Match Report
48 points separated the sides: Sporting CP 2nd on 82, Nacional 14th on 34. On the form table Nacional stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.62/0.71 for Sporting CP and 1.09/1.32 for Nacional (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34.
Sporting CP entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Sporting CP had taken 12 of 15 points to Nacional's 5.
25 meetings are on record — 18 won by Sporting CP, 1 by Nacional, 6 drawn, at 2.56 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 32% saw more than two goals. Recent editions have opened up: 4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.56 historically.
The venue was Estádio José Alvalade in Lisboa, with room for 50,466 spectators.
Goal scorers
Sporting CP: Pedro Gonçalves (72'), Luis Suárez (90') · Nacional: Alan Nuñez (76')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting CP 62% · Nacional 38% · Total shots: 16-5 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 11-0