Sporting CP vs Nacional

5 September 2026 · Liga Portugal · 2026/27 · Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Luis Javier Suárez 32’ (pen)
  • Flávio Gonçalves 49’

Match summary

Sporting CP beat Nacional 2-0. Sporting CP led 1-0 at half-time.

Luis Javier Suárez put Sporting CP ahead from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute and Flávio Gonçalves made it 2-0 in the 49th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sporting CP created 3.00 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Nacional's 0.08 from 3.

Match stats

67% Possession 33%
19 Shots 3
8 Shots on target 2
12 Corners 0
94 Attacks 63
51 Dangerous attacks 15
660 Passes 318
88.8% Pass accuracy 80.2%
16 Tackles 18
10 Fouls 7
2 Yellow cards 1
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Sporting CP Nacional
Kick-off
Corner
4’
Maximiliano AraújoFoul
5’
Corner
8’
Corner
13’
Corner
14’
Sergi AltimiraFoul
20’
Geny CatamoShot on target
26’
Corner
26’
Maximiliano AraújoShot on target
30’
Corner
30’
Luis Javier SuárezPenalty1-0 (Sporting CP)
32’
Luis Javier SuárezShot on target
39’
Corner
39’
Corner
41’
Corner
41’
Corner
42’
Half-time1-0
46’
Deivison Souza BritoLéo Santos
46’
Miguel BaezaShot on target
Second half underway
48’
Markus JensenFoul
Flávio GonçalvesRight foot shot2-0 (Sporting CP)
49’
62’
Chiheb LabidiMarkus Jensen
62’
Allen ObandoPablo Messias Cardozo
Fotis IoannidisLuis Javier Suárez
67’
Nestory IrankundaRodrigo Zalazar
67’
Luís GuilhermeGeny Catamo
67’
73’
Matchoi DjalóStavros Gavriel
Iván FresnedaShot on target
75’
Iván FresnedaShot on target
75’
Corner
75’
Georgios VagiannidisMaximiliano Araújo
78’
79’
Deivison Souza BritoShot on target
80’
Daniel JúniorMiguel Baeza
Fotis IoannidisShot on target
83’
Silas AndersenSergi Altimira
87’
Corner
89’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.00 0.08 32’ Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting CP), 1-0 32’ 49’ Flávio Gonçalves (Sporting CP), 2-0 49’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.00 0.08 32’ Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting CP), 1-0 Suárez 32’ 49’ Flávio Gonçalves (Sporting CP), 2-0 Gonçalves 49’
Sporting CP 3.00 xGNacional 0.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nacional attacking Sporting CP attacking 
90+2’ Luís Guilherme (Sporting CP), open play, 0.84 xG, off target 32’ Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting CP), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ Flávio Gonçalves (Sporting CP), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 83’ Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting CP), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 39’ Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting CP), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 89’ Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting CP), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 84’ Nestory Irankunda (Sporting CP), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 30’ Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting CP), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Iván Fresneda (Sporting CP), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90’ Nestory Irankunda (Sporting CP), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Issa Doumbia (Sporting CP), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Iván Fresneda (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting CP), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Ze Vitor (Nacional), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 46’ Miguel Baeza (Nacional), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting CP), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Deivison Souza Brito (Nacional), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 4’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Luís Guilherme (Sporting CP), open play, 0.84 xG, off target 32’ Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting CP), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 49’ Flávio Gonçalves (Sporting CP), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 83’ Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting CP), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 39’ Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting CP), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 89’ Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting CP), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 84’ Nestory Irankunda (Sporting CP), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 30’ Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting CP), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 75’ Iván Fresneda (Sporting CP), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90’ Nestory Irankunda (Sporting CP), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 75’ Iván Fresneda (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 19’ Issa Doumbia (Sporting CP), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting CP), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 22’ Ze Vitor (Nacional), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Miguel Baeza (Nacional), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting CP), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Deivison Souza Brito (Nacional), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Maximiliano Araújo (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 4’ Rodrigo Zalazar (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Sporting CP 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Silva
Araújo 78’
Debast
Inácio
Fresneda
Altimira 87’
Doumbia
Gonçalves
Zalazar 67’
Catamo 67’
Suárez 67’
Nacional 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Marin
Santos 46’
Gonçalves
Vitor
Kokolo
Dias
Baeza 80’
Gasolina
Gavriel 73’
Jensen 62’
Cardozo 62’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Rui Silva
92′ 2 0 27 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Iván Fresneda
92′ 3 – – 3 – 75 3 – – –
Zeno Debast
92′ 1 1 – 4 2 109 – – – –
Gonçalo Inácio
92′ 1 – – 4 2 88 1 – – –
Maximiliano Araújo Taken off
78′ – – – 3 – 44 1 – –
Georgios Vagiannidis Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – 5 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Sergi Altimira Taken off
87′ – – 88 – – 3 – 8 1 1
Issa Doumbia
92′ – – 46 1 – 3 1 6 – – –
Geny Catamo Taken off
67′ – – 38 1 – – – 2 1 1 –
Rodrigo Zalazar Taken off
67′ – – 39 1 – 1 – 1 – – –
Flávio Gonçalves
92′ 1 – 35 2 – 2 – 6 2 2 –
Luís Guilherme Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 16 4 – 1 – 1 – – –
Silas Andersen Came on as a substitute
5′ – – 7 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Luis Javier Suárez Taken off
67′ 1 1 2 2 0.95 – 1 3 – 27 –
Nestory Irankunda Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 2 – 0.13 – – 1 – 9 –
Fotis Ioannidis Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 3 1 0.44 – – – – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Sporting CP win 84% Avg odds 1.11
Draw 11% Avg odds 8.80
Nacional win 5% Avg odds 18.73

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Sporting CP WDWWW
Nacional WDWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sporting CP 2-1 Nacional, 01 Feb 26 Next meeting: Nacional vs Sporting CP, 14 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Sporting CP vs Nacional meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.