Match Report
13 points for Sporting CP (2nd), 4 for Nacional (11th): a 9-point gap. Per game in the league, Sporting CP were scoring 2.8 and conceding 1, Nacional 1.2 and 1.6, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Sporting CP, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Sporting CP held 13 points of 15 and Nacional 4.
Across 26 recorded meetings, Sporting CP have 19 wins to Nacional's 1, with 6 draws, at 2.58 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 35% of the meetings went over two goals. Where history says 2.58 goals per meeting, the last five say 4.2.
The venue was Estádio José Alvalade, with room for 52,095 spectators. Sporting CP led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sporting CP: Luis Suárez (32'), Flávio Gonçalves (49')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting CP 67% · Nacional 33% · Total shots: 19-3 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 12-0