Napoli vs Sporting CP
Ref: D. MakkelieStadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli · 60,240 cap
Match recap
Napoli beat Sporting CP 2–1 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Højlund and Højlund scored for Napoli; Suárez replied for Sporting CP. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.88 for Napoli versus 1.35 for Sporting CP. Napoli sit 30th in the UEFA Champions League table while Sporting CP are 7th.
First Half
⚽
Højlund
Assist: De Bruyne
Second Half
46'
⇄
Trincão
46'
⇄
Catamo
62'
⚽
Suárez
Penalty
67'
⇄
Ioannidis
67'
⇄
Eduardo Quaresma
⇄
Politano
⇄
McTominay
78'
⇄
João Simões
⚽
Højlund
Assist: De Bruyne
⇄
Gutiérrez
⇄
De Bruyne
⇄
Højlund
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 6 |  Chelsea | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 16 |
| 7 |  Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
| 8 |  Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
| 29 |  Athletic Club | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
| 30 |  Napoli | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 8 |
| 31 |  FC Copenhagen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 8 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NapoliSporting CP
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.88VS1.35
Attack5 · 1 won
12
Shots
8
3
Shots on target
4
5
Shots in the box
4
7
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
1
7
Corners
2
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
508
Total passes
495
459
Accurate passes
444
90%
Pass accuracy
90%
Discipline0 · 2 won
16
Fouls
9
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
3
-0.97
Goals prevented
-0.97
Napoli
4-1-4-1
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1
Napoli
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 3Miguel GutiérrezD
- 5Juan JesusD
- 8S. McTominayM
- 11K. De BruyneM
- 19R. HøjlundF
- 21M. PolitanoM
- 31S. BeukemaD
- 32V. Milinković-SavićG
- 37L. SpinazzolaD
- 68S. LobotkaM
- 99A. Zambo AnguissaM
Substitutes
- 1A. MeretG
- 6B. GilmourM
- 7David NeresF
- 17M. OliveraD
- 20E. ElmasM
- 25A. YazıcıG
- 26A. VergaraM
- 27L. LuccaF
- 69G. AmbrosinoF
- 70N. LangF
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Rui SilvaG
- 7Geovany Tcherno QuendaM
- 10Geny CatamoM
- 17TrincãoM
- 20M. AraújoD
- 22Iván FresnedaD
- 25Gonçalo InácioD
- 42M. HjulmandM
- 52João SimõesM
- 72Eduardo QuaresmaD
- 89F. IoannidisF
Substitutes
- 2Matheus ReisD
- 5H. MoritaM
- 6Z. DebastD
- 8PoteM
- 12João VirgíniaG
- 13G. VagiannidisD
- 14G. KochorashviliM
- 26O. DiomandeD
- 27Alisson SantosF
- 28Rodrigo RibeiroF
- 91Ricardo MangasD
- 97L. SuárezF
Napoli
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Højlund | F | 89 | 8.7 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Vanja Milinković-Savić | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin De Bruyne | M | 81 | 8.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3/3 |
| Sam Beukema | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanislav Lobotka | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Spinazzola | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Juan Jesus | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Gutiérrez | D | 81 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Scott McTominay | M | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Matteo Politano(C) | M | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Frank Anguissa | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mathias Ferrante | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Vergara | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giuseppe Ambrosino | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Meret | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenzo Lucca | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eljif Elmas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noa Lang | F | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathías Olivera | D | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Billy Gilmour | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Neres | F | 21 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
Sporting CP
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Hjulmand(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Geovany Quenda | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Gonçalo Inácio | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Simões | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Maximiliano Araújo | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Iván Fresneda | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Eduardo Quaresma | D | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Geny Catamo | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Fotis Ioannidis | F | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Francisco Trincão | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4/5 |
| Rui Silva | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ousmane Diomande | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Virgínia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Ribeiro | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheus Reis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Mangas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Javier Suárez | F | 45 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Alisson Santos | F | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Zeno Debast | D | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |