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42/100
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What’s driving the mood
The recent media coverage highlights a heavy defeat to Sporting CP, adding to the general struggle against Portugal's top teams. Fan and media sentiment reflects frustration and a lack of upward momentum following the lopsided result.
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Weekly movement
Building history
Rio Ave's fan sentiment score eased back to 42 over the last 16 tracked days, driven mainly by heavy defeat, big three dominance. Mood has swung noticeably within that window rather than moving in one steady direction.
What changed?
Today’s leading story
The recent media coverage highlights a heavy defeat to Sporting CP, adding to the general struggle against Portugal's top teams. Fan and media sentiment reflects frustration and a lack of upward momentum following the lopsided result.
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Media headlines highlighting that Sporting 'destroys' Rio Ave point to a heavy defeat against a top-tier opponent, dragging down recent results and media tone. This reinforces a frustrating period for supporters dealing with lopsided outcomes against Portugal'...
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The recent media coverage highlights a heavy defeat to Sporting CP, adding to the general struggle against Portugal's top teams. Fan and media sentiment reflects frustration and a lack of upward momentum following the lopsided result.
The supporter timeline
The recent media coverage highlights a heavy defeat to Sporting CP, adding to the general struggle against Portugal's top teams. Fan and media sentiment reflects frustration and a lack of upward momentum following the lopsided result.
| Date | Daily mood | 30-day baseline |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Sept | 41 | 39.6 |
| 14 Sept | 43 | 40.1 |
| 15 Sept | 43 | 41 |
| 16 Sept | 44 | 41.7 |
| 17 Sept | 44 | 42.5 |
| 18 Sept | 45 | 43 |
| 19 Sept | 45 | 43.6 |
| 20 Sept | 44 | 44 |
| 21 Sept | 43 | 44 |
| 22 Sept | 42 | 43.7 |
| 23 Sept | 42 | 43.3 |
| 24 Sept | 42 | 42.9 |
| 25 Sept | 35 | 42.6 |
| 26 Sept | 40 | 40.1 |
| 27 Sept | 45 | 40.1 |
| 28 Sept | 45 | 41.9 |
| 30 Sept | 45 | 43 |
| 1 Oct | 57 | 43.8 |
| 2 Oct | 45 | 48.3 |
| 4 Oct | 41 | 47.2 |
| 5 Oct | 40 | 45.2 |
| 6 Oct | 39 | 43.5 |
| 7 Oct | 40 | 42 |
| 8 Oct | 42 | 41.2 |
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