Friday, 28/08/2026 at 21:15
Full timeRio Ave 0:4 Sporting
Sporting were the model's likeliest winner before kick-off at 51%. They won 4–0. The biggest difference was Rio Ave's attack: 0.47 xG against 0.88 projected (−0.41).
Goals
- 5' Flávio Gonçalves Sporting · 0.40 xG chance 0–1
- 19' Geny Catamo Sporting · 0.13 xG chance 0–2
- 26' Luis Javier Suárez Sporting · 0.27 xG chance 0–3
- 37' Luis Javier Suárez Sporting · 0.09 xG chance 0–4
The model against the result
- Rio Ave
- 19%
- Draw
- 30%
- Sporting
- 51% What happened
Data coverage Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.
Projected vs produced
Rio Ave produced 0.41 xG less than projected
Projected before kick-off Produced on the night
The shots behind it
- Shots
- 6
- 15
- On target
- 0
- 7
- Inside the box
- 3
- 10
- xG per shot
- 0.08
- 0.12
- Open play xG
- 0.42
- 1.80
- Set-piece xG
- 0.05
- 0.07
- Penalties
- —
- —
Shot-level xG may differ from the published match total
The provider publishes the match total separately from its shot-by-shot values. Those values are rounded to two decimals and, leaving out penalties and own goals, add up to its non-penalty xG: 1.88 for Sporting.
Shot map
Both teams shown attacking the same goal for comparison.
All shots
21 shots · 2.34 xG
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- Rio Ave
- Sporting
- Filled = goal
- Dot area = xG (the smallest chances drawn at a minimum size)
Recent form
xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result
Head to head
Pre-match model & market record
7 opportunities flagged0 won7 lost
- Lost
- Lost
- Lost
- Lost
- Lost
- Lost
- Lost
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| Selection | Price | Edge | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting not to score | 10.00 | +95.7% | Lost |
| Draw | 5.50 | +66.2% | Lost |
| Sporting at most 1 goal | 3.00 | +62.7% | Lost |
| Rio Ave to win | 8.00 | +52.8% | Lost |
| Under 2.5 goals | 2.30 | +29.9% | Lost |
| Under 1.5 goals | 4.50 | +20.9% | Lost |
| Rio Ave to score | 1.67 | +2.6% | Lost |
Pre-match model vs market
| Outcome | Model | Market | Difference | Fair odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave | 19.1% | 11.6% | +7.5 pp | 5.24 |
| Draw | 30.2% | 16.9% | +13.3 pp | 3.31 |
| Sporting | 50.7% | 71.5% | −20.8 pp | 1.97 |
Other markets
| Outcome | Model | Market | Difference | Fair odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave to score | 61.6% | 55.7% | +5.8 pp | 1.62 |
| Rio Ave not to score | 38.4% | 44.3% | −5.8 pp | 2.60 |
| Sporting to score | 80.4% | 90.4% | −10.0 pp | 1.24 |
| Sporting not to score | 19.6% | 9.6% | +10.0 pp | 5.11 |
| Both teams to score | 51.3% | 50.0% | +1.3 pp | 1.95 |
| Both teams not to score | 48.7% | 50.0% | −1.3 pp | 2.05 |
| Rio Ave 2+ goals | 21.7% | 21.7% | +0.0 pp | 4.61 |
| Rio Ave at most 1 goal | 78.3% | 78.3% | −0.0 pp | 1.28 |
| Sporting 2+ goals | 45.8% | 68.7% | −23.0 pp | 2.19 |
| Sporting at most 1 goal | 54.2% | 31.3% | +23.0 pp | 1.84 |
| Over 1.5 goals | 73.1% | 79.2% | −6.1 pp | 1.37 |
| Under 1.5 goals | 26.9% | 20.8% | +6.1 pp | 3.72 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 43.5% | 59.0% | −15.4 pp | 2.30 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 56.5% | 41.0% | +15.4 pp | 1.77 |
Prices and probabilities are the ones stored before kick-off; nothing here is recalculated. Edge is the model's probability times the price, minus one, so a flagged outcome that lost is the ordinary case rather than a contradiction.
Model details
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- Fit window
- the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
- Rio Ave sample
- 20 matches
- Sporting sample
- 20 matches
- Computed
- 10 hours before kick-off
- Prices taken
- 10 hours before kick-off
Limitations
The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.