Sporting CP vs Nacional: result 2-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 5, 2026 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Nacional?
Sporting CP won 2-0 on September 5, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 32′L. SuárezSporting CP (pen.)
- 49′Flávio GonçalvesSporting CP
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Sporting CP win at 86%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 3-0. Actual score: 2-0.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Nacional
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1- 97L. Suárez
- 58Flávio Gonçalves
- 17R. Zalazar
- 10Geny Catamo
- 77I. Doumbia
- 5Sergi Altimira
- 20M. Araújo
- 25Gonçalo Inácio
- 6Z. Debast
- 22Iván Fresneda
- 1Rui Silva
Nacional
3-4-2-1- 99Pablo Ruan
- 7M. Jensen
- 11S. Gavriel
- 21W. Kokolo
- 8Miguel Baeza
- 6Matheus Dias
- 52Wesley Gasolina
- 38Zé Vitor
- 33Francisco Gonçalves
- 34Léo Santos
- 1Renato Bellucci
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Nacional have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Rio Ave(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 22, 2026 | Alverca(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | Estrela(home) | 2-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 23, 2026 | Guimaraes(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Estoril(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Santa Clara(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Estrela(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Sporting CP wins, 0 draws, 0 Nacional wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | Sporting CP 2-1 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Nacional 1-4 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 25, 2025 | Sporting CP 2-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Sporting CP 3-1 Nacional | Taça da Liga |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Nacional 1-6 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| May 1, 2021 | Sporting CP 2-0 Nacional | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Sporting CP vs Nacional on Feb 1, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 3.0 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Nacional score 1.2 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 3.0 | 0.9 | 5 | 10/15 | 12/15 |
| Nacional | 1.2 | 1.2 | 6 | 5/15 | 4/15 |
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 Nacional sit 16th (4 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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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