Matchday

Liga Portugal 25/26 · 23 Aug 2025

CD Nacional 1–4 Sporting CP

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.0 – 1.7
Actual xG
0.7 – 2.6
Goals
1 – 4

Footybot made Sporting CP favourites at 54%.

Sporting CP won and made the better chances: 2.6 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Pedro Gonçalves, 98.0 in 90′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

CD Nacional

17 Aug 2025D 1–1at Rio Ave Liga Portugal
9 Aug 2025L 0–2v Gil Vicente Liga Portugal

Sporting CP

17 Aug 2025W 6–0v FC Arouca Liga Portugal
8 Aug 2025W 2–0at Casa Pia Liga Portugal

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

CD Nacional

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Filipe Soares Midfielder4500–78.8–
Lucas João Forward20000.3876.8–
Joel Silva Midfielder1500–67.8–
Liziero Midfielder7501–61.1–
Matheus Dias Midfielder89000.2659.4–
João Aurélio Defender9000–56.2–
Léo Santos Defender90100.0256.0–
Ze Vitor Defender9000–51.0–
Jesús Ramírez Forward7000–43.8–
Paulinho Bóia Midfielder7500–40.9–
José Gomes Defender9000–40.4–
Chiheb Labidi Midfielder4500–40.4–
Pablo Ruan Forward3700–39.3–
Martim Gustavo Watts Forward100–38.1–
Witi Forward1500–35.7–
Lucas França Goalkeeper9000–29.6–

Sporting CP

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Conrad Harder Forward13100.24100.0–
Pedro Gonçalves Midfielder90310.7298.0–
Georgios Vagiannidis Defender2600–79.7–
Ricardo Mangas Defender6400–77.2–
Gonçalo Inácio Defender90010.0662.4–
Hidemasa Morita Midfielder3200–58.0–
Zeno Debast Defender90000.2257.1–
Morten Hjulmand Midfielder90000.1255.0–
Luis Javier Suárez Forward90020.7351.6–
Iván Fresneda Defender6400–50.9–
Francisco Trincão Midfielder90000.3747.2–
Giorgi Kochorashvili Midfielder58000.0346.7–
Rui Silva Goalkeeper9000–41.4–
Geny Catamo Midfielder77000.1139.2–
Geovany Quenda Midfielder2600–25.4–