Sporting Lisbon vs Rio Ave Predictions

• Sporting have won five of their six games this season, drawing the other.
• Sporting have conceded in just one of their three home games.
• Rio Ave have failed to score in each of the last three meetings between these sides.

Sporting perfect at home

Sporting have made an excellent start to the season with 13 points from five games so far, and they should have little trouble in seeing off Rio Ave on Monday.

The visitors have five points from as many games and lost their only game against one of Portugal’s big guns so far, going down 2-1 at home to Porto.

Win and a clean sheet for hosts

Sporting have won each of their last four games against Rio Ave and have kept clean sheets in all of those wins. That run covers three games last season as these sides met in the Taca de Liga last term.

The Lisbon giants have won all three of their home assignments this season and have kept two clean sheets, so a win to nil looks a good option for the main bet.

A 3-0 win for Sporting is the correct score bet as they have scored exactly three goals in two of their home games, while Rio Ave have shipped five goals across three away fixtures and have scored just one away goal themselves.

Summer signing Viktor Gyokeres has scored in back-to-back games for Sporting and has three goals in his last four appearances for club and country after adding to his Sweden account over the international break, and he looks the best option for an anytime goal.

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