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Sporting CP vs Rio Ave Live Stream & Tips - Sporting’s Winning Run to Continue in the Primeira Liga

Eddy Tora

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Last updated: 09 Aug 2024

Eddy Tora 09 Aug 2024

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Sporting have won their last 17 Primeira Liga home games
Can Rio Ave get a result in the season opener?
Watch Sporting CP vs Rio Ave live streaming on Friday

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Watch Sporting take on Rio Ave in the Primeira Liga on Friday (Getty)

Sporting CP vs Rio Ave Preview

Sporting CP won all 17 home games as they romped to the Primeira Liga title last season. Rio Ave deserve some respect, but surely Sporting will have enough firepower to claim all three points.

Sporting CP vs Rio Ave Preview
Stats
Head to Head
Sporting CP Form
Sporting CP Injuries & Team News
Rio Ave Form
Rio Ave Injuries & Team News

Stats

Sporting CP have won their last 17 home matches (Primeira Liga).
Sporting CP have won to nil in their last 3 home matches (Primeira Liga).
Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyökeres has scored 7 goals in his last 5 matches (Primeira Liga).
Sporting CP have won to nil in 5 of their last 6 matches against Rio Ave.
Rio Ave have failed to score in 5 of their last 11 away matches (Primeira Liga).

Head to Head

Sporting CP have a 42-9 advantage against Rio Ave with 17 draws in 68 matches.

Sporting CP Form

Sporting CP won the Primeira Liga last season, finishing 10 points ahead of Benfica.

Rúben Amorim’s side ended their campaign with a 2-1 extra time defeat to Porto in the Portuguese Cup final. Jeremiah St. Juste opened the scoring, but his 29th minute red card was too much to overcome.

The Lions took a 3-0 lead against Porto in the Super Cup on Saturday. Gonçalo Inácio, Pote and Geovany Quenda scored inside the opening 25 minutes but they couldn’t close it out, losing 4-3 in extra time.

Sporting CP Injuries & Team News

Centre-back Jeremiah St. Juste and left-back Nuno Santos are injured.

Antonio Adán, Sebastian Coates and Paulinho have left the club.

Goalkeeper Vladan Kovačević and Zcentre-back Zeno Koen Debast are the main signings with Dario Essugo, Mateus Fernandes and Rodrigo Ribeiro returning from loan spells.

Rio Ave Form

Rio Ave were hard to beat the Primeira Liga last season, beaten just nine times in 34 games. They drew an incredible 19 matches, seven more than Famalicao and Estrela da Amadora.

Luis Freire’s side went unbeaten in their final 12 games which included two wins and 10 draws.

The Vila do Conde club have had a poor pre-season, suffering four defeats in six matches. The only win came in a 3-2 victory against Arouca.

Rio Ave Injuries & Team News

Midfielder Giorgos Okkas is injured.

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Verdict

Sporting v Rio Ave

Sporting CP won all 17 Primeira Liga matches at home last season. Viktor Gyökeres can start the season with the first goal and fire his side to victory against Rio Ave.

Sporting CP

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