Primeira Liga
Sporting CP currently hold 3rd place in Primeira Liga, on 21 points from 10 league games. You will find the goals profile, the fixtures ahead and the head to head with the rivals below, along with the markets that look best for Sporting CP.
Sporting CP
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Lisbon's Sporting CP, who go by the Leões and the Verde e Brancos, were founded in 1906 and play in Primeira Liga.
Sporting CP hold a European place, 3rd in the table and one point ahead of 5th place, the last European spot.
23 league goals from 10 games puts Sporting CP above the league scoring rate of 1.34 per game.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto |
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| 10 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 25 |
| 4 |
| +21 |
| 30 |
| +9 |
| 2 | Benfica | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 25 | +4 |
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| 3 | Sporting CP | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 21 | – |
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| 4 | Santa Clara | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 21 | 0 |
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| 5 | Arouca | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 20 | −1 |
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| 6 | Académico Viseu | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 20 | −1 |
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| 7 | GIL Vicente | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 15 | −6 |
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League average this season: 1.34 goals scored per team per game, 2.7 per match (all 18 clubs' goals over their games played).
The last three results have all been wins for Sporting CP, who have scored 5 and let in 1 (all competitions).
However, 2 of Sporting CP's 3 recent wins came against sides ranked 13th or lower, so treat the form with some care (all competitions).
Sporting CP have found the net in 20 games running (all competitions).
| Date | Competition | H/A | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | A | Shakhtar Donetsk (A) | 1–0 | W | |
| Primeira Liga | A | Casa Pia (A) | 2–0 | W | |
| Taça da Liga | H | Marítimo (H) | 2–1 | W | |
| Primeira Liga | H | Académico Viseu (H) | 1–2 | L | |
| UEFA Champions League | H | Lask Linz (H) | 2–3 | L | |
| UEFA Champions League | A | Lens (A) | 2–0 | W | |
| Primeira Liga | A | SC Braga (A) | 3–1 | W | |
| Primeira Liga | H | Arouca (H) | 2–2 | D | |
| Primeira Liga | A | Famalicão (A) | 1–1 | D | |
| UEFA Champions League | H | Galatasaray (H) | 3–1 | W |
All competitions. Scores are shown with the team in this guide first.
Five straight away matches unbeaten: Sporting CP travel well (league matches).
And Sporting CP are strong wherever they play: 2.0 points a game at home and 2.2 away (league matches).
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts/game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2.00 |
| Away | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2.20 |
| All | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 2.10 |
League matches only, the same games as the season table.
Both teams score in 70% of Sporting CP league games, above the league's 47%.
Sporting CP league games see more goals than the typical match here: 70% go over 2.5, against 54% league-wide.
The attack is slowing: 2.9 goals a game earlier, only 1.6 in the last five for Sporting CP (all competitions).
| Measure | Last 20 | Last 5 | Before that (15) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals scored per game | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
| Goals conceded per game | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Total goals per game | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 65% | 60% | 67% |
| Both teams scored | 65% | 60% | 67% |
| Clean sheets | 35% | 40% | 33% |
| Failed to score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
All competitions. "Last 20" is the team's last 20 finished matches; "Last 5" the latest 5; "Before that (15)" the 15 matches before the last 5. The Primeira Liga average this season is 2.7 goals per match. Across 90 finished Primeira Liga matches this season, 54% went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 47%. In Sporting CP's 10 Primeira Liga matches, 70% went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 70%.
11 goals from 14 appearances is a strong return for Luis Javier Suárez at Sporting CP (all competitions).
In addition, Iván Fresneda has set up 4 goals for Sporting CP, more than any team-mate (all competitions).
| Player | Apps | Goals | Assists | G+A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Javier Suárez | 14 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Geny Catamo | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Rodrigo Zalazar | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Flávio Gonçalves | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Fotis Ioannidis | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Issa Doumbia | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Iván Fresneda | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
All competitions since 7 August. Ranked by goals, then assists.
Sporting CP are 1.15 to beat Moreirense at home, the favourites with the bookmakers.
Sporting CP (3rd) host Moreirense, who are 9th, six places lower in the table.
All three of Sporting CP's next fixtures are home games.
| Date | Competition | H/A | Opponent | Pos | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primeira Liga | H | Moreirense (H) | 9th | WDLWW | |
| Taça de Portugal | H | UD da Serra (H) | – | – | |
| UEFA Champions League | H | Manchester United (H) | – | – | |
| Primeira Liga | A | FC Porto (A) | 1st | WWWWW | |
| Primeira Liga | H | Marítimo (H) | 14th | LDLLL |
Opponent position and form are from the league table.
| Market | Why |
|---|---|
| Over 2.5 goals | Most recent matches went over 2.5 goals (figures in the goals profile above) |
| Both teams to score: yes | Both sides scored in most recent matches (goals profile above) |
| Back them at home | Strong points per game at home (home and away table above) |
Rules of thumb from recent results, not predictions. Prices are on the bookmaker sites.
Sporting began in June 1902 as Sport Club de Belas, and António Félix da Costa Júnior proposed the name Sporting Clube de Portugal on 1 July 1906. Between 1947 and 1954 the club took seven league titles in just eight seasons, and in 1963–64 it beat MTK Budapest in the final of the Cup Winners' Cup. The 18-year league drought ended in 2000, with a 4–0 win over Salgueiros on the last match day under Augusto Inácio, and Cristiano Ronaldo, then 17, made his first senior appearance on 14 August 2002 against Inter Milan. Rui Borges led the club to the 2024-25 title, a second straight league win, the first such pair since 1953/54.
Sporting's earlier homes include Sítio das Mouras, inaugurated on 4 July 1907, Campo Grande from 1917 to 1937 and Lumiar from 1937 to 1956, before the first Estádio José Alvalade opened in 1956. The current stadium, designed by Tomás Taveira, opened on 6 August 2003 and holds 52,095. Its opening match was a 3–1 win over Manchester United in a friendly that marked Cristiano Ronaldo's departure from the club, and it was used during Euro 2004. It also hosted quarter-finals and semi-finals in the 2019–20 Champions League.
Benfica are the local rivals, a feud dating to 1907, after eight Benfica players switched to Sporting in search of better training conditions. Another episode came before the 1993–94 season, when president Sousa Cintra took advantage of Benfica's financial crisis to sign Paulo Sousa and Pacheco, both of whom had terminated their contracts with Benfica. Porto is the other rival, and the two clubs have met in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira decisions as well.
| Rival | P | W | D | L | Goals/game | Last met |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Porto | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2.3 |
