Liga Portugal · Matchweek 21
Sporting CP
SCP
Rio Ave
RIO
Model
Match forecast
Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.
Sporting CP88%
Draw9%
Rio Ave3%
Expected goals
3.13 – 0.53
Over 2.5
70%
Both to score
39%
Fair handicap
-2.50
Most likely scorelines
- 3–013.3%
- 2–013.0%
- 4–010.2%
- 1–08.5%
- 3–17.0%
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Sporting CP will have the ball; Rio Ave will not mind.
66%Possession39%
46%Territory29%
6%From set plays27%
0.14Chance quality0.08
3.9%Directness6.5%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Sporting CP, 3 for Rio Ave. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Sporting CP
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 23 of 53 matches, not the full season.