Nacional vs Sporting CP: result 2-3 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 27Kick-off on April 22, 2012 at 06:15 PM (UTC)Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira
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What was the result of Nacional vs Sporting CP?
Sporting CP won 2-3 on April 22, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 11′D. RubioSporting CP
- 31′Renato Cardoso Porto NetoSporting CP
- 34′MateusNacional
- 74′Ladji KeitaNacional
- 76′R. van WolfswinkelSporting CP (pen.)
Official lineup for Nacional vs Sporting CP
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nacional
- 9Mateus
- 10Diego Barcelos
- 11Candeias
- 18M. Rondón
- 2Claudemir Ferreira da Silva
- 4Danielson Ferreira Trindade
- 22João Aurélio
- 30Moreno
- 33Luís Neto
- 50Marçal
- 12Marcelo Valverde
Sporting CP
- 18A. Carrillo
- 33D. Rubio
- 25Bruno Pereirinha
- 28André Martins
- 31Renato Cardoso Porto Neto
- 3Daniel Filipe Martins Carriço
- 5Oguchi Chijioke Onyewu
- 6Evaldo
- 19S. Arias
- 93Xandão
- 12Marcelo Boeck
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nacional have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Sporting CP have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2012 | Maritimo(away) | 4-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Rio Ave(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 25, 2012 | Beira-Mar(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 16, 2012 | FC Porto(home) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 11, 2012 | Olhanense(away) | 4-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2012 | Benfica(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 1, 2012 | União de Leiria(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 24, 2012 | Feirense(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 19, 2012 | GIL Vicente(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 11, 2012 | Guimaraes(home) | 5-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Nacional win, 1 draw, 1 Sporting CP win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2011 | Sporting CP 1-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 27, 2011 | Nacional 1-0 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 26, 2010 | Sporting CP 1-1 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Sporting CP vs Nacional on Dec 10, 2011
How many goals should we expect?
Nacional score 1.9 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting CP score 1.0 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 1.9 | 1.5 | 4 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Sporting CP | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10 | 2/15 | 2/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Nacional sit 16th in Primeira Liga (4 points from 8 matches) and Sporting CP sit 3rd (18 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
| 16 | Nacional | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 |
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