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Matchday

Taca de Portugal 25/26, Semifinals · 22 Apr 2026

FC Porto 0–0 Sporting CP

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Pepê scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.2 – 0.8
Actual xG
–
Goals
0 – 0

Footybot made FC Porto favourites at 47%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Oskar Pietuszewski, 100.0 in 71′.

Well above their usual level: Oskar Pietuszewski +47.3, Ousmane Diomande +27.6, Geny Catamo +14.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

FC Porto

19 Apr 2026W 2–0v Tondela Liga Portugal
16 Apr 2026L 0–1at Nottingham Forest Europa League
12 Apr 2026W 3–1at Estoril Praia Liga Portugal
9 Apr 2026D 1–1v Nottingham Forest Europa League
4 Apr 2026D 2–2v Famalicão Liga Portugal

Sporting CP

19 Apr 2026L 1–2v Benfica Liga Portugal
15 Apr 2026D 0–0at Arsenal Champions League
11 Apr 2026W 1–0at CF Estrela Amadora Liga Portugal
7 Apr 2026L 0–1v Arsenal Champions League
3 Apr 2026W 4–2v Santa Clara Liga Portugal

Head to head

3 Mar 2026Sporting CP 1–0 FC Porto Taça de Portugal
9 Feb 2026FC Porto 1–1 Sporting CP Liga Portugal
30 Aug 2025Sporting CP 1–2 FC Porto Liga Portugal

FC Porto

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Oskar Pietuszewski Forward7100–100.0+47.3
Pepê Forward1900–100.0–
Rodrigo Mora Midfielder1900–96.0–
Thiago Silva Defender5800–63.9+10.8
Jan Bednarek Defender9000–63.7+3.0
Seko Fofana Midfielder1000–60.3–
Victor Froholdt Midfielder9000–58.0+7.5
Pablo Rosario Midfielder9000–56.5+7.1
Terem Moffi Forward1900–54.3–
Diogo Costa Goalkeeper9000–52.4−3.9
Gabri Veiga Midfielder7100–50.3−5.8
Jakub Kiwior Defender9000–48.5−5.2
William Gomes Forward9000–46.2−5.4
Alberto Costa Defender8000–41.9−4.3
Deniz Gül Forward7100–37.4−6.2
Alan Varela Midfielder3100–31.7–

Sporting CP

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ousmane Diomande Defender9000–80.2+27.6
Geny Catamo Midfielder9000–65.3+14.2
Eduardo Quaresma Defender9000–65.3+7.8
Luis Javier Suárez Forward9000–64.9+12.2
Rui Silva Goalkeeper9000–60.3+12.2
Maximiliano Araújo Defender8000–59.6+6.0
Hidemasa Morita Midfielder9000–58.7+6.3
Zeno Debast Defender7900–57.7+11.0
Ricardo Mangas Defender1000–57.4–
Luís Guilherme Midfielder1100–55.3–
Pedro Gonçalves Midfielder1000–52.6–
Geovany Quenda Midfielder8000–51.7+2.4
Francisco Trincão Midfielder7900–49.5−4.1
Morten Hjulmand Midfielder5100–47.9−7.5
Daniel Bragança Midfielder3900–45.4–
Gonçalo Inácio Defender1100–37.0–