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

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pre-match analysis

Sporting CP Rating: 81.0
H
83%
7 February 2027
Primeira Liga
D
13%
Rio Ave FC Rating: 59.5
A
4%
Sporting CP
Ranking: #32 overall, #2 in Portugal

82.4 → 81.0 (-1.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-1 09 Sep Galatasaray (H) 82.1 -0.1
1-1 13 Sep Famalicão (A) 82.6 +0.5
2-2 19 Sep Arouca (H) 81.4 -1.2
1-3 09 Oct Braga (A) 80.6 -0.8
0-2 13 Oct Lens (A) 81.0 +0.4
Rio Ave FC
Ranking: #408 overall, #22 in Portugal

63.2 → 59.5 (-3.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-4 28 Aug Sporting CP (H) 61.2 -0.2
4-0 06 Sep Santa Clara (A) 60.7 -0.5
3-3 14 Sep Estrela (H) 60.2 -0.5
1-0 19 Sep Alverca (A) 59.4 -0.8
3-2 11 Oct Nacional (H) 59.5 +0.1

Sporting CP vs Rio Ave FC: by the numbers

There are 376 places between these two in our European rankings, with Sporting CP the higher, and 20 places between them in Portugal.

Sporting CP arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving -1.4 rating points over their last 10 matches against Rio Ave FC's -3.7.

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

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

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