Sporting CP vs Nacional

2 - 1
🕒 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio José Alvalade 🧑‍⚖️ Ricardo Jorge Antunes Roque Baixinho 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Sporting CP 2 · Nacional 14
Referee Stats
11 matches · 6.55 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 6.55
Reds avg 0.55
Penalties avg 0.82
Over 4.5 cards 73%
Home wins 36%
Draws 27%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Sporting CP outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Sporting CP controlled possession (62%).
  • Sporting CP had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sporting CP (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 13-2-2

Goals For / Against

51 / 11
Avg: 3.00 / 0.65

Points

41
Avg: 2.41

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

0
Nacional (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 3-5-9

Goals For / Against

14 / 22
Avg: 0.82 / 1.29

Points

14
Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.41
PPG
0.82
3.00
GF
0.82
0.65
GA
1.29
82%
O2.5
29%
41%
BTTS
47%
71%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

Sporting CP rank2nd
Nacional rank14th
Sporting CP points82
Nacional points34
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.
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.
48-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sporting CP last 5 home

W W D L W
Points10/15
Weighted index73
Goals15-7
Record3-1-1
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 last 5 away

L W L L D
Points4/15
Weighted index29
Goals3-6
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.582%
BTTS41%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 6%

Nacional trend breakdown

Over 2.529%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.524%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Sporting CP score at home100%
Sporting CP clean sheet at home59%
Nacional score away65%
Nacional clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Sporting CP score first71%
Sporting CP win after scoring first83%
Nacional score first35%
Nacional win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting CP 67% · Nacional 22%
Avg first goal minute: Sporting CP 29.7' · Nacional 25.7'

Vs league average

Sporting CP score at home3.00 vs 1.50
Sporting CP concede at home0.65 vs 1.19
Nacional score away0.82 vs 1.19
Nacional concede away1.29 vs 1.50
Sporting CP score 100% above league average, while Nacional score 31% below league average.
Defensive side: Sporting CP are 45% below league average at home, and Nacional are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Sporting CP goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
31-45 11
16-30 8
46-60 8
61-75 8
0-15 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 1
31-45 0
46-60 0

Nacional goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
46-60 5
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
16
5
Shots off Goal
6
1
Blocked Shots
3
0
Shots Inside Box
11
3
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
11
0
Fouls
12
15
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
5
Total Passes
534
342
Passes Accurate
455
269
Passes %
85%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
28'
28' Léo Santos
55'
55' Zé Vitor
64'
64' Luis Guilherme
1st substitution · For: S. Faye
64'
64' João Simões
2nd substitution · For: Trincão
65'
65' Paulinho Bóia
1st substitution · For: Witi
72'
72' Goal · 1-0
Pote
Normal Goal
76'
76' Goal · 1-1
A. Núñez
Normal Goal
80'
80' Pote
3rd substitution · For: G. Kochorashvili
80'
80' Geny Catamo
4th substitution · For: Alisson Santos
80'
80' Gabriel Veron
2nd substitution · For: Daniel Júnior
80'
80' Joel da Silva
3rd substitution · For: C. Labidi
87'
87' A. Núñez
90'
90' Goal · 2-1
L. Suárez
Normal Goal · Assist: Alisson Santos
90+1'
90+1' VAR
L. Suárez
Goal cancelled
90+2'
90+2' Liziero
4th substitution · For: André Carreira Sousa
90+2'
90+2' C. Ramírez
5th substitution · For: Lucas João

Sporting CP vs Nacional 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sporting CP beat Nacional 2-1 on Sunday, 01 February 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Ricardo Jorge Antunes Roque Baixinho. It was played at Estádio José Alvalade.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Léo Santos received a yellow card for Nacional at 28'.

Second half: Zé Vitor received a yellow card for Nacional at 55'. Sporting CP made their 1st substitution at 64', with Luis Guilherme replacing S. Faye. Sporting CP made their 2nd substitution at 64', with João Simões replacing Trincão. Nacional made their 1st substitution at 65', with Paulinho Bóia replacing Witi. Sporting CP took the lead at 72' when Pote scored, making the score 1-0. Nacional leveled the score at 76' when A. Núñez scored, making the score 1-1. Sporting CP made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Pote replacing G. Kochorashvili. Sporting CP made their 4th substitution at 80', with Geny Catamo replacing Alisson Santos. Nacional made their 2nd substitution at 80', with Gabriel Veron replacing Daniel Júnior. Nacional made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Joel da Silva replacing C. Labidi. A. Núñez received a yellow card for Nacional at 87'. Sporting CP took the lead at 90' when L. Suárez scored, with the assist credited to Alisson Santos, making the score 2-1. VAR intervened at 90+1' for Sporting CP (Goal cancelled). Nacional made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with Liziero replacing André Carreira Sousa. Nacional made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with C. Ramírez replacing Lucas João.

Sporting CP used 4 substitutions while Nacional used 5 substitutions. Nacional got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Sporting CP outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Sporting CP controlled possession (62%).
  • Sporting CP had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins11
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals5 (41.7%)
BTTS4 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins6
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)

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