Rio Ave and Sporting CP draws a frantic match 3-3 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

VILA DO CONDE. Rio Ave and Sporting CP went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3.

February 26, 2024

VILA DO CONDE. Rio Ave and Sporting CP went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. Sporting CP was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube stadium in Vila do Conde on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was André Filipe Domingues Narciso with the support of Vasco Marques and . The 4th official was David Rafael Oliveira Silva. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 14.29 degrees Celsius or 57.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.

Match Statistics

Rio Ave

3 - 3

Sporting CP

44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

11 Total 14
3 On Target 6
5 Off Target 5
3 Shots blocked 4

84 Attack 121
23 Dangerous attack 51
63 Ball safe 67

2 Penalties 0
2 Corners 5
4 Off Sides 1

Fouls

17 Total 10
5 Yellow Cards 2
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sporting CP had a strong ball possession 56% while Rio Ave was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting CP was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sporting CP to win the encounter.

Rio Ave shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sporting CP shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Rio Ave received 5 yellow cards (Costinha, Renato Pantalon, Vítor Gomes, João Graça and Úmaro Embaló). Talking about the opposition, Sporting CP received 3 yellow cards (Geny Catamo , Ousmane Diomande and Jeremiah St. Juste).

Match Timeline

Úmaro Embaló(goal)Fábio Ronaldo

Úmaro Embaló- Yellow

Morten Hjulmand(goal)

Jerry St. Juste- Yellow

44'

Viktor Gyökeres(goal)

45'

Marcus Edwards - sub ->Francisco Trincão

Aziz(penalty)

45'

46'

Eduardo Quaresma- sub ->Gonçalo Inácio

João Graça- Yellow

60'

61'

Matheus Reis- sub ->Nuno Santos

63'

Geny Catamo- Yellow

Adrien Silva- sub ->João Graça

64'

Aziz(penalty)

67'

73'

Sebastián Coates (goal)Hidemasa Morita

75'

Ousmane Diomande- Yellow

Renato Pantalon- Yellow

80'

Vítor Gomes - sub ->Amine

81'

Vítor Gomes - Yellow

83'

Joca- sub ->Úmaro Embaló

85'

João Teixeira- sub ->Fábio Ronaldo

85'

Renato Pantalon(yellowredcard)

90'

Costinha- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Rio Ave has 22 points like Estrela Amadora, Estoril and Portimonense to hold in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Sporting CP will has 56 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Rio Ave will play away with Moreirense on the 3rd of March with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Rio Ave (5 draws).

Sporting CP will play away against Famalicão on the 3rd of February with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Sporting CP (3 draws).

Rio Ave – Formation

Rio Ave

Jhonatan 18.Brazil

7.1

Renato Pantalon 42.Croatia

6.1

80'

Miguel Nóbrega 3.Portugal

6.8

Josué Sá 23.Portugal

6.4

Marios Vrousai 27.Greece

7.3

Amine 10.France

6.1

81'

Costinha 20.Portugal

7.0

90'

João Graça 21.Portugal

6.3

64'

60'

Fábio Ronaldo 77.Portugal

7.3

85'

Úmaro Embaló 11.Portugal

7.1

85'

Aziz 81.Ghana

8.9

45', 67'

Substitutes

Lucas Flores 1.Brazil

Hélder Sá 28.Portugal

Patrick William 4.Brazil

Vítor Gomes 8.Portugal

6.8

81'

83'

Joca 14.Portugal

6.4

85'

Adrien Silva 15.Portugal

6.8

64'

João Teixeira 7.Portugal

6.6

85'

Leonardo Ruiz 9.Colombia

Zé Manuel 70.Portugal

Rio Ave adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Luís Carlos Batalha Freire decided to play with the following team: Jhonatan (7.1), Renato Pantalon (6.1), Josué Sá (6.4), Miguel Nóbrega (6.8), Costinha (7.0), Amine (6.1), João Graça (6.3), Marios Vrousai (7.3), Fábio Ronaldo (7.3), Aziz (8.9) and Úmaro Embaló (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick William, João Teixeira (6.6), Lucas Flores, Vítor Gomes (6.8), Leonardo Ruiz, Joca (6.4), Adrien Silva (6.8), Hélder Sá and Zé Manuel.

Substitutions

Rio Ave made 4 changes: João Graça for Adrien Silva (64′), Amine for Vítor Gomes (81′), Úmaro Embaló for Joca (85′) and Fábio Ronaldo for João Teixeira (85′).

Player of the match: Aziz

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rio Ave was Aziz.

His rating is 8.9 with 2 goals, 18 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Sporting CP – Formation

Sporting CP

Antonio Adán 1.Spain

5.6

Ousmane Diomande 26.Ivory Coast

6.4

75'

Sebastián Coates 4.Uruguay

7.5

73'

Gonçalo Inácio 25.Portugal

6.7

46'

Nuno Santos 11.Portugal

6.6

61'

Geny Catamo 21.Mozambique

6.4

63'

Hidemasa Morita 5.Japan

7.5

Morten Hjulmand 42.Denmark

7.5

Pedro Gonçalves 8.Portugal

7.5

Viktor Gyökeres 9.Sweden

8.1

44'

Trincão 17.Portugal

6.3

45'

Substitutes

Franco Israel 12.Uruguay

Jerry St. Juste 3.Netherlands

Luís Neto 13.Portugal

Matheus Reis 2.Brazil

6.6

61'

Ricardo Esgaio 47.Portugal

Eduardo Quaresma 72.Portugal

6.8

46'

Daniel Bragança 23.Portugal

Koba Koindredi 80.France

Marcus Edwards 10.England

6.6

45'

Also Sporting CP adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim played with: Antonio Adán (5.6), Ousmane Diomande (6.4), Sebastián Coates (7.5), Gonçalo Inácio (6.7), Geny Catamo (6.4), Morten Hjulmand (7.5), Hidemasa Morita (7.5), Nuno Santos (6.6), Francisco Trincão (6.3), Viktor Gyökeres (8.1) and Pedro Gonçalves (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Matheus Reis (6.6), Ricardo Esgaio, Eduardo Quaresma (6.8), Jeremiah St. Juste, Marcus Edwards (6.6), Franco Israel, Luís Neto, Daniel Bragança and Koba Koindredi.

Sporting CP could not rely on the presence of Marcus Edwards (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting CP made 3 changes: Francisco Trincão for Marcus Edwards (45′), Gonçalo Inácio for Eduardo Quaresma (46′) and Nuno Santos for Matheus Reis (61′).