This could be an interesting match as Nacional have their presumed home advantage while Sporting CP are ahead 19 points in the Primeira Liga table.
- Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting CP has the fewest conceded goals (8) in Primeira Liga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Nacional form and stats
Nacional have collected 9 points from their Primeira Liga home games so far after 2-3-1.
Nacional's last game was hosting Tondela (placed 12th) and winning 2-0. Before that, Nacional had a Taça De Portugal home game versus Leixoes which ended with a victory 3-1.
Nacional have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio da Madeira with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Nacional have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Sporting CP form and stats
Sporting CP, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Primeira Liga, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 16 points collected from 6 Primeira Liga games. 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats is the record so far.
Sporting CP won their last game, 2-0 versus Sporting Braga played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Belenenses at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Taça De Portugal trip to Marítimo.
Sporting CP have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 6 away matches. Sporting CP are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Nacional-Sporting CP H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nacional zero wins, Sporting CP eight wins, two draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  P. Pereira Gonçalves 11 goals |   J. Riascos Valencia 4 goals |  A. Šporar 3 goals |
Nacional missing players
Sporting CP missing players
| Nacional | Sporting CP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 82% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 18% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 12.8 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18 | 13.7 | 14.2 |
| 3.5 | 4.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| 28% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 50% | 42% |
- All of Sporting CP's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Nacional have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting CP has the fewest conceded goals (8) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP has the most points (16) away in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP has the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP has the the best goal difference (+10) away in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP has the the best goal difference (+20) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have not yet lost a game.
- Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sporting CP have scored in all their matches so far.
- Sporting CP have scored more than double the goals of Nacional.
- Sporting CP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting CP is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 32 |
| 2 | Benfica | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | Porto | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Marítimo | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Nacional | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 9 | Moreirense | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Tondela | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 12 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | Famalicao | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | Rio Ave | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 11 |
| 16 | Boavista | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Farense | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 18 | Portimonense | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 8 |