A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Sporting CP fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and Tondela's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
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!
Sporting CP form and stats
27 points is a decent return from 13 Primeira Liga games here at Estádio José Alvalade for Sporting CP. The data says 9 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. Sporting CP has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estádio José Alvalade. We remember; it was Benfica.
Sporting CP's last game was hosting Paços de Ferreira (placed 16th) and winning 1-0. Before that, Sporting CP played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Vitória SC.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Sporting CP home games with this odds we find 14 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 14 wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, seven matches were won by at least two goals.
A decent goal production from Sporting CP in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 13 league matches. Sporting CP have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tondela form and stats
5-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Tondela in their Primeira Liga matches away.
242 minutes! That's how long the Tondela goalkeeper Claudio Pires Morais Ramos and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Ronan (2) scored in Tondela's previous match, the home game against Desportivo Aves that ended 2-0. Before that, Tondela travelled to Benfica and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
You'll want to know how Tondela managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found three similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and three home wins.
Tondela are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Tondela have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Tondela - Sporting CP 1-0 played earlier this season. Last nine meetings between the teams: Sporting CP won four, Tondela won two and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Luciano Silva 6 goals |  L. Vietto 4 goals |  A. Šporar 4 goals |
Sporting CP missing players
Tondela missing players
| Sporting CP | Tondela | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 14 | 9 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 40 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 8 | 13 | 22 |
| 28 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 77% | 81% |
| 77% | 77% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 46% | 54% |
| 50% | 46% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 38% | 35% |
| 31% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 23% | 15% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 23% | 12% |
| 58% | 46% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 31% | 38% |
| 31% | 46% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 38% | 35% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 54% | 46% |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.8 | 6.9 | 6 |
| 2.9 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 375 | 198 | 84 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 99 | 232 |
| 109 | 57 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 34 | 75 |
| 37% | 35% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 73% | 38% | 29% |
- Sporting CP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tondela have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Tondela have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tondela 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 | Porto | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 34 | 63 |
| 2 | Benfica | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 38 | 61 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | Famalicão | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 43 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 41 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 39 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 34 |
| 9 | Moreirense | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Boavista | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 30 |
| 12 | Vitória FC | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 30 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -17 | 30 |
| 14 | Tondela | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -8 | 29 |
| 15 | Marítimo | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 25 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 20 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 26 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 23 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -28 | 13 |