Primeira Liga Gameweek 7 Sat, Sep 27 · 20:30 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril
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Our take

Sporting CP were clear favourites.

Sporting CP were the stronger side on L90 Strength (80 vs 26). Estoril had 6.1 days of rest, Sporting CP 5 and had to travel 22 km.

Away travel22 kmRest days6.1 · 5Matches / 14d1 · 2
Estoril14%
Draw21%
Sporting CP66%
Expected goals 0.84 – 2.08
Estoril14%
Draw21%
Sporting CP65%
Expected goals 0.86 – 2.08
Estoril14%
Draw21%
Sporting CP66%
Expected goals 0.84 – 2.08
Estoril10%
Draw18%
Sporting CP72%
Expected goals 0.75 – 2.33
Estoril14%
Draw21%
Sporting CP65%
Expected goals 0.86 – 2.08
Over 2.5 56% Both score 50% Likeliest score 0–2
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · PortugalLuís Godinho
  • Cards per match 5.2
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 72

Team strength

EstorilSporting CP
26 L90 StrengthIn forecast 80
22 Current StrengthIn forecast 83
21 AttackIn forecast 75
29 DefenceIn forecast 81
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Estoril

Attack—
Defense risk—

Sporting CP

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

EstorilSporting CP
1.33 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.00
1.67 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.67
1.00 xGVia Att/Def 2.59
1.84 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.67
+0.33 Goals minus xGContext +0.41
67% Scored inContext 100%
0% Clean sheetsContext 50%
12.00 ShotsContext 20.50
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 8.00
33% On target shareContext 39%
7.33 Shots in the boxContext 13.67
59% Box shareContext 67%
11% ConversionContext 15%
1.60 OffsidesContext 2.40
13.83 Shots allowedContext 7.00
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.33
3.00 BlocksContext 2.17
2.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
58% Save rateContext 77%
53% PossessionIn forecast 63%
384 PassesContext 512
301 Accurate passesContext 445
79% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.78 Team ratingContext 7.16
13.00 FoulsContext 11.00
12.67 Fouls sufferedContext 15.33
3.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.83
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 6 and 6 games
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.70
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.70
1.26 xGVia Att/Def 2.29
1.65 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.69
+0.54 Goals minus xGContext +0.41
80% Scored inContext 100%
10% Clean sheetsContext 40%
11.00 ShotsContext 18.30
4.10 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.90
37% On target shareContext 38%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 11.50
63% Box shareContext 61%
16% ConversionContext 15%
2.14 OffsidesContext 1.88
12.00 Shots allowedContext 6.80
3.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.22
3.00 BlocksContext 2.88
2.40 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.17
62% Save rateContext 77%
54% PossessionIn forecast 61%
400 PassesContext 497
318 Accurate passesContext 429
80% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.84 Team ratingContext 7.17
13.60 FoulsContext 12.10
13.30 Fouls sufferedContext 15.30
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Estoril
Rest6.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km642 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Sporting CP
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel22 km606 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Estoril Sporting CP
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match6.1Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 21 Sep5Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 22 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km22 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways642 km606 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 41 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one67.9

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Estoril Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1Joel Robles(G)
4Ferro 25F. Bacher 44K. Boma
24Pedro Amaral 45Patrick de Paula 10J. Holsgrove 2Ricard Sánchez
99R. Guitane 12João Carvalho
9A. Marqués
Sporting CP Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Rui Silva(G)
20M. Araújo 25G. Inácio 6Z. Debast 13G. Vagiannidis
5H. Morita 42M. Hjulmand
8Pote 17Trincão 7G. Quenda
97L. Suárez

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Estoril Absences are shown before kick-off
Sporting CP Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Estoril+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Sporting CP+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Estoril · Home 1.33points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
1-1-1
Scored
1.33
Conceded
1.00
Sporting CP · Away 3.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
3-0-0
Scored
2.67
Conceded
0.67

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

0 Estoril wins0 draws6 Sporting CP wins
Goals per game0.33 – 2.67 Over 2.550% Both scored33% Clean sheets0% · 67%
  • 3 Mar 2025Sporting CP3–1Estoril
  • 27 Sep 2024Estoril0–3Sporting CP
  • 11 May 2024Estoril0–1Sporting CP
  • 5 Jan 2024Sporting CP5–1Estoril
  • 27 Feb 2023Sporting CP2–0Estoril
  • 2 Sep 2022Estoril0–2Sporting CP

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Luís Godinho Portugal · 72 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.93league 5.07
Red cards0.25league 0.22
Cards 5+60%league 62%
Fouls29.1league 28.3
Penalties0.32league 0.43
Home wins42%league 36%
Estoril3 with this referee
Record1-1-1 Cards · opp.3.7 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 1 Reds1
  • W26 Jan 25H · Guimaraes1–03
  • L5 May 24A · Farense2–30
  • D17 Sep 22H · FC Porto1–18
Sporting CP9 with this referee
Record7-2-0 Cards · opp.2.6 · 3.0 Pens for · against5 · 0
  • D7 Apr 25H · SC Braga1–13
  • W18 Jan 25A · Rio Ave3–01
  • W10 Nov 24A · SC Braga4–24
  • W31 Aug 24H · FC Porto2–01
  • W17 Aug 24A · Nacional6–11

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Estoril6 games · scored 8 · conceded 10
1 1 0-15
2 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 3 61-75
1 3 76-90
Sporting CP6 games · scored 18 · conceded 4
1 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 31-45
2 46-60
4 2 61-75
7 76-90
Estoril10 games · scored 18 · conceded 15
3 2 0-15
5 1 16-30
2 3 31-45
1 3 46-60
1 3 61-75
6 3 76-90
Sporting CP10 games · scored 27 · conceded 7
1 1 0-15
2 2 16-30
4 31-45
3 46-60
7 3 61-75
10 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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