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UEFA Champions League · 2026

Sporting 3–1 Galatasaray · UEFA Champions League

3–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Sporting won 3–1.

Shots
810
Shots on target
53
Expected goals
1.551.02
Possession
38%62%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sporting beat Galatasaray 3–1. Recorded in this match (Sporting – Galatasaray): shots 8–10, shots on target 5–3, expected goals 1.55–1.02, possession 38%–62%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots10 shotsSporting 8 shots, Galatasaray 10 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots3 shotsSporting 5 shots, Galatasaray 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.55 xG1.02 xGSporting 1.55 xG, Galatasaray 1.02 xG
  • Possession38%62%Sporting 38%, Galatasaray 62%
  • Corners1 corner4 cornersSporting 1 corner, Galatasaray 4 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls11 foulsSporting 13 fouls, Galatasaray 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsSporting 2 cards, Galatasaray 3 cards
  • Passes370 passes580 passesSporting 370 passes, Galatasaray 580 passes
  • Pass accuracy81.4%90%Sporting 81.4%, Galatasaray 90%
  • Shots inside box4 shots8 shotsSporting 4 shots, Galatasaray 8 shots
  • Blocked shots2 blocks1 blockSporting 2 blocks, Galatasaray 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves2 savesSporting 3 saves, Galatasaray 2 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides0 offsidesSporting 3 offsides, Galatasaray 0 offsides

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Sporting4-2-3-1
  1. Rui SilvaG
  2. Zeno DebastD
  3. Maximiliano AraújoD
  4. Iván FresnedaD
  5. Gonçalo InácioD
  6. Sergi AltimiraM
  7. Rodrigo ZalazarM
  8. Issa DoumbiaM
  9. Geny CatamoF
  10. Flávio GonçalvesF
  11. Luis Javier SuárezF
Galatasaray4-2-3-1
  1. Uğurcan ÇakırG
  2. Ismail JakobsD
  3. Davinson SánchezD
  4. Roland SallaiD
  5. Abdülkerim BardakcıD
  6. Gabriel SaraM
  7. Lucas TorreiraM
  8. Aleksey BatrakovM
  9. Leroy SanéF
  10. Yunus AkgünF
  11. Barış Alper YılmazF

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Current season so far

Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.

  • Sporting1 matches
  • Galatasaray1 matches

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Sporting

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
12 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.67 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.25 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.34 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.12 xG/match
  • Shots12.9 shots/match
  • Shots allowed13.3 shots/match
  • Shots on target5.08 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.17 shots/match
  • Possession50%
  • Corners4.58 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.17 corners/match
  • Fouls10.8 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency25%
  • Scoring frequency75%

Galatasaray

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Season
2025/26
Sample
12 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
30 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.25 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.67 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.57 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed2.16 xG/match
  • Shots13 shots/match
  • Shots allowed15.4 shots/match
  • Shots on target5 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed5.58 shots/match
  • Possession50.3%
  • Corners4 corners/match
  • Corners allowed5.42 corners/match
  • Fouls11.3 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency25%
  • Scoring frequency58%

How competition percentiles work

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable
Season samples1 / 1home / away teams
Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 9 Sept 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4
TeamsSportingGalatasaray
CompetitionUEFA Champions League
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this