Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sporting CP 2nd with 85 points, Belenenses 18th with 26, 59 apart. Belenenses had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.7/1.45 for Belenenses and 2.15/0.68 for Sporting CP (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
GioScore's database holds 19 meetings between the two: 1 for Belenenses, 14 for Sporting CP and 4 drawn, at 3.16 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 32% of those meetings.
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sporting CP led 3-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-4.




