Football match preview: Casa Pia vs Sporting CP

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Fri 18.Aug
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Pina Manique (5000 seats)

Game week two of the Liga Portugal season and the participants have adjusted from insights gained in the first fixture. Here's the Casa Pia - Sporting CP preview:

This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning added nervousness and importance.

Casa Pia and Sporting CP should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Casa Pia form and stats

In the previous season, Casa Pia's league statistics were 11 wins, 8 draws and 15 losses, providing 10th spot in the Liga Portugal. During these 34 matches they scored {31 goals} and conceded 40. Playing as the home team in the last season Casa Pia delivered 6-5-6 (win-draw-lost) with {18 goals} and 17 conceded.

A good away victory last time out for Casa, who won 3-0 against Farense (placed 17th). The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Clayton, having found the net in three matches in a row. The striker Godwin outperformed all the other footballers in that game and was awarded a match rating of 8.0 out of 10. Godwin scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

In the game before, a strong away victory at Torreense. A League Cup match.

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Sporting CP form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sporting CP performed last season in the Liga Portugal: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 23 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats. In total they scored 71 and conceded {32 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 10 - drew 3 and lost 4 with 29/20 goals scored/conceded.

Impressive finishing from Gyökeres (2) and Paulinho secured the home win 3-2 against Vizela in their previous game. Paulinho came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Vizela last time out, making the manager Amorim feel like a tactical genius. Attacker Gyökeres got a player rating of 8.85 in the game. "Man of the match" Gyökeres scored two goals and hit two key passes.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Vizela.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head numbers (for the prior three meetings): Casa Pia won zero games, zero matches ended with a tie and Sporting CP got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / zero. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 2 sending-offs from the last three duels. Trincão loves to meet Casa and have scored 3 goals in these games.

Top Goalscorers

Sporting CPV. Gyökeres
V. Gyökeres
2 goals
Casa PiaS. Godwin
S. Godwin
1 goals
Casa PiaClayton
Clayton
1 goals

Casa Pia missing players

Sporting CP missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Casa Pia Sporting CP
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 8
5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 24
7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 7
43% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 43%
 
12 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 10
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4
Casa Pia Last season Sporting CP
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
11 6   Won W   10 23
8 5   Drew D   3 5
15 6   Lost L   4 6
31 18   Scored S   29 71
40 17   Conceded C   20 32
85% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 97%
56% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 85%
38% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   59% 71%
18% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 29%
6% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 12%
41% 41%   BTTS BTTS   47% 47%
32% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 41%
41% 35%   Failed to Score F T   24% 15%
 
4.4 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   6.3 7.1
5.6 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   2.9 2.7
2.9 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3 2.6
6 2   Red cards R C   1 3
 
11.3 11.8   Shots (avg) S (   14.5 16.6
3.4 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.5 6.1
26% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 34%
 
13.8 12.7   Shots against (avg) S A   9.5 8.2
4.6 4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gil Vicente 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Casa Pia 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Sporting CP 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Famalicao 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Chaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Moreirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Estoril 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Arouca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Rio Ave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Estrela Amadora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Vitoria Guimaraes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Vizela 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
16 Sporting Braga 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Farense 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
18 Portimonense 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0
Last season 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 34 28 3 3 82 20 17 15 1 1 48 12 17 13 2 2 34 8 62 87
2 Porto 34 27 4 3 73 22 17 15 0 2 44 11 17 12 4 1 29 11 51 85
3 Sporting Braga 34 25 3 6 75 30 17 13 2 2 40 11 17 12 1 4 35 19 45 78
4 Sporting CP 34 23 5 6 71 32 17 13 2 2 42 12 17 10 3 4 29 20 39 74
5 Arouca 34 15 9 10 36 37 17 10 2 5 22 17 17 5 7 5 14 20 -1 54
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 16 5 13 34 39 17 10 3 4 18 12 17 6 2 9 16 27 -5 53
7 Chaves 34 12 10 12 35 40 17 6 5 6 20 21 17 6 5 6 15 19 -5 46
8 Famalicao 34 13 5 16 39 47 17 9 1 7 21 19 17 4 4 9 18 28 -8 44
9 Boavista 34 12 8 14 43 54 17 8 6 3 23 21 17 4 2 11 20 33 -11 44
10 Casa Pia 34 11 8 15 31 40 17 6 5 6 18 17 17 5 3 9 13 23 -9 41
11 Vizela 34 11 7 16 34 38 17 5 4 8 18 19 17 6 3 8 16 19 -4 40
12 Rio Ave 34 10 10 14 36 43 17 8 3 6 18 14 17 2 7 8 18 29 -7 40
13 Gil Vicente 34 10 7 17 32 41 17 6 6 5 15 14 17 4 1 12 17 27 -9 37
14 Estoril 34 10 5 19 33 49 17 7 2 8 20 24 17 3 3 11 13 25 -16 35
15 Portimonense 34 10 4 20 25 48 17 6 3 8 14 21 17 4 1 12 11 27 -23 34
16 Maritimo 34 7 5 22 32 63 17 6 3 8 21 23 17 1 2 14 11 40 -31 26
17 Pacos de Ferreira 34 6 5 23 26 62 17 3 2 12 13 33 17 3 3 11 13 29 -36 23
18 Santa Clara 34 5 7 22 26 58 17 4 5 8 18 29 17 1 2 14 8 29 -32 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gil Vicente 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3
2 Casa Pia 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
3 Sporting CP 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Famalicao 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Boavista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Chaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Moreirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Estoril 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Arouca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Rio Ave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Estrela Amadora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Vitoria Guimaraes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Vizela 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
16 Sporting Braga 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Farense 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
18 Portimonense 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.