Rio Ave FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal Prediction

Primeira Liga · Mon 11 May, 20:15
Rio Ave FC 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal

✓ Our AI called it — we predicted Away win (68%); it finished a away win.

What our model predicted

Home 10%
Draw 22%
Away 68%

💡 Sporting Clube de Portugal are strong favourites — roughly 7 wins in 10 games like this.

Our pickAway win
SwiftScore High · 80.0/100
🔒 Locked 21 Jun · shown before kick-off, never edited
SwiftScore 80.0
/100 confidence
Power Rating 1435 v 1692 Sporting CP rated higher
Form Index 1 v 1.6 ppg, last 5
Model Consensus 100%
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Why we predict this

  • Sporting Clube de Portugal is the stronger side on Power Rating (1692 vs 1435).
  • Sporting Clube de Portugal is in clearly better recent form (1.6 vs 1.0 pts/game).
  • Away side projects to create more (2.5 expected goals).
  • All 3 model components agree on this outcome.

What's driving it — each bar shows which side a factor favours

Power Rating
Sporting CP
Form Index
Sporting CP
Goal expectation
Sporting CP
Home advantage
Rio Ave

Green = favours Rio Ave · Blue = favours Sporting CP. The model blends these into the probabilities above.

Form Index (last 5)
Rio AveLWDLD1 ppg
Sporting CPWLDDW1.6 ppg
Power Rating
Rio Ave1435
Sporting CP1692
Model Consensus (home/draw/away)
Goals model6% · 16% · 77%
Power Rating22% · 12% · 66%
Machine-learning1% · 39% · 60%

AI match preview

Rio Ave FC face a tough challenge at home against Sporting Clube de Portugal, with the model giving the visitors a strong 68% chance of victory and an expected scoreline favoring a 0-2 away win. The match is projected to produce around 3.13 goals in total, suggesting a 60% probability of over 2.5 goals, though both teams scoring is less likely at 44%. These statistical projections highlight Sporting’s offensive edge, but as always, outcomes can vary—please gamble responsibly (18+).

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Match predictions

Expected goals

0.63 – 2.50

Most likely score

0-2

14% likely

Over/Under 2.5

Over 60%

Under 40%

Both teams to score

Yes 44%

No 56%

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Head-to-head (recent meetings)

May 2026 Rio Ave FC 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal
Dec 2025 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–0 Rio Ave FC