CD Nacional vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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CD Nacional vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Madeira.
- CD Nacional 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Anzhony Rodrigues
- Referee Nuno Pereira
- Referee Carlos Taborda Xistra
- Referee Nelson Moniz
- Referee Rui Costa
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Académico de Viseu FC | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente FC | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | CS Marítimo | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | FC Alverca | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Famalicão | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Vitória SC | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | CD Nacional | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Rio Ave FC | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | Casa Pia AC | 7 | 4 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 7 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 0–1 | L |
| 14 Apr | Boavista FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 06 Apr | CD Aves | H | 0–0 | D |
| 31 Mar | CS Marítimo | A | 2–3 | L |
| 17 Mar | Rio Ave FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 10 Mar | Portimonense SC | A | 1–5 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr | CD Nacional | A | 1–0 | W |
| 13 Apr | CD Aves | A | 3–1 | W |
| 07 Apr | Rio Ave FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 30 Mar | GD Chaves | A | 3–1 | W |
| 15 Mar | CD Santa Clara | H | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Mar | Boavista FC | A | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| CD Nacional | Sporting Clube de Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #3 |
| 4 | Points | 15 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 1 / 1 / 5 | W / D / L | 4 / 3 / 0 |
| 7 | Scored | 17 |
| 15 | Conceded | 8 |
| -8 | GD | +9 |
| 0.57 | PPG | 2.14 |
| 14% | Win % | 57% |
Key Stats
40%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
27%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season
CD Nacional this season
29%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season
CD Nacional are 15th (4 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CD Nacional
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/6
46-60
–/1
61-75
2/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Clube de Portugal
0-15
4/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
–/3
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
CD Nacional
| Liziero | 1 G | 1 A |
| Leo Santos | 1 G | |
| Miguel Baeza | 1 G | |
| Ze Vitor | 1 G |
Sporting Clube de Portugal
| Luis Suarez | 6 G | 1 A |
| Flavio Goncalves | 3 G | 1 A |
| Fotis Ioannidis | 2 G | 2 A |
| Rodrigo Zalazar | 1 G | 1 A |
| Maximiliano Araujo | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Estadio da Madeira. CD Nacional are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Clube de Portugal.
- 5' Vitor Goncalves is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Clube de Portugal tonight.
- 7' Marcos Acuna was booked on 7.
- 12' Both keepers have barely been tested. CD Nacional and Sporting Clube de Portugal are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 17' Bruno Fernandes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marcel Keizer will be considering his options from the bench.
- 27' A quiet spell here at Estadio da Madeira. Sporting Clube de Portugal seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' Luiz Phellype has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 42' CD Nacional are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Clube de Portugal's shape.
- 47' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 52' CD Nacional currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 55' Nemanja Gudelj picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 60' Sporting Clube de Portugal is showing some good football. However, Sporting Clube de Portugal are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 62' The whistle greets Avto Ebralidze as he departs to be replaced by Witi.
- 62' GOAL! Luiz Phellype scores on 62. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes
- 62' The referee shows CD Nacional player a Yellow card on 62.
- 65' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Jovane Cabral will be fuming at that decision.
- 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 75' The CD Nacional bench stirs into life. Joao Camacho is withdrawn and Okacha Hamzaoui gets his opportunity.
- 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 81' Time for substitution for CD Nacional. Filipe Ferreira is replaced by Brayan Riascos.
- 82' Jefferson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jovane Cabral at the 82 minute mark.
- 85' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Portugal — Miguel Luis on, Nemanja Gudelj off on 85 minutes.
- 89' Witi is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
- 90' A change in the Sporting Clube de Portugal ranks — Abdoulay Diaby exits the field as Chico Geraldes enters on 90.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
CD Nacional Lineups
Starting XI
-
29
Avto Ebralidze ↓ Witi 62'
- 12
- 13
- 2
-
19
Joao Camacho ↓ Okacha Hamzaoui 75'
- 80
- 44
- 26
- 35
- 33
- 20
Bench
- 6
-
23
Witi ↑ 62'
- 1
-
18
Brayan Riascos ↑ 81'
- 10
-
9
Okacha Hamzaoui ↑ 75'
- 77
Coach
Costinha
Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 9
- 8
-
23
Abdoulay Diaby ↓ Chico Geraldes 90'
- 13
- 19
- 22
-
86
Nemanja Gudelj ↓ Miguel Luis 85'
-
77
Jovane Cabral ↓ Jefferson 82'
- 29
- 98
Bench
- 3
-
24
Chico Geraldes ↑ 90'
- 76
-
90
Miguel Luis ↑ 85'
- 81
-
5
Jefferson ↑ 82'
- 54
Coach
Marcel Keizer
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Trincao | 3 |
| Bruno Fernandes | 2 |
| Bas Dost | 2 |
| Jovane Cabral | 2 |
| Viktor Gyokeres | 2 |
| Pedro Goncalves | 1 |
| Jeremy Mathieu | 1 |
| Daniel Braganca | 1 |
Head to Head
CD Nacional Form
Sporting Clube de Portugal Form
2019-04-19
CD Nacional
0–1
Sporting Clube de Portugal
W
2019-04-13
CD Aves
1–3
Sporting Clube de Portugal
W
2019-04-07
Sporting Clube de Portugal
3–0
Rio Ave FC
W
2019-03-30
GD Chaves
1–3
Sporting Clube de Portugal
W
2019-03-15
Sporting Clube de Portugal
1–0
CD Santa Clara
W
2019-03-09
Boavista FC
1–2
Sporting Clube de Portugal
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.75
CD Nacional xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.56
Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
I would bet for:
Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 63%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 3.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 4.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
Double Chance
CD Nacional or Draw
32%
Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal
87%
CD Nacional or Sporting Clube de Portugal
81%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12%
0 – 3
9.9%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 1
7.7%
1 – 3
7.4%
0 – 4
6.3%
0 – 0
5%
1 – 4
4.8%
0 – 5
3.3%
2 – 2
3.2%
2 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — CD Nacional
| Handicap | CD Nacional covers | Push | Sporting Clube de Portugal covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 2% | 98% |
| -1.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -1 | 2% | 6% | 92% |
| -0.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| +0.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| +1 | 25% | 21% | 54% |
| +1.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +2 | 46% | 22% | 32% |
| +2.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
Clean Sheet
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
48%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

