Sporting CP vs Alverca: result 3-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 3Kick-off on August 22, 2026 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Alverca?
Sporting CP won 3-1 on August 22, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 2′M. AraújoSporting CP
- 55′Matheus MendesSporting CP (o.g.)
- 60′L. SuárezSporting CP
- 88′FigueiredoAlverca
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Sporting CP win at 81%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 2-0. Actual score: 3-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Alverca
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1- 97L. Suárez
- 17R. Zalazar
- 58Flávio Gonçalves
- 10Geny Catamo
- 77I. Doumbia
- 5Sergi Altimira
- 20M. Araújo
- 55I. Ba
- 6Z. Debast
- 22Iván Fresneda
- 1Rui Silva
Alverca
3-4-2-1- 9Vivaldo Semedo
- 22Figueiredo
- 25Ian Luccas
- 55Francisco Chissumba
- 35Rayan
- 6D. Gui
- 2Zoubdi
- 12I. James
- 4Y. Bojang
- 14S. Baseya
- 31Matheus Mendes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Alverca have 6, 3 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Guimaraes(home) | 3-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Estrela(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Nottingham Forest(home) | 4-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Monaco(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Strasbourg(home) | 7-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Estrela(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 9, 2026 | FC Porto(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 1, 2026 | Sporting CP B(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 25, 2026 | Mafra(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Estoril(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 3 Sporting CP wins, 0 draws, 1 Alverca win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | Alverca 1-4 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Sporting CP 2-0 Alverca | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Sporting CP 5-1 Alverca | Taça da Liga |
| Oct 17, 2019 | Alverca 2-0 Sporting CP | Taça de Portugal |
Last archived meeting: Alverca vs Sporting CP on Mar 22, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 2.6 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Alverca score 1.2 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 2.6 | 1.0 | 5 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
| Alverca | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sporting CP sit 3rd in Primeira Liga (18 points from 8 matches) and Alverca sit 8th (11 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | Alverca | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy