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Friday, August 28, 2026

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Liga Portugal Betclic 18.55X5.3021.32
SEO Match Summary
Sporting CP defeated Rio Ave 4-0 in this Liga Portugal Betclic fixture played on 2026-08-28. The shot count was 6 for Rio Ave and 14 for Sporting CP. Possession finished at 39.0 percent against 61.0 percent. Expected goals were 0.47 for the home side and 1.66 for the visitors. The starting shapes were 4-2-3-1 and 4-2-3-1. The final score, attacking indicators, discipline, goalkeeper data and visual comparison are detailed below. The figures provide a factual account of the completed match and do not turn the recap into a prediction. The Football dashboard retains the interactive filters, team histories and season views for deeper analysis.
Rio Ave R Rio Ave
0 4
Full Time
Sporting CP S Sporting CP
Luis Javier Suarez ×2Geny CatamoFlavio Goncalves
Expected Goals (xG) 0.47 1.66
Shots 6 14
Shots on Target 0 7
Possession 39% 61%
Post-Shot xG Faced 3.21 0.00
Yellow Cards 1 1
Total Goals4
Formation4-2-3-1vs4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Performance

Read it this way: PSxG conceded is how dangerous the shots on target were, Goals conceded is how many actually went in, Goals saved is the gap between the two (higher is better, a minus means he should have saved more), and Save % is the share of on-target shots kept out.

Rio Ave GK
PSxG conceded3.21
Goals conceded4
Goals saved-0.79
Save %42.9%
Sporting CP GK
PSxG conceded0.00
Goals conceded0
Goals saved0.00
Sporting CP's keeper performed right in line with expectations, while Rio Ave's keeper let in roughly 0.8 goal more than an average keeper would.

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Attack vs DefensexG, shots & goals — Home/Away per competition
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Corner MasteryDistribution per opponent & tactical context
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Referee TendencyTeam output under each referee they played for
Goalkeeper WeaknessWhere the keeper concedes — by zone & foot