CD Nacional vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2024-25

CD Nacional

1 – 6

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Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sat 17 Aug 2024 · 17:00 UTC Estadio da Madeira 5,058 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 16' Pedro Goncalves

Nigel Thomas 36' 1–1

1–2 41' Trincao

1–3 51' Viktor Gyokeres pen

1–4 57' Trincao

1–5 66' Daniel Braganca

1–6 76' Viktor Gyokeres

Ulisses 45' Y

Y 90' Goncalo Inacio

Overview

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CD Nacional vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Madeira.

CD Nacional 11 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	11	33
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	11	28
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	11	24
4	CD Santa Clara	11	21
5	FC Arouca	11	20
6	Académico de Viseu FC	11	20
7	Gil Vicente FC	11	18
8	Sporting Clube de Braga	11	17
9	Moreirense FC	11	14
10	FC Famalicão	11	13
11	FC Alverca	11	12
12	CF Estrela da Amadora	11	10
13	CD Nacional	11	10
14	Vitória SC	11	9
15	CS Marítimo	10	8
16	Casa Pia AC	11	8
17	Rio Ave FC	11	7
18	GD Estoril Praia	10	2

Head-to-Head

CD Nacional 15 games · Avg 2.6 goals Sporting Clube de Portugal

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-17 CD Nacional 1–6 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2021-05-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 CD Nacional 2021-01-08 CD Nacional 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2019-04-19 CD Nacional 0–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2018-12-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–2 CD Nacional

Recent Form

CD Nacional

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	1–6	L
10 Aug	AVS	A	1–1	D
19 May	Rio Ave FC	H	1–2	L
16 May	FC Famalicão	A	0–3	L
11 May	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	1–3	L
06 May	Moreirense FC	A	2–2	D

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	CD Nacional	A	6–1	W
09 Aug	Rio Ave FC	H	3–1	W
18 May	GD Chaves	H	3–0	W
11 May	GD Estoril Praia	A	1–0	W
04 May	Portimonense SC	H	3–0	W
28 Apr	FC Porto	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

CD Nacional		Sporting Clube de Portugal
#13	Position	#3
10	Points	24
11	Played	11
3 / 1 / 7	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 1
11	Scored	24
19	Conceded	11
-8	GD	+13
0.91	PPG	2.18
27%	Win %	64%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season

36% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

CD Nacional are 13th (10 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

CD Nacional

0-15

1/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/7

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/4

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

5/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

3/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/4

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

CD Nacional

Matchoi Djalo	2 G
Miguel Baeza	2 G
Abdel Kader Njoya	2 G
Liziero	1 G	1 A
Leo Santos	1 G

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Luis Suarez	9 G	1 A
Flavio Goncalves	3 G	1 A
Geny Catamo	2 G	4 A
Fotis Ioannidis	2 G	2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! CD Nacional welcome Sporting Clube de Portugal for this crunch clash at Estadio da Madeira.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' It’s high time Tiago Margarido made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Viktor Gyokeres has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
16' Pedro Goncalves has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 16 minutes.
21' Sporting Clube de Portugal fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
26' CD Nacional started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
31' The travelling Sporting Clube de Portugal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
36' Goal! Nigel Thomas scores his 11 goal in 136 matches.
41' Sporting Clube de Portugal is taking the lead after the goal scored by Trincao on 41.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Ulisses.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
51' GOAL! Viktor Gyokeres scores on 51.
53' Another change for CD Nacional made on 53 minute. Bruno Costa leaves to be changed by Miguel Baeza.
56' CD Nacional make a change. Nigel Thomas trudges off to be replaced by Ruben Macedo on 56 minutes.
57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Trincao makes it 1-4.
62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
66' Daniel Braganca doubles the advantage! 1-5 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
67' Another change for CD Nacional made on 67 minute. Adrian Butzke leaves to be changed by Isaac Aguiar.
69' Zeno Debast gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Portugal. He replaces Eduardo Quaresma and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Portugal international Bruno Costa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
76' A goal from the Sweden international Viktor Gyokeres! He fires home on 76 to make it 1-6!
78' Hidemasa Morita makes way for Dario Essugo at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Portugal.
83' CD Nacional are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Clube de Portugal backline.
85' The crowd applauds Ousmane Diomande as he leaves the pitch. Ivan Fresneda steps in for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
86' Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marcus Edwards is hanging Trincao on the field on 86 minute.
90' Goncalo Inacio catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
With this win, Sporting Clube de Portugal is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

CD Nacional Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

2
Joao Aurelio
18
Andre Sousa ↑ 67'
7
Ruben Macedo ↑ 56'
17
Daniel Penha
19
Miguel Baeza ↑ 53'
1
Rui Encarnacao
77
Gabriel Santos ↑ 53'
23
Isaac Aguiar ↑ 67'
33
Francisco Goncalves

Coach Tiago Margarido

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

10
Marcus Edwards ↑ 86'
2
Matheus Reis ↑ 78'
47
Ricardo Esgaio
1
Franco Israel
6
Zeno Debast ↑ 69'
14
Dario Essugo ↑ 78'
22
Ivan Fresneda ↑ 85'
28
Mateus Fernandes
82
Gabriel Silva

Coach Ruben Amorim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Trincao	3
Jovane Cabral	2
Viktor Gyokeres	2
Bruno Fernandes	2
Bas Dost	2
Aleksandar Palocevic	1
Luis Suarez	1
Luiz Phellype	1

Head to Head

CD Nacional Form

2024-08-17 CD Nacional 1–6 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2024-08-10 AVS 1–1 CD Nacional D 2021-05-19 CD Nacional 1–2 Rio Ave FC L 2021-05-16 FC Famalicão 3–0 CD Nacional L 2021-05-11 CD Nacional 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-05-06 Moreirense FC 2–2 CD Nacional D

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2024-08-17 CD Nacional 1–6 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2024-08-09 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 Rio Ave FC W 2024-05-18 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 GD Chaves W 2024-05-11 GD Estoril Praia 0–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2024-05-04 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Portimonense SC W 2024-04-28 FC Porto 2–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.87 CD Nacional xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

3.23 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

CD Nacional11% Draw15% Sporting Clube de Portugal74%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 4.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

CD Nacional or Draw

27%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

89%

CD Nacional or Sporting Clube de Portugal

85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

CD Nacional8% Draw30% Sporting Clube de Portugal62%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–6 not predicted

1 – 6

Actual

0 – 3

9.3%

0 – 2

9.1%

1 – 3

7.9%

1 – 2

7.5%

0 – 4

7.4%

1 – 4

6.3%

0 – 1

5.5%

1 – 1

5.4%

0 – 5

4.8%

1 – 5

4.2%

2 – 3

3.4%

2 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — CD Nacional

Handicap	CD Nacional covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	98%
-1.5	2%	—	98%
-1	2%	4%	94%
-0.5	6%	—	94%
+0.5	19%	—	81%
+1	19%	17%	64%
+1.5	36%	—	64%
+2	36%	20%	43%
+2.5	57%	—	43%

Clean Sheet

CD Nacional keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.