Rio Ave 2-2 Sporting CP: result and report

Liga Portugal · Sunday 8 November 2009

Result

Rio Ave 2-2 Sporting CP

Liga Portugal · Sunday 8 November 2009, 20:15 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Rio Ave 2-2 Sporting CP: match report

Rio Ave drew with Sporting CP 2-2 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 8 November 2009. The half-time score was 0-2.

Matías Fernández opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Rio Ave's goals came from João Tomás (56') and João Tomás (60'). Sporting CP scored through Matías Fernández (21') and João Moutinho (45', penalty).

Discipline: Rio Ave received no yellow cards; Sporting CP received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Rio Ave were 7th on 14 points from 9 and Sporting CP 8th on 13 points from 9. Rio Ave went on to finish that season 12th with 31 points, and Sporting CP 4th with 48.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Rio Ave wins, 0 draws and 4 for Sporting CP.

Going into the match Rio Ave's last five read W-D-L-D-D and Sporting CP's D-D-D-L-W.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · Matías FernándezSporting CP · 0-1
  • 44'Yellow card · Daniel CarriçoSporting CP
  • 45'Penalty goal · João MoutinhoSporting CP · 0-2
  • 56'Goal · João TomásRio Ave · 1-2
  • 60'Goal · João TomásRio Ave · 2-2
  • 64'Second yellow · Daniel CarriçoSporting CP
  • 90'Yellow card · André MarquesSporting CP

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Rio Ave 0, draws 0, Sporting CP 4.

Team news

Sporting CP expected line-up (4-1-3-2)

Rui Patrício, Ânderson Polga, Tonel, João Moutinho, Fábio Rochemback, Miguel Veloso, Derlei, Liédson