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Sporting CP 2-0 Nacional result, stats and report

Sporting CP
Sporting CP
Won · xG 1.37
2 – 0
FT
Nacional
Lost · xG 0.05
Nacional
Match review
Next: Sporting Braga v Sporting CP · Fri 9 Oct · Rio Ave v Nacional · Sun 11 Oct
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Sporting CP vs Nacional: what we can confirm

Sporting CP vs Nacional has finished in Liga Portugal. Played UK time.

How it played out

SCP won it 2–0

SCPNAC

No minute-by-minute record was captured for this match, so the shape of it is not drawn.

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📊 Match recap and data context

Sporting CP beat Nacional 2-0 in Liga Portugal, landing our model's 73% pick for a Sporting win. The hosts controlled the match throughout, shutting out a Nacional side that had won just once in five games. Sporting's defensive solidity proved decisive; Nacional managed little threat against a team that had kept a clean sheet in their recent stretch. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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Player ratings

Who decided it

All 22
  1. Luis Suárez★ MOTM1 goal · 1 assist · 67 min7.9
  2. Zeno Debast90 min7.6
  3. Maxi Araújo78 min7.6
  4. Renato Marin90 min7.5
  5. Sergi Altimira87 min7.1

Forecast audit · prediction, not a Tip

How the forecast compared

Sporting CPNacionalLiga Portugal

The provider forecast gives Sporting CP win the highest 1X2 probability at 73.3%. No SportSignals Tip was published, so there is no Tip to settle.

SCP
73.3%
Draw
18.3%
NAC
8.4%
Both teams to score · Yes
40.6%
Over 2.5 goals
53.5%

Forecast result checked ·

Tips record

No Tip was published for this match

No selection qualified before kickoff, so there is no paid Tip to settle. The original model prediction and observed prices remain separate audit records.

Final pre-match decision · no Tip to settle

No alternative Tips are published right now

This fixture has ended. The public ledger and methodology remain available for the final pre-match decision.

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Match facts · what the record shows

Pre-match facts retained

The historical evidence saved at kick-off, kept separate from what happened in the match.

Head-to-head evidence

Pre-match historical evidence

  • 2-0is the most common scoreline between Sporting CP and Nacional, landing 4 times across 16 league meetings on record.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 5/16recorded league meetings saw both teams score (31.3%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 46league matches at home unbeaten for Sporting CP.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 44league matches away from home winless for Nacional.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Sporting CP scored first in 8 of their last 10 league matches (80%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Nacional scored first in 6 of their last 10 league matches (60%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Sporting CP have averaged 2.8 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Nacional have averaged 1.2 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Luis Suárez has the highest listed average xGOT for Sporting CP at 0.83 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Pablo Ruan has the highest listed average xGOT for Nacional at 0.31 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot

Immutable kick-off snapshot · Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.

Questions about this result

  • What was the final score in Sporting CP vs Nacional?
    SCP beat NAC 2-0 in the Liga Portugal.
  • Who scored the opening goal?
    Luis Suárez opened the scoring in the 32nd minute.
  • Who scored in the match?
    Luis Suárez (32'), Flávio Gonçalves (49').
  • How many bookings were there?
    The referee showed 3 yellow cards.
  • Who refereed the match?
    João Pedro Silva Pinheiro officiated.
  • When and where was the match played?
    SCP vs NAC kicked off on Saturday, 5 September 2026 UK time.
  • How many corners were there in the match?
    12 corners were taken across the 90 minutes.
  • Did the model call it right?
    Yes. The published pick was Both teams to score — No, and it landed.
  • When do they play next?
    SCP play Sporting Braga on Friday, 9 October 2026 UK time. NAC play Rio Ave on Sunday, 11 October 2026 UK time.

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