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Primeira Liga · 2026

Sporting vs Académico Viseu FC · Primeira Liga

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
2.431.29
Expected goals
2.011.32
Shots
13.69.29
Possession
60.1%46.9%

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What the record shows

One pattern stands out in the record: sporting's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. The next-strongest reading is weaker: sporting have recorded the higher season possession share. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Sporting show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Sporting's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

13.6 shots/match ▲ShotsSporting · Académico Viseu FC9.29 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricSportingAcadémico Viseu FCBaseline
Shots13.6 shots/match9.29 shots/match12.2 shots/match
Shots against8.57 shots/match17.7 shots/match12.1 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Sporting have recorded the higher season possession share.

60.1% ●PossessionSporting · Académico Viseu FC46.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 13.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSportingAcadémico Viseu FCBaseline
Possession60.1%46.9%50%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sporting favored in 12 of 13 directional metrics · Académico Viseu FC in 0 · 1 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sporting7 matchesAcadémico Viseu FC7 matches
2.43 goals/match ▲Goals scored7/71.29 goals/match
1.14 goals/match ▲Goals allowed7/71.29 goals/match
2.01 xG/match ▲Expected goals7/71.32 xG/match
13.6 shots/match ▲Shots7/79.29 shots/match
5.86 shots/match ▲Shots on target7/73.14 shots/match
60.1% ●Possession7/746.9%
5 corners/match ●Corners7/72.71 corners/match
11.9 fouls/matchFouls7/713 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 7home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness36 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 25 Oct 2026, 20:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Primeira Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSportingAcadémico Viseu FC
CompetitionPrimeira Liga
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