Sporting CP vs Nacional Prediction

Primeira Liga Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 5
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AI call Sporting CP to win
79%
15%
6%
Home Win Draw Away Win

Sporting CP vs Nacional prediction: Sportiko gives Sporting CP a 79% chance of winning, Nacional 6% and the draw 15%. Last updated 5 Sep 2026, 21:25.

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Timeline

Maximiliano Araújo Yellow Card
5' ▮
Sergi Altimira Yellow Card
20' ▮
Luis Javier Suárez Penalty
32' ⚽ 1–0
⇄ 45'
Léo Santos ⇄ Deivison Souza Brito
HT 1–0
▮ 48'
Markus Jensen Yellow Card
Flávio Gonçalves assist: Luis Javier Suárez
49' ⚽ 2–0
⇄ 62'
Pablo ⇄ Allen Obando
⇄ 62'
Markus Jensen ⇄ Chiheb Labidi
Geny Catamo ⇄ Luis Guilherme
67' ⇄
Rodrigo Zalazar ⇄ Nestory Irankunda
67' ⇄
Luis Javier Suárez ⇄ Fotis Ioannidis
67' ⇄
⇄ 73'
Stavros Gavriel ⇄ Matchoi Djaló
Maximiliano Araújo ⇄ Giorgos Vagiannidis
78' ⇄
⇄ 80'
Miguel Baeza ⇄ Daniel Júnior
Sergi Altimira ⇄ Silas Andersen
87' ⇄
FT 2–0
Sporting CP

Match Stats

Nacional
68% Ball Possession 32%
18 Total Shots 3
8 Shots on Goal 2
9 Shots off Goal 0
1 Blocked Shots 1
9 Shots insidebox 0
9 Shots outsidebox 3
12 Corner Kicks 0
1 Offsides 2
10 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Goalkeeper Saves 6
655 Total passes 318
584 Passes accurate 255
7 Free Kicks 9
Sporting CP
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
58 Flávio Gonçalves M 8.2 90' 1 – 1 34 (27%) 2
6 Zeno Debast D 8.0 90' – – – 108 (101%) 1
97 Luis Javier Suárez F 7.6 67' 1 1 2 27 (19%) –
20 Maximiliano Araújo D 7.5 78' – – 2 44 (41%) –
25 Gonçalo Inácio D 7.4 90' – – – 87 (78%) 1
22 Iván Fresneda D 7.3 90' – – 2 73 (70%) 3
5 Sergi Altimira M 7.2 87' – – – 88 (78%) 3
31 Luis Guilherme F 7.2 23' – – – 15 (14%) 1
1 Rui Silva G 7.1 90' – – – 27 (26%) –
10 Geny Catamo M 7.0 67' – – 2 38 (35%) –
13 Giorgos Vagiannidis D 7.0 12' – – – 4 (4%) –
77 Issa Doumbia M 6.9 90' – – 1 44 (38%) 3
4 Silas Andersen M 6.8 3' – – – 6 (5%) –
19 Nestory Irankunda F 6.6 23' – – 2 9 (8%) 1
17 Rodrigo Zalazar M 6.5 67' – – 3 39 (29%) 1
7 Fotis Ioannidis F 6.5 23' – – 3 3 (3%) –
Nacional
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
1 Renato Marin G 6.9 90' – – – 29 (13%) –
33 Francisco Gonçalves D 6.7 90' – – – 35 (34%) 4
88 Deivison Souza Brito M 6.7 44' – – 1 20 (18%) –
34 Léo Santos D 6.6 46' – – – 18 (16%) –
15 Chiheb Labidi M 6.6 28' – – – 27 (24%) 2
8 Miguel Baeza M 6.5 80' – – 1 32 (28%) 2
11 Stavros Gavriel M 6.4 73' – – – 11 (8%) 2
6 Matheus Dias M 6.3 90' – – – 36 (32%) 2
99 Pablo F 6.3 62' – – – 9 (6%) 1
38 Ze Vitor D 6.2 90' – – 1 39 (29%) 1
52 Wesley Gasolina M 6.2 90' – – – 27 (24%) 1
9 Allen Obando F 6.1 28' – – – 1 –
10 Daniel Júnior M 6.0 10' – – – 3 (3%) –
21 Williams Kokolo M 6.0 90' – – – 15 (7%) 1
7 Markus Jensen M 5.9 62' – – – 5 (5%) 2
20 Matchoi Djaló F 5.9 17' – – – 7 (5%) –
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Nacional
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Last 3 meetings Sporting CP · 3W 0D 0L

