Liga Portugal 25/26 · 8 Nov 2025

Santa Clara 1–2 Sporting CP

Expected and what happened

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

Footybot made Sporting CP favourites at 41%.

Sporting CP won and made the better chances: 1.2 xG to 0.6.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Pedro Gonçalves, 71.1 in 57′.

Well above their usual level: Maximiliano Araújo +21.2, Pedro Gonçalves +15.9, Morten Hjulmand +14.9.

Well below it: Sidney Lima −11.4.

Each side's last five results before this match.

3 Nov 2025	L 0–1	at Gil Vicente Liga Portugal
25 Oct 2025	W 2–0	v AVS - Futebol SAD Liga Portugal
4 Oct 2025	L 1–2	at Vitória SC Liga Portugal
27 Sep 2025	L 1–2	v Tondela Liga Portugal
20 Sep 2025	W 2–1	v FC Alverca Liga Portugal

4 Nov 2025	D 1–1	at Juventus Champions League
31 Oct 2025	W 2–0	v FC Alverca Liga Portugal
26 Oct 2025	W 3–0	at Tondela Liga Portugal
22 Oct 2025	W 2–1	v Olympique de Marseille Champions League
5 Oct 2025	D 1–1	v Sporting Braga Liga Portugal

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Matheus Pereira Defender	23	0	0	–	59.3	–
Vinícius Lopes Forward	89	1	0	0.31	58.4	+7.9
Paulo Victor Defender	90	0	0	–	54.2	+7.7
Luís Rocha Defender	90	0	0	–	51.1	+10.5
Brenner Forward	11	0	0	0.07	50.8	–
Lucas Soares Defender	90	0	0	–	49.8	+5.3
Wendel Forward	67	0	1	–	49.6	+6.9
Frederico Venâncio Defender	90	0	0	–	48.8	−0.7
Gabriel Batista Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	46.4	−3.6
Pedro Ferreira Midfielder	90	0	0	–	46.0	+2.8
Serginho Midfielder	89	0	0	0.03	45.4	−6.2
Adriano Firmino Midfielder	90	0	0	–	44.9	−1.1
João Costa Forward	11	0	0	–	37.5	–
Sidney Lima Defender	90	0	0	0.17	35.9	−11.4

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Matheus Reis Defender	1	0	0	–	100.0	–
Pedro Gonçalves Midfielder	57	1	0	0.20	71.1	+15.9
Geovany Quenda Midfielder	33	0	1	0.04	70.4	–
Maximiliano Araújo Defender	90	0	0	0.19	67.8	+21.2
Morten Hjulmand Midfielder	90	1	0	0.16	65.8	+14.9
Ousmane Diomande Defender	90	0	0	–	63.5	+8.3
Geny Catamo Midfielder	57	0	1	0.09	60.4	+12.8
Gonçalo Inácio Defender	90	0	0	0.04	60.0	+9.0
Fotis Ioannidis Forward	45	0	0	0.20	58.0	+3.0
Luis Javier Suárez Forward	90	0	0	0.30	51.0	−3.5
Francisco Trincão Midfielder	89	0	0	0.02	50.6	−2.1
Alisson Santos Forward	14	0	0	–	50.6	–
Iván Fresneda Defender	76	0	0	–	49.9	+2.8
João Simões Midfielder	45	0	0	–	46.0	−1.8
Hidemasa Morita Midfielder	33	0	0	–	44.2	–
Rui Silva Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	43.9	−6.9