Primeira Liga · 2025Estádio José Alvalade

Sporting 1–2 FC Porto · Primeira Liga

1–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

FC Porto won 1–2.

Shots
2014
Shots on target
37
Expected goals
0.911.53
Possession
59%41%

Full time

What the match recorded

FC Porto beat Sporting CP 2–1. Recorded in this match (Sporting CP – FC Porto): shots 20–14, shots on target 3–7, expected goals 0.91–1.53, possession 59%–41%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Sporting CP show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

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

23.3 shots/match ▲ShotsSporting CP · FC Porto16.5 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricSporting CPFC PortoBaseline
Shots23.3 shots/match16.5 shots/match10.5 shots/match
Shots against7.75 shots/match12.8 shots/match12.8 shots/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

8.25 corners/match ●CornersSporting CP · FC Porto5.5 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricSporting CPFC PortoBaseline
Corners8.25 corners/match5.5 corners/match4.25 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Sporting CP have recorded the higher season possession share.

64% ●PossessionSporting CP · FC Porto53.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSporting CPFC PortoBaseline
Possession64%53.5%45.8%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots14 shotsSporting 20 shots, FC Porto 14 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots7 shotsSporting 3 shots, FC Porto 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.91 xG1.53 xGSporting 0.91 xG, FC Porto 1.53 xG
  • Possession59%41%Sporting 59%, FC Porto 41%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersSporting 5 corners, FC Porto 3 corners
  • Fouls8 fouls15 foulsSporting 8 fouls, FC Porto 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards5 cardsSporting 3 cards, FC Porto 5 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Sporting
2Draws
1FC Porto
FC Porto — Sporting · Primeira Liga1–1
Sporting — FC Porto · Primeira Liga2–0
FC Porto — Sporting · Primeira Liga2–2
Sporting — FC Porto · Primeira Liga2–0
Sporting — FC Porto · Primeira Liga1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sporting favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · FC Porto in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sporting4 matchesFC Porto4 matches
3.25 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/42.75 goals/match
0.75 goals/matchGoals allowed4/4▲ 0.25 goals/match
2.37 xG/match ▲Expected goals4/41.97 xG/match
23.3 shots/match ▲Shots4/416.5 shots/match
8 shots/match ▲Shots on target4/46.75 shots/match
64% ●Possession4/453.5%
8.25 corners/match ●Corners4/45.5 corners/match
1.75 cards/matchCards4/43.25 cards/match
8.25 fouls/matchFouls4/416 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-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.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 30 Aug 2025, 23:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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