Sporting Rio Ave: Portuguese Cup match betting tip

Portugal

Sporting CP

Portugal

Taca de Portugal

3 April 12:15 UTC

Rio Ave

Portugal

Sporting will host Rio Ave in the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-final on April 3. Will the lions be able to justify their status as favorites, secure a landslide victory and take a step towards the finals, or will the guests create a sensation and be undefeated? In the betting tip, we analyzed in detail the form in which the teams approach the face-to-face meeting and selected the most reliable bids. What choice should I make?

Sporting CP vs Rio Ave Prediction and Betting Tips (03.04.2025)

Command Analysis

Sporting CP

Portugal

Current form

Sporting approached the start of the season as the main contender for the championship title and spent the opening segment accordingly. At a time when the team was in great shape and rapidly falling apart, Ruben Amorim moved to Manchester United and the lions fell into crisis. As a result, the situation was stabilized and at the moment Ruy Borges' team is leading the table with 65 points in the asset, but Benfica is only three points ahead of the second one, while the Eagles still have a match in reserve. Having beaten Estrela 3-0 in the last round, Sporting secured its fourth victory in a row and the 20th of the season.

Disqualifications and injuries

Santos, Goncalves, Braganza, Saint Just and Morita are injured.

Interesting betting trends

Sporting have won their last five matches
In three of the last four matches, Sporting have conceded

Approximate line–up: Silva – Quaresma, Diomande, Inacio Fresneda, Debas, Felicissimo, Reis – Trincan, Diekeres, Kenda.

Rio Ave

Portugal

Current form

Rio Ave was approaching the start of the season as a contender for a place in the middle of the table and was not considered a potential candidate for relegation, the selection of players made it possible to maintain a residence permit in the elite without any problems. However, Petit's team lacks stability and currently occupies only 12th place in the table with 29 points, breaking away from the transition zone by six points - such a handicap cannot guarantee anything yet. In the last round Rio Ave lost with a score of 1:2 Casa Pia, thus suffering the third defeat in a row and the 12th of the season.

Disqualifications and injuries

There are no problems with the composition of the guests.

Interesting betting trends

Rio Ave has lost its last three matches.
Rio Ave has lost to Sporting in the last two matches.

Approximate composition: Mishta – Vrusai, Ntoi, Panzo, Richards – Grasa, Neto, Novais – Polman, Luis, Morais.

Trends

The bet is an accurate score of 3:1

Three of Sporting's last four matches have ended with this score.

11.25

The Sportingbetwill score in each of the halves

This bet has been successful in three of Sporting's last four matches.

1.69

Rio Ave'sbetwill score in the first half

In two of the last three home matches, Sporting have conceded in the first half.

3.85

Tip and bets

1.79handicap (-2) for Sporting

Sporting has recently regained great form and is gaining victory after victory, today the hosts are not favorites for nothing. Rio Ave has recently fallen into crisis, suffering three defeats in a row, and in general, in the last few months, Petit's wards have looked extremely unconvincing. Given this circumstance, as well as the huge advantage in the Sporting class, it makes sense to give preference to the favorite and count on his confident victory, in his current state Rio Ave is hardly capable of sensation.

We believe that the guests have no chance. The betting tip is the Asian handicap (-2) for Sporting. This bet is offered with a coefficient of 1.79

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2.17Both will score

Bet on the total

Sporting is the undisputed favorite of the match and in the first match will obviously strive to get a confident victory and secure a comfortable advantage before the return leg. Rio Ave has frankly little chance of winning back to zero today, there is no reliability in defense, and the opponent has a serious advantage in class. At the same time, the lions, despite a number of victories, make mistakes regularly and the guests will certainly have their chances, Rio Ave's goal will not be a big sensation.

The bet is that both will score. This bet is offered for 2.17

Betting on corners

Sporting is the favorite and will probably spend the entire 90 minutes at the opponent's goal, the hosts should win confidently from the corners.

The bet is the Asian handicap (-4) on the corners for Sporting. This bet is offered for 1.75

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