yellow cards (averaging 4.2 per match) and 9 red cards (averaging 0.1 per match), which marks him as a fairly strict referee. He has awarded a penalty in 11% of matches (9 out of 79).