Sporting Clube de Portugal vs CD Nacional, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Sporting Clube de Portugal vs CD Nacional — Primeira Liga at Estadio Jose Alvalade.
- Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
- CD Nacional 11 games · 10 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan | CD Nacional | H | 2–0 | W |
| 22 Jan | RB Leipzig | A | 1–2 | L |
| 18 Jan | Rio Ave FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 03 Jan | Vitória SC | A | 4–4 | D |
| 29 Dec | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Dec | Gil Vicente FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan | Sporting Clube de Portugal | A | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Jan | AVS | H | 3–1 | W |
| 12 Jan | FC Porto | H | 2–0 | W |
| 29 Dec | Rio Ave FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 23 Dec | Vitória SC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 19 Dec | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Sporting Clube de Portugal | CD Nacional | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Position | #13 |
| 24 | Points | 10 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 7 / 3 / 1 | W / D / L | 3 / 1 / 7 |
| 24 | Scored | 11 |
| 11 | Conceded | 19 |
| +13 | GD | -8 |
| 2.18 | PPG | 0.91 |
| 64% | Win % | 27% |
Key Stats
40%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
27%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
36%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season
27%
Clean Sheets
CD Nacional this season
CD Nacional this season
Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (24 pts). CD Nacional are 13th (10 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
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 |
CD Nacional
| Matchoi Djalo | 2 G | |
| Miguel Baeza | 2 G | |
| Abdel Kader Njoya | 2 G | |
| Liziero | 1 G | 1 A |
| Leo Santos | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sporting Clube de Portugal and CD Nacional has kicked off!
- 5' It looks surprising CD Nacional does not make any changes. Maximiliano Araujo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 15' CD Nacional fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 18' It’s gonna be a card for Chiheb Labidi.
- 23' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 28' Andre Sousa is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for CD Nacional tonight.
- 33' Lucas Franca has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jose Gomes, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Jose Alvalade with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Trincao makes it 1-0.
- 46' The CD Nacional manager makes a substitution. Isaac Aguiar departs to be replaced by Joel Tagueu.
- 51' 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.
- 56' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 5-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 60' The Sporting Clube de Portugal bench stirs into life. Daniel Braganca is withdrawn and Geny Catamo gets his opportunity.
- 65' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Portugal in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past CD Nacional's compact 5-4-1.
- 68' Zeno Debast is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hidemasa Morita at the 68 minute mark.
- 73' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 75' The CD Nacional bench stirs into life. Bruno Costa is withdrawn and Daniel Penha gets his opportunity.
- 79' Andre Sousa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Luis Esteves at the 79 minute mark.
- 84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Paulinho Boia made 387 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 88' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Portugal — Joao Simoes on, Trincao off on 88 minutes.
- 89' Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Conrad Harder is hanging Viktor Gyokeres on the field on 89 minute.
- 90' Joao Simoes adds to his 0 season tally! Sporting Clube de Portugal lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
- 90' Zeno Debast catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
- The points are shared — Sporting Clube de Portugal 2-0 CD Nacional. Honours even.
Lineups
Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
9
Viktor Gyokeres ↓ Conrad Harder 89'
- 24
-
5
Hidemasa Morita ↓ Zeno Debast 68'
- 42
-
17
Trincao ↓ Joao Simoes 88'
- 25
-
23
Daniel Braganca ↓ Geny Catamo 60'
- 22
- 26
- 57
- 20
Bench
-
2
Matheus Reis ↑ 89'
- 47
- 1
-
6
Zeno Debast ↑ 68'
-
21
Geny Catamo ↑ 60'
- 78
-
19
Conrad Harder ↑ 89'
-
52
Joao Simoes ↑ 88'
- 50
Coach
Rui Borges
CD Nacional Lineups
5-4-1Starting XI
- 99
- 37
-
8
Bruno Costa ↓ Daniel Penha 75'
-
10
Luis Esteves ↓ Andre Sousa 79'
-
22
Gustavo Garcia ↓ Joao Aurelio 79'
- 38
- 88
-
23
Isaac Aguiar ↓ Joel Tagueu 46'
- 4
- 5
-
15
Chiheb Labidi ↓ Paulinho Boia 46'
Bench
- 34
- 70
-
2
Joao Aurelio ↑ 79'
-
18
Andre Sousa ↑ 79'
-
95
Joel Tagueu ↑ 46'
- 7
-
17
Daniel Penha ↑ 75'
- 1
-
98
Paulinho Boia ↑ 46'
Coach
Tiago Margarido
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Trincao | 3 |
| Viktor Gyokeres | 2 |
| Bruno Fernandes | 2 |
| Bas Dost | 2 |
| Jovane Cabral | 2 |
| Pedro Goncalves | 1 |
| Jeremy Mathieu | 1 |
| Daniel Braganca | 1 |
Head to Head
Sporting Clube de Portugal Form
2025-01-25
Sporting Clube de Portugal
2–0
CD Nacional
W
2025-01-22
RB Leipzig
2–1
Sporting Clube de Portugal
L
2025-01-18
Rio Ave FC
0–3
Sporting Clube de Portugal
W
2025-01-03
Vitória SC
4–4
Sporting Clube de Portugal
D
2024-12-29
Sporting Clube de Portugal
1–0
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2024-12-22
Gil Vicente FC
0–0
Sporting Clube de Portugal
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.75
Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53
CD Nacional xG
I would bet for:
Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 78% + Over 2.5 goals 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 3.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 4.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
Double Chance
Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw
93%
Draw or CD Nacional
22%
Sporting Clube de Portugal or CD Nacional
85%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
12.7%
1 – 0
10.5%
4 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
3 – 1
6.7%
1 – 1
6%
0 – 0
5%
5 – 0
4.8%
4 – 1
4.7%
5 – 1
2.7%
6 – 0
2.3%
Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal
| Handicap | Sporting Clube de Portugal covers | Push | CD Nacional covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| -2 | 40% | 22% | 38% |
| -1.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| -1 | 62% | 20% | 18% |
| -0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +0.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +1 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +1.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
| +2 | 99% | 1% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
59%
✓
CD Nacional keeps clean sheet
7%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.