Nacional vs Sporting CP
Ref: B. J. CostaEstádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira · 5,200 cap
Match recap
Sporting CP beat Nacional 4–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Léo Santos scored for Nacional; Pote, Pote, Harder, and Pote replied for Sporting CP. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.72 for Nacional versus 2.67 for Sporting CP. Nacional sit 14th in the Primeira Liga table while Sporting CP are 2nd.
First Half
⚽
Léo Santos
Assist: Liziero
Pablo Ruan
Yellow Card
30'
Pote
Yellow Card
32'
⇄
Morita
Pablo Ruan
Red Card
Pablo Ruan
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Labidi
52'
⚽
Pote
Assist: Suárez
Paulinho Bóia
Yellow Card
60'
Ricardo Mangas
Yellow Card
64'
⇄
Fresneda
64'
⇄
Ricardo Mangas
68'
VAR
Goal cancelled
⇄
Ramírez
⇄
Liziero
⇄
Paulinho Bóia
76'
⚽
Pote
Assist: Gonçalo Inácio
77'
⇄
Catamo
83'
⚽
Harder
Assist: Pote
90'
⚽
Pote
Assist: Suárez
⇄
Dias
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 |  Sporting CP | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | +65 | 82 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | +49 | 80 |
| 13 |  Santa Clara | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 |  Nacional | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 34 |
| 15 |  Estrela | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -18 | 30 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NacionalSporting CP
1Won
Statistical edge
1–14
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.72VS2.67
Attack0 · 6 won
3
Shots
27
1
Shots on target
7
3
Shots in the box
16
0
Shots outside box
11
1
Shots off goal
11
3
Corners
13
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
27%
Possession
73%
180
Total passes
499
119
Accurate passes
427
66%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline0 · 3 won
18
Fouls
7
3
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
0
1
Blocked shots
9
-0.76
Goals prevented
-0.76
Nacional
4-3-3
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1
Nacional
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2João AurélioD
- 5José GomesD
- 6Matheus DiasM
- 9Jesús Andrés Ramírez DíazF
- 11Paulinho BóiaF
- 15Chiheb LabidiM
- 28LizieroM
- 34Léo SantosD
- 37Lucas FrançaG
- 38Zé VitorD
- 99Pablo RuanF
Substitutes
- 7WitiF
- 18André Carreira SousaM
- 19Lucas JoãoF
- 22Filipe SoaresM
- 24Lenny VallierD
- 26Joel da SilvaM
- 30Martim WattsM
- 33Francisco GonçalvesD
- 50KevynG
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Rui SilvaG
- 5Hidemasa MoritaM
- 6Zeno Koen DebastD
- 8PoteM
- 10Geny CatamoM
- 17TrincãoM
- 22Iván FresnedaD
- 25Gonçalo InácioD
- 42Morten Blom Due HjulmandM
- 91Ricardo MangasD
- 97Luis Javier Suárez CharrisF
Substitutes
- 7Geovany Tcherno QuendaM
- 9Conrad Harder Weibel SchandorfF
- 12João VirgíniaG
- 13Georgios VagiannidisD
- 14Giorgi KochorashviliM
- 19Diogo TravassosD
- 27Alisson SantosF
- 52João SimõesM
- 72Eduardo QuaresmaD
Nacional
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léo Santos | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Matheus Dias | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jesús Ramírez | F | 70 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liziero | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Paulinho Bóia | F | 75 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lucas França | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Gomes | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Chiheb Labidi | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Aurélio(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Ze Vitor | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Pablo Ruan | F | 37 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Francisco Gonçalves | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martim Gustavo Watts | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| André Sousa | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevyn | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lenny Vallier | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filipe Soares | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Joel Silva | M | 16 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lucas João | F | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Witi | F | 16 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Sporting CP
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | 90 | 10.0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1/1 |
| Gonçalo Inácio | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — |
| Morten Hjulmand(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Zeno Debast | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ricardo Mangas | D | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Geny Catamo | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Luis Javier Suárez | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 32 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Rui Silva | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iván Fresneda | D | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Francisco Trincão | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eduardo Quaresma | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Virgínia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Simões | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Travassos | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alisson Santos | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conrad Harder | F | 13 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | M | 59 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | 27 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Geovany Quenda | M | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |