Sporting CP pay a visit to Casa Pia and Estádio Nacional full of happy thoughts, but the team playing at home is no weakling. More news on the match here!
- Sporting CP have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Liga Portugal
This is a match between two teams close to each other, usually meaning increased pressure and importance.
Sporting CP could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Liga Portugal game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Gil Vicente. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Casa Pia form and stats
The story so far in the Liga Portugal for Casa Pia at their home stadium (Estádio Nacional) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Casa Pia bring valid hopes of a third.
Casa are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Vizela. Casa Pia's goalkeeper Paes was extremely busy against Vizela, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Maritimo.The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Sporting CP to win. Let's see if Casa Pia are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: 4 games found revealing 0 Casa Pia wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Casa aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Nacional in the league, with only {12 goals} from 13 games. Casa Pia have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sporting CP form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga Portugal matches, Sporting CP have produced an overall stat of 6-3-4 so far.
450 minutes! That's how long the Sporting CP goalkeeper Antonio Adan Garrido and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Sporting CP has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Gil Vicente for a 0-0 draw. Attacker Gonçalves got a player rating of 7.6 in the game. "Man of the match" Gonçalves hit two key passes.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Santa Clara.Something to take note of for sports bettors contemplating a bet on only one (or no) side scoring in this match: This club have played 5 consecutive league matches with just one or no side finding the net.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Europa League trip to Juventus.
Sporting CP have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 17 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Sporting CP have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Sporting CP - Casa Pia 3-1 was the end result in these contenders' previous H2H fixture, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - zero - two (Casa wins - draws - Sporting CP wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Pereira Gonçalves 12 goals |  N. Gomes dos Santos 7 goals |  M. Edwards 7 goals |
Casa Pia missing players
Sporting CP missing players
| Casa Pia | Sporting CP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | 52 |
| 27 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 23 |
| 81% | 77% | 25% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 54% | 46% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 62% | 81% |
| 38% | 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 54% | 69% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 23% | 27% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 15% | 12% |
| 35% | 31% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 46% | 38% |
| 42% | 54% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 31% | 46% |
| 42% | 38% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 19% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | 6.7 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.7 | 11 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.2 | 13.8 | 16.4 |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 27% | 34% |
| 13.3 | 12.2 | 14.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 10.2 | 8.3 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
- Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sporting CP have scored more than double the goals of Casa Pia.
- Sporting CP have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Liga Portugal
- Sporting CP have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Liga Portugal
- Sporting CP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sporting CP have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 53 | 71 |
| 2 | Porto | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 39 | 61 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 33 | 59 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 54 |
| 5 | Arouca | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 41 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 41 |
| 7 | Casa Pia | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 38 |
| 8 | Vizela | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 10 | Famalicao | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -8 | 33 |
| 11 | Chaves | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 32 |
| 12 | Boavista | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -14 | 30 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 30 |
| 14 | Portimonense | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 21 | -15 | 26 |
| 15 | Estoril | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 25 |
| 16 | Maritimo | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 31 | -28 | 19 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -24 | 17 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 | -24 | 15 |
