Sporting CP vs Nacional
Ref: R. BaixinhoEstádio José Alvalade, Lisboa · 50,466 cap
Match recap
Sporting CP beat Nacional 2–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Pote and Suárez scored for Sporting CP; Núñez replied for Nacional. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.74 for Sporting CP versus 1.32 for Nacional. Sporting CP sit 2nd in the Primeira Liga table while Nacional are 14th.
First Half
28'
Léo Santos
Yellow Card
Second Half
55'
Zé Vitor
Yellow Card
⇄
Luis Guilherme
⇄
João Simões
65'
⇄
Paulinho Bóia
⚽
Pote
76'
⚽
Núñez
80'
⇄
Joel da Silva
80'
⇄
Gabriel Veron
⇄
Pote
⇄
Catamo
87'
Núñez
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal cancelled
90+2'
⇄
Ramírez
90+2'
⇄
Liziero
⚽
Suárez
Assist: Santos
| # | 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
Sporting CPNacional
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.74VS1.32
Attack6 · 0 won
16
Shots
4
7
Shots on target
4
11
Shots in the box
3
5
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
1
11
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
539
Total passes
344
459
Accurate passes
271
85%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline2 · 1 won
12
Fouls
15
0
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
0
0.27
Goals prevented
0.27
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1
Nacional
5-4-1
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Rui SilvaG
- 5Hidemasa MoritaM
- 8PoteM
- 10Geny CatamoM
- 20Maximiliano Javier Araújo VilchesD
- 22Iván FresnedaD
- 26Ousmane DiomandeD
- 31Luis GuilhermeM
- 52João SimõesM
- 72Eduardo QuaresmaD
- 97Luis Javier Suárez CharrisF
Substitutes
- 12João VirgíniaG
- 13Georgios VagiannidisD
- 14Giorgi KochorashviliM
- 15Souleymane FayeF
- 17TrincãoF
- 23Daniel BragançaM
- 25Gonçalo InácioD
- 27Alisson SantosF
- 91Ricardo MangasD
Nacional
5-4-1Starting XI
- 1KaiqueG
- 5José GomesD
- 6Matheus DiasD
- 9Jesús Andrés Ramírez DíazF
- 11Paulinho BóiaM
- 16Alan Herminio Núñez DuarteD
- 26Joel da SilvaM
- 27Gabriel VeronM
- 28LizieroM
- 34Léo SantosD
- 38Zé VitorD
Substitutes
- 7WitiF
- 8Miguel BaezaM
- 10Daniel JúniorM
- 15Chiheb LabidiM
- 18André Carreira SousaM
- 19Lucas JoãoF
- 33Francisco GonçalvesD
- 50KevynG
- 88DeivisonM
Sporting CP
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geny Catamo | M | 80 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/5 |
| Maximiliano Araújo | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | 80 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Luis Guilherme | M | 64 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4/4 |
| Luis Javier Suárez | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/3 |
| Iván Fresneda | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Eduardo Quaresma(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ousmane Diomande | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rui Silva | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Simões | M | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ricardo Mangas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Virgínia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Inácio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bragança | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alisson Santos | F | 10 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Souleymane Faye | F | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Francisco Trincão | F | 26 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nacional
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liziero | M | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Silva | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ze Vitor | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesús Ramírez(C) | F | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Núñez | D | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kaique | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Paulinho Bóia | M | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| José Gomes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4/5 |
| Léo Santos | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Veron | M | 80 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Matheus Dias | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kevyn | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Baeza | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deivison Souza Brito | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Gonçalves | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas João | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| André Sousa | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Júnior | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Witi | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Chiheb Labidi | M | 10 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |