Sporting Clube de Portugal vs CD Nacional, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2018-19

Sporting Clube de Portugal

5 – 2

Full Time

CD Nacional

Sun 16 Dec 2018 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade HT 45' · FT 45'

Jeremy Mathieu 27' Y

Sebastian Coates 32' Y

Bruno Fernandes 57' Y

Y 68' Felipe Lopes

Y 73' Felipe Lopes

Y 85' Kalindi de Souza

Y 86' Bryan Rochez

Overview

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Sporting Clube de Portugal vs CD Nacional — Primeira Liga at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
CD Nacional 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Paulo Soares
Referee Hugo Miguel
Referee Fabio Costa
Referee Pedro Martins
Referee Rui Soares

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–2 CD Nacional 2018-04-28 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–0 CD Nacional 2017-12-03 CD Nacional 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2017-04-08 CD Nacional 1–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2016-11-12 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 CD Nacional

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	CD Nacional	H	5–2	W
13 Dec	FK Vorskla Poltava	H	3–0	W
09 Dec	CD Aves	H	4–1	W
03 Dec	Rio Ave FC	A	3–1	W
29 Nov	Qarabag Agdam FK	A	6–1	W
11 Nov	GD Chaves	H	2–1	W

CD Nacional

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	2–5	L
09 Dec	Boavista FC	H	0–0	D
02 Dec	CD Aves	A	3–2	W
10 Nov	CS Marítimo	H	1–0	W
05 Nov	Rio Ave FC	A	3–3	D
26 Oct	Portimonense SC	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Portugal		CD Nacional
#3	Position	#15
15	Points	4
7	Played	7
4 / 3 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 5
17	Scored	7
8	Conceded	15
+9	GD	-8
2.14	PPG	0.57
57%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

14% Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season

Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (15 pts). CD Nacional are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

4/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

–/3

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

CD Nacional

Liziero	1 G	1 A
Leo Santos	1 G
Miguel Baeza	1 G
Ze Vitor	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sporting Clube de Portugal and CD Nacional get this one started.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
6' Joao Camacho puts CD Nacional on the lead.
11' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Portugal does not make any changes. Nuno Campos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Clube de Portugal must find a spark to ignite this game.
21' A quiet spell here at Estadio Jose Alvalade. Sporting Clube de Portugal seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
26' Aleksandar Palocevic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
27' Jeremy Mathieu picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
32' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sebastian Coates on 32 minutes.
35' Bas Dost has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 35 minutes.
40' Jeremy Mathieu is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CD Nacional tonight.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Clube de Portugal side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' The crowd applauds Bruno Cesar as he leaves the pitch. Miguel Luis steps in for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
57' Bruno Fernandes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
62' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
67' Sporting Clube de Portugal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
68' CD Nacional player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
68' A change in the Sporting Clube de Portugal ranks — Nani exits the field as Jovane Cabral enters on 68.
70' Bruno Fernandes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 70 minutes.
73' A moment of madness from Felipe Lopes on 73 minutes earns him a Yellow card. CD Nacional will be frustrated.
75' Sporting Clube de Portugal is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jeremy Mathieu on 75.
77' A change in the CD Nacional ranks — Joao Camacho exits the field as Brayan Riascos enters on 77.
80' Time for substitution for CD Nacional. Aleksandar Palocevic is replaced by Okacha Hamzaoui.
85' Poor challenge from Kalindi de Souza. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
86' Controversy at the stadium! Bryan Rochez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
87' The Netherlands Bas Dost breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 4-2!
89' Kenji Gorre has so much to prove this time. He replaces Witi on 89 minute.
90' GOAL! Bruno Fernandes fires home to make it 5-2!
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting Clube de Portugal to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcel Keizer

CD Nacional Lineups

Starting XI

13
Daniel
2
Nuno Campos
19
Joao Camacho ↓ Brayan Riascos 77'
8
Jota
80
Vitor Goncalves
22
Kalindi de Souza
23
Witi ↓ Kenji Gorre 89'
44
Julio
26
Aleksandar Palocevic ↓ Okacha Hamzaoui 80'
37
Felipe Lopes C
35
Bryan Rochez

Bench

Coach Costinha

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2018-12-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–2 CD Nacional W 2018-12-13 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 FK Vorskla Poltava W 2018-12-09 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–1 CD Aves W 2018-12-03 Rio Ave FC 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2018-11-29 Qarabag Agdam FK 1–6 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2018-11-11 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 GD Chaves W

CD Nacional Form

2018-12-16 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–2 CD Nacional L 2018-12-09 CD Nacional 0–0 Boavista FC D 2018-12-02 CD Aves 2–3 CD Nacional W 2018-11-10 CD Nacional 1–0 CS Marítimo W 2018-11-05 Rio Ave FC 3–3 CD Nacional D 2018-10-26 CD Nacional 0–1 Portimonense SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

3.63 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 CD Nacional xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal74% Draw15% CD Nacional11%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 4.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	84%	16%
± 3.5	68%	32%
± 4.5	50%	50%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw

88%

Draw or CD Nacional

26%

Sporting Clube de Portugal or CD Nacional

85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Portugal63% Draw28% CD Nacional9%

Actual: CD Nacional win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

7.6%

4 – 1

6.8%

3 – 0

6.7%

2 – 1

6.5%

4 – 0

2 – 0

5.8%

5 – 1

3 – 2

4.4%

5 – 0

4.3%

1 – 1

4.2%

4 – 2

2 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	CD Nacional covers
-2.5	45%	—	55%
-2	45%	19%	36%
-1.5	64%	—	36%
-1	64%	16%	20%
-0.5	80%	—	20%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	5%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

CD Nacional keeps clean sheet

3% ✓

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