Match summary

Sporting CP will look to capitalize on their strong attacking form as they face Nacional in this Primeira Liga clash. Sporting has averaged 2.1 goals per match over the last five games, bolstered by key players contributing to their offensive output. Nacional, on the other hand, has struggled defensively, conceding an average of 1.8 goals per match recently. The matchup is crucial for both teams as Sporting aims to solidify their position in the league while Nacional fights to improve their standing. Expect a tactical battle with Sporting likely leveraging their offensive strengths.
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Home
79%
45%
Draw
15%
45%
Away
6%
10%

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Players in form

Sporting CP
L. Suárez 6 gls
Flávio Gonçalves 3 gls
F. Ioannidis 2 gls
Nacional

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Head to Head: Sporting CP vs Nacional

3 Sporting CP Wins
0 Draws
0 Nacional Wins
Date Home Score Away
01 Feb 2026 Sporting CP 2 - 1 Nacional
23 Aug 2025 Nacional 1 - 4 Sporting CP
25 Jan 2025 Sporting CP 2 - 0 Nacional
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Sporting CP — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
19 Sep H Arouca D 2 - 2
13 Sep A Famalicao D 1 - 1
09 Sep H Galatasaray W 3 - 1
05 Sep H Nacional W 2 - 0
28 Aug A Rio Ave W 0 - 4

Nacional — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
19 Sep H Famalicao L 0 - 4
12 Sep H Alverca L 1 - 3
05 Sep A Sporting CP L 2 - 0
30 Aug H Estrela L 2 - 3
23 Aug A Vitória SC L 1 - 0

Primeira Liga Standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1
FC Porto
7 7 0 0 +15 21
2
Benfica
7 5 1 1 +15 16
3
Sporting CP
7 4 3 0 +9 15
4
Santa Clara
7 4 3 0 +7 15
5
Arouca
7 3 2 2 +3 11
6
SC Braga
6 3 2 1 +2 11
7
Academico Viseu
7 3 2 2 0 11
8
Estrela
7 2 4 1 0 10
9
GIL Vicente
6 2 2 2 0 8
10
Alverca
7 2 2 3 -2 8
11
Maritimo
7 2 2 3 -4 8
12
Moreirense
7 2 2 3 -6 8
13
Famalicao
7 1 4 2 +2 7
14
Vitória SC
7 1 2 4 -3 5
15
Nacional
7 1 1 5 -8 4
16
Rio Ave
7 1 1 5 -10 4
17
Casa Pia
7 1 1 5 -13 4
18
Estoril
7 0 2 5 -7 2

Nacional

Formation: 3-4-2-1 Coach: David Pagou
1 Bellucci
38 Vitor
33 Gonçalves
34 Santos
21 Kokolo
8 Baeza
6 Dias
52 Gasolina
7 Jensen
11 Gavriel
99 Ruan

Starting XI

# Player Pos
1 Renato Bellucci G
34 Léo Santos D
33 Francisco Gonçalves D
38 Zé Vitor D
52 Wesley Gasolina M
6 Matheus Dias M
8 Miguel Baeza M
21 W. Kokolo M
11 S. Gavriel M
7 M. Jensen M
99 Pablo Ruan F

Substitutes

9 A. Obando F
17 F. Nava F
50 Kevyn G
15 C. Labidi M
31 D. Dongmo M
20 Matchoi Djaló F
2 Daniel Isai de la Cruz de la Cruz D
10 Daniel Júnior M
88 Deivison M

Sporting CP

Formation: 4-2-3-1 Coach: Rui Borges
1 Silva
20 Araújo
25 Inácio
6 Debast
22 Fresneda
77 Doumbia
5 Altimira
58 Gonçalves
17 Zalazar
10 Catamo
97 Suárez

Starting XI

# Player Pos
1 Rui Silva G
22 Iván Fresneda D
6 Z. Debast D
25 Gonçalo Inácio D
20 M. Araújo D
5 Sergi Altimira M
77 I. Doumbia M
10 Geny Catamo M
17 R. Zalazar M
58 Flávio Gonçalves M
97 L. Suárez F

Substitutes

50 Rodrigo Dias D
28 J. Derry F
9 Rafael Ferreira Nel F
7 F. Ioannidis F
19 N. Irankunda F
21 Pedro Lima M
31 Luis Guilherme F
30 Kaique G
72 Eduardo Quaresma D
4 S. Andersen M
13 G. Vagiannidis D
73 Eduardo Felicíssimo M

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