Match Report
The table gap was wide: 61 points between Sporting CP (2nd, 82 pts) and AVS (18th, 21 pts). On the form table AVS stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: AVS 0.79 scored and 1.97 conceded per game, Sporting CP 2.62 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.34.
AVS's winless run stood at 8.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 AVS wins, 3 for Sporting CP, 1 draw, at 4.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 100% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match was played at Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves (capacity 8,560). With 45 matches recorded and 1.8 yellow cards per game, P. Torres Ramalho was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
AVS: Pedro Lima Barros (66') · Sporting CP: Rafael Nel (47')
Key stats
Possession: AVS 25% · Sporting CP 75% · Total shots: 11-20 · On target: 4-8 · Corners: 0-9