Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Rio Ave vs Sporting CP stats tab covers Primeira Liga (Portugal), Regular Season - 19 on 6 Feb 2023. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Rio Ave 1, Sporting CP 1; Shots off target: Rio Ave 3, Sporting CP 5; Possession: Rio Ave 37%, Sporting CP 63%; Corner kicks: Rio Ave 4, Sporting CP 2; Fouls: Rio Ave 10, Sporting CP 14; Yellow cards: Rio Ave 1, Sporting CP 3. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Sporting CP had more possession, 63% to 37% over Rio Ave and Rio Ave led corner kicks, 4 to 2 over Sporting CP. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Sporting CP committed more fouls, 14 to 10 over Rio Ave and Sporting CP had more yellow cards, 3 to 1 over Rio Ave. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
