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Sporting CP vs Nacional: result 5-2 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 13Kick-off on December 16, 2018 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa

Sporting CP
5-2
Nacional

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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Nacional?

Sporting CP won 5-2 on December 16, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 6′João CamachoNacional
  • 26′A. PaločevićNacional
  • 35′B. DostSporting CP (pen.)
  • 70′Bruno FernandesSporting CP
  • 75′J. MathieuSporting CP
  • 87′B. DostSporting CP (pen.)
  • 90′Bruno FernandesSporting CP

Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Nacional

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting CP

4-3-3
  1. 23A. Diaby
  2. 28B. Dost
  3. 17Nani
  1. 8Bruno Fernandes
  2. 86N. Gudelj
  3. 11Bruno César
  1. 76Bruno Gaspar
  2. 4S. Coates
  3. 5Jefferson Moreira Nascimento
  4. 22J. Mathieu
  1. 40Renan Ribeiro

Nacional

4-2-3-1
  1. 23Witi
  1. 19João Camacho
  2. 35B. Róchez
  3. 26A. Paločević
  1. 8Jota
  2. 80Vítor Gonçalves
  1. 22Kalindi Alves de Souza
  2. 44Júlio César
  3. 2Nuno Campos
  4. 37Felipe Lopes
  1. 13Daniel Martins Guimarães
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats; Nacional have 4, 5 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Sporting CP
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 13, 2018Vorskla Poltava(home)3-0UEFA Europa League
Dec 9, 2018Aves(home)4-1Primeira Liga
Dec 3, 2018Rio Ave(away)3-1Primeira Liga
Nov 29, 2018Qarabag(away)6-1UEFA Europa League
Nov 24, 2018Lusitano FCV(away)4-1Taça de Portugal
Nacional
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 9, 2018Boavista(home)0-0Primeira Liga
Dec 2, 2018Aves(away)3-2Primeira Liga
Nov 10, 2018Maritimo(home)1-0Primeira Liga
Nov 5, 2018Rio Ave(away)3-3Primeira Liga
Oct 26, 2018Portimonense(home)0-1Primeira Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Sporting CP wins, 1 draw, 0 Nacional wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 18, 2017Sporting CP 2-0 NacionalPrimeira Liga
Oct 28, 2016Nacional 0-0 Sporting CPPrimeira Liga
Feb 13, 2016Nacional 0-4 Sporting CPPrimeira Liga
Sep 21, 2015Sporting CP 1-0 NacionalPrimeira Liga
May 2, 2015Sporting CP 2-0 NacionalPrimeira Liga
Dec 21, 2014Nacional 0-1 Sporting CPPrimeira Liga

Last archived meeting: Sporting CP vs Nacional on Mar 18, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting CP score 2.3 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Nacional score 1.1 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting CP2.30.949/1511/15
Nacional1.11.757/158/15

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).

2026-27 standings
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3Sporting CP853020918
16Nacional81169184

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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

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