Nacional vs Sporting CP

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🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Bruno Jose Ribeiro Pires Costa 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Nacional 14 · Sporting CP 2
Referee Stats
11 matches · 3.27 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.27
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.73
Over 4.5 cards 18%
Home wins 55%
Draws 9%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Nacional (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 6-2-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 23
Avg: 1.35 / 1.35

Points

20
Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
Sporting CP (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 12-5-0

Goals For / Against

38 / 13
Avg: 2.24 / 0.76

Points

41
Avg: 2.41

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

0

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.18
PPG
2.41
1.35
GF
2.24
1.35
GA
0.76
53%
O2.5
59%
47%
BTTS
71%
47%
Score 1st
59%

League-position context

Nacional rank14th
Sporting CP rank2nd
Nacional points34
Sporting CP points82
Nacional: #14 · 34 pts · GD -8
48 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sporting CP: #2 · 82 pts · GD +65
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 40 pts above the play-off edge. 52 pts clear of the relegation zone.
48-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nacional last 5 home

W L W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals6-3
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sporting CP last 5 away

W D W W D
Points11/15
Weighted index78
Goals12-5
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nacional trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Nacional score at home71%
Nacional clean sheet at home29%
Sporting CP score away100%
Sporting CP clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Nacional score first47%
Nacional win after scoring first50%
Sporting CP score first59%
Sporting CP win after scoring first70%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nacional 33% · Sporting CP 100%
Avg first goal minute: Nacional 38.1' · Sporting CP 29.2'

Vs league average

Nacional score at home1.35 vs 1.50
Nacional concede at home1.35 vs 1.19
Sporting CP score away2.24 vs 1.19
Sporting CP concede away0.76 vs 1.50
Nacional score 10% below league average, while Sporting CP score 88% above league average.
Defensive side: Nacional are 14% above league average at home, and Sporting CP are 49% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Nacional goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 1

Sporting CP goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
31-45 7
46-60 6
61-75 5
16-30 4
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 2
31-45 1
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
3'
3' Goal · 1-0
Léo Santos
Normal Goal · Assist: Liziero
26'
26' Pablo Ruan
30'
30' Pote
32'
32' H. Morita
1st substitution · For: G. Kochorashvili
37'
37' Pablo Ruan
37'
37' Pablo Ruan
46'
46' C. Labidi
1st substitution · For: Filipe Soares
52'
52' Goal · 1-1
Pote
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Suárez
59'
59' Paulinho Bóia
60'
60' Ricardo Mangas
64'
64' Ricardo Mangas
2nd substitution · For: Geovany Tcherno Quenda
64'
64' Iván Fresneda
3rd substitution · For: G. Vagiannidis
68'
68' VAR
L. Suárez
Goal cancelled
70'
70' C. Ramírez
2nd substitution · For: Lucas João
75'
75' Paulinho Bóia
3rd substitution · For: Witi
75'
75' Liziero
4th substitution · For: Joel da Silva
76'
76' Goal · 1-3
Pote
Normal Goal · Assist: Gonçalo Inácio
77'
77' Geny Catamo
4th substitution · For: C. Harder
83'
83' Goal · 1-4
C. Harder
Normal Goal · Assist: Pote
90'
90' Matheus Dias
5th substitution · For: Martim Watts
90'
90' Goal · 1-5
Pote
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Suárez

Nacional vs Sporting CP 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sporting CP beat Nacional 4-1 on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Bruno Jose Ribeiro Pires Costa.

First half: Nacional took an early lead at 3' when Léo Santos scored, with the assist credited to Liziero, making the score 1-0. Pablo Ruan received a yellow card for Nacional at 26'. Pote received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 30'. Sporting CP made their 1st substitution at 32', with H. Morita replacing G. Kochorashvili. Pablo Ruan received a yellow card for Nacional at 37'. Pablo Ruan received a red card for Nacional at 37'.

Second half: Nacional made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Labidi replacing Filipe Soares. Sporting CP leveled the score at 52' when Pote scored, with the assist credited to L. Suárez, making the score 1-1. Paulinho Bóia received a yellow card for Nacional at 59'. Ricardo Mangas received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 60'. Sporting CP made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Ricardo Mangas replacing Geovany Tcherno Quenda. Sporting CP made their 3rd substitution at 64', with Iván Fresneda replacing G. Vagiannidis. VAR intervened at 68' for Sporting CP (Goal cancelled). Nacional made their 2nd substitution at 70', with C. Ramírez replacing Lucas João. Nacional made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Paulinho Bóia replacing Witi. Nacional made their 4th substitution at 75', with Liziero replacing Joel da Silva. Sporting CP extended the lead at 76' when Pote scored, with the assist credited to Gonçalo Inácio, making the score 1-3. Sporting CP made their 4th substitution at 77', with Geny Catamo replacing C. Harder. Sporting CP extended the lead at 83' when C. Harder scored, with the assist credited to Pote, making the score 1-4. Nacional made their 5th substitution at 90', with Matheus Dias replacing Martim Watts. Sporting CP added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when Pote scored, with the assist credited to L. Suárez, making the score 1-5.

Nacional used 5 substitutions while Sporting CP used 4 substitutions. Nacional got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Sporting CP got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins11
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS4 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)

Nacional vs Sporting CP Head-to-Head History by Season