Nacional vs Sporting CP: result 0-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 13Kick-off on January 8, 2021 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira
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What was the result of Nacional vs Sporting CP?
Sporting CP won 0-2 on January 8, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 43′Nuno SantosSporting CP
- 90′Jovane CabralSporting CP
Official lineup for Nacional vs Sporting CP
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nacional
4-1-4-1- 55Nuno Borges
- 7João Camacho
- 94B. Riascos
- 35B. Róchez
- 5L. Azouni
- 14Rúben Micael
- 3Lucas Kal
- 17João Vigário
- 44Júlio César
- 27Rúben Freitas
- 13Daniel Martins Guimarães
Sporting CP
3-4-2-1- 11Nuno Santos
- 9A. Šporar
- 28Pote
- 6João Palhinha
- 17João Mário
- 5Nuno Mendes
- 24Pedro Porro
- 3Z. Feddal
- 4S. Coates
- 13Luís Neto
- 1Adán
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nacional have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Sporting CP have 12, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2020 | Tondela(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 23, 2020 | Leixoes(home) | 3-1 | Taça de Portugal |
| Dec 20, 2020 | FC Porto(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 6, 2020 | Santa Clara(home) | 1-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 29, 2020 | Portimonense(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2021 | SC Braga(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 27, 2020 | Belenenses(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 19, 2020 | Farense(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Mafra(home) | 2-0 | Taça da Liga |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Pacos Ferreira(home) | 3-0 | Taça de Portugal |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Nacional wins, 1 draw, 5 Sporting CP wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2019 | Nacional 0-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 16, 2018 | Sporting CP 5-2 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 18, 2017 | Sporting CP 2-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Nacional 0-0 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Nacional 0-4 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 21, 2015 | Sporting CP 1-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Nacional vs Sporting CP on Apr 19, 2019
How many goals should we expect?
Nacional score 1.4 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting CP score 2.6 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | 1.4 | 1.3 | 4 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Sporting CP | 2.6 | 0.9 | 7 | 8/15 | 11/15 |
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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