4 SPO
Sporting CP
0 RIO
Rio Ave
SPO 4
0 RIO

Sporting CP
-
Rio Ave

Primeira Liga, Round 16
Sunday, December 28, 2025 8:30 PM
Estádio José Alvalade

Result

4-0

Match Recap

1H
L. Suárez 34'
2H
Maximiliano Araújo 53'
L. Suárez 60'
L. Suárez 61'

Match Events

Second Half 4 - 0

Fifth Substitution
78'
Fifth Substitution
76'
Fourth Substitution
76'
Fourth Substitution
68'
Third Substitution
65'
Second Substitution
64'
First Substitution
64'
Third Substitution
62'
Goal
61'
Goal
60'
Goal
53'
Second Substitution
46'
First Substitution
46'

First Half 1 - 0

Yellow Card
38'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
36'
Goal
34'

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

59%
41%

Total Shots

23
5

Shots on Goal

12
0

Corners

8
1

Expected Goals (xG)

3.26
0.11

Match Information

Information Value
League Primeira Liga
Season Primeira Liga 2025/26
Round Round 16
Date December 28, 2025
Time 20:30
Venue Estádio José Alvalade
Result 4 - 0

Lineups

Sporting CP
Portugal
Rui Silva
1. R. Silva
Giorgos Vagiannidis
13. G. Vagiannidis
Eduardo Quaresma
72. E. Quaresma
Portugal
Gonçalo Inácio
25. G. Inácio
Ricardo Mangas
91. R. Mangas
Portugal
Trincão
17. Trincão
Denmark
Morten Hjulmand
42. M. Hjulmand
João Simões
52. J. Simões
Uruguay
Maximiliano Araújo
20. M. Araújo
F. Ioannidis
89. F. Ioannidis
L. Suárez
97. L. Suárez
D. Špikić
18. D. Špikić
Karem Zoabi
14. K. Zoabi
Ole Pohlmann
80. O. Pohlmann
Nikolaos Athanasiou
3. N. Athanasiou
Georgios Liavas
54. G. Liavas
Andreas Ndoj
5. A. Ndoj
João Tomé
20. J. Tomé
Nelson Abbey
6. N. Abbey
J. Brabec
32. J. Brabec
Francisco Petrasso
23. F. Petrasso
Cezary Miszta
1. C. Miszta
Rio Ave

Form before the match

Previous Fixtures

Taça de Portugal 2024/25
Taça de Portugal 2024/25

April 22, 2025

FT
1
2
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
Sporting CP

April 3, 2025

FT
2
0
Sporting CP
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
Rio Ave

Primeira Liga 2024/25
Primeira Liga 2024/25

January 18, 2025

FT
0
3
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
Sporting CP

August 9, 2024

FT
3
1
Sporting CP
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
Rio Ave

Liga Portugal 2023/24
Liga Portugal 2023/24

February 25, 2024

FT
3
3
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
Sporting CP

September 25, 2023

FT
2
0
Sporting CP
Sporting CP
Rio Ave
Rio Ave

Upcoming Fixtures

Primeira Liga 2025/26
Primeira Liga 2025/26

May 10, 2026

16:00
-
-
Rio Ave
Rio Ave
Sporting CP
Sporting CP

Standings

Team P GD Pts

Qualified for Champions League

1
FC Porto
FC Porto 		26 42 69

Qualification for Champions League

2
Sporting CP
Sporting CP 		25 50 62

Qualification for Europa League

3
Benfica
Benfica 		26 38 62

Qualification for Conference League

4
SC Braga
SC Braga 		25 27 46
5
GIL Vicente
GIL Vicente 		26 12 42
6
Famalicao
Famalicao 		26 10 42
7
Estoril
Estoril 		26 5 37
8
Moreirense
Moreirense 		26 -7 35
9
Vitória SC
Vitória SC 		26 -10 32
10
Alverca
Alverca 		26 -15 29
11
Rio Ave
Rio Ave 		26 -19 27
12
Arouca
Arouca 		26 -22 26
13
Santa Clara
Santa Clara 		26 -8 25
14
Estrela
Estrela 		26 -16 25
15
Casa Pia
Casa Pia 		25 -18 24

Potential relegation to Liga Portugal

16
Nacional
Nacional 		26 -9 22

Relegation to Liga Portugal 2

17
Tondela
Tondela 		25 -20 19
18
AVS
AVS 		26 -40 10