Sporting CP vs Rio Ave FC prediction | 7 Feb 2027 | xGtoday

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pre-match analysis

Sporting CP Sporting CP Rating: 82.0
H
83%
7 Feb 2027
Primeira Liga
D
13%
Rio Ave FC Rio Ave Rating: 61.2
A
4%
Sporting CP
Ranking: #28 overall, #2 in Portugal

82.0 → 82.0 (0.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 16 May Gil Vicente (H) 82.2 +0.2
2-2 08 Aug Estrela (A) 82.4 +0.2
3-2 14 Aug Vitória (H) 81.7 -0.7
3-1 22 Aug Alverca (H) 81.9 +0.2
0-4 28 Aug Rio Ave (A) 82.0 +0.1
Rio Ave FC
Ranking: #348 overall, #16 in Portugal

62.4 → 61.2 (-1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 16 May Casa Pia (A) 62.1 -1.1
1-0 09 Aug Gil Vicente (A) 61.6 -0.5
0-2 15 Aug Porto (H) 61.4 -0.2
0-2 22 Aug Estoril (A) 61.4 0.0
0-4 28 Aug Sporting CP (H) 61.2 -0.2

Sporting CP vs Rio Ave FC: by the numbers

There are 320 places between these two in our European rankings, with Sporting CP the higher, and 14 places between them in Portugal.

Sporting CP arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.0 rating points over their last 10 matches against Rio Ave FC's -1.2.

Last time these teams played, on 28 Aug 2026, Rio Ave FC lost 0.2 rating points.

Sporting CP first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 85.8 on 5 Nov 2024.

The highest Rio Ave FC have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #111, first reached on 20 Sep 2020.