Nacional vs Sporting CP match stats & report

1–4 Full time

Primeira Liga · Portugal · Regular Season - 3 · Estadio da Madeira, Funchal · Ref B. J. Costa

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Nacional lost to Sporting CP 1–4 in the Primeira Liga on 23 August 2025. Expected goals finished 0.72–2.67. Sporting CP had 73% of the ball.

Nacional vs Sporting CP match statistics

NacionalSporting CP

27% Ball possession 73%
0.72 Expected goals (xG) 2.67
3 Total shots 27
1 Shots on target 7
1 Shots off target 11
1 Blocked shots 9
3 Shots inside the box 16
3 Corners 13
18 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
180 Passes 499
66% Pass accuracy 86%
2 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

3' Goal Léo Santos (assist Liziero) Nacional
26' Yellow card Pablo Ruan Nacional
30' Yellow card Pote Sporting CP
37' Yellow card Pablo Ruan Nacional
37' Red card Pablo Ruan Nacional
52' Goal Pote (assist L. Suárez) Sporting CP
59' Yellow card Paulinho Bóia Nacional
60' Yellow card Ricardo Mangas Sporting CP
76' Goal Pote (assist Gonçalo Inácio) Sporting CP
83' Goal C. Harder (assist Pote) Sporting CP
90' Goal Pote (assist L. Suárez) Sporting CP

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Nacional

Confirmed 4-3-3 Tiago Margarido

37 Lucas França

5 José Gomes 38 Zé Vitor 34 Léo Santos 2 João Aurélio

15 C. Labidi 6 Matheus Dias 28 Liziero

11 Paulinho Bóia 9 Jesús Ramírez 99 Pablo Ruan

Bench K. V. Medeiros de Freitas , Witi , André Sousa , Lucas João , Filipe Soares , L. Vallier , Joel da Silva , Watts , Francisco Gonçalves

Sporting CP

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Rui Borges

1 Rui Silva

91 Ricardo Mangas 25 Gonçalo Inácio 6 Z. Debast 22 Iván Fresneda

5 H. Morita 42 M. Hjulmand

8 Pote 17 Trincão 10 Geny Catamo

97 L. Suárez

Bench João Virgínia , Geovany Tcherno Quenda , C. Harder , G. Vagiannidis , G. Kochorashvili , Diogo Travassos , Alisson Santos , J. Simoes , Eduardo Quaresma

Form guide

Nacional at home

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.1 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sporting CP away

6–4–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nacional vs Sporting CP head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 Jan 25	Sporting CP v Nacional	2–0
17 Aug 24	Nacional v Sporting CP	1–6

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Nacional vs Sporting CP head-to-head record