Sporting CP were slight favourites.
Sporting CP were the stronger side on L90 Strength (79 vs 38). Famalicao had 14.1 days of rest, Sporting CP 14 and had to travel 303 km.
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- Cards per match 5.4
- Penalties per match 0.34
- Matches 64
Team strength
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
Sporting CP
Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.
Playing style
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
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
| Schedule loaddescriptive index, context | Low · 0 | Low · 6 |
| High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecast | No | No |
| Rest dayssince last match | 14.1Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 30 Aug | 14Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 30 Aug |
| Travel to venuefrom home stadium | 0 km | 303 km |
| Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways | 0 km | 0 km |
| Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days | 0 / 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 / 3 |
| Next matchdays after this one | 8 | 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
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 We do not publish a predicted lineup.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- Famalicao+0.0 pp
- Draw+0.0 pp
- Sporting CP+0.0 pp
Home / Away this season
- W-D-L
- 1-1-0
- Scored
- 1.50
- Conceded
- 0.00
- W-D-L
- 2-0-0
- Scored
- 3.00
- Conceded
- 0.50
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
- 15 Mar 2025Sporting CP3–1Famalicao
- 26 Oct 2024Famalicao0–3Sporting CP
- 16 Apr 2024Famalicao0–1Sporting CP
- 27 Aug 2023Sporting CP1–0Famalicao
- 30 Apr 2023Sporting CP2–1Famalicao
- 13 Nov 2022Famalicao1–2Sporting 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.
Goals & match trends
| Famalicao | Sporting CP | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scored per game | 1.25 | 3.25 | |
| Conceded per game | 0.00 | 0.75 | |
| Match goals | 1.25 | 4.00 | 2.75 |
| Over 1.5 | 25% | 100% | |
| Over 2.5 | 25% | 75% | 52% |
| Over 3.5 | 0% | 50% | |
| Both teams scored | 0% | 50% | 52% |
| Clean sheets | 100% | 50% | |
| Failed to score | 25% | 0% | |
| Games | 4 | 4 |
| Famalicao | Sporting CP | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scored per game | 1.25 | 3.25 | |
| Conceded per game | 0.00 | 0.75 | |
| Match goals | 1.25 | 4.00 | 2.75 |
| Over 1.5 | 25% | 100% | |
| Over 2.5 | 25% | 75% | 52% |
| Over 3.5 | 0% | 50% | |
| Both teams scored | 0% | 50% | 52% |
| Clean sheets | 100% | 50% | |
| Failed to score | 25% | 0% | |
| Games | 4 | 4 |
Actual results: Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. The Forecast column is the LOAD90 model for this match, so you can compare what the teams have done with what the model expects.
Corners & cards
| Famalicao | Sporting CP | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corners | |||
| Corners won | 5.00 | 7.50 | |
| Corners conceded | 4.75 | 2.25 | |
| Match total | 9.75 | 9.75 | 9.08 |
| Over 8.5 | 75% 3/4 | 50% 2/4 | |
| Over 9.5 | 50% 2/4 | 50% 2/4 | |
| Over 10.5 | 50% 2/4 | 25% 1/4 | |
| Cards | |||
| Cards | 2.75 | 1.75 | |
| Opponent cards | 1.00 | 3.25 | |
| Match total | 3.75 | 5.00 | 5.08 |
| Over 3.5 | 75% 3/4 | 75% 3/4 | |
| Over 4.5 | 50% 2/4 | 75% 3/4 | |
| Famalicao | Sporting CP | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corners | |||
| Corners won | 6.00 | 6.00 | |
| Corners conceded | 5.00 | 2.60 | |
| Match total | 11.00 | 8.60 | 9.08 |
| Over 8.5 | 80% 8/10 | 30% 3/10 | |
| Over 9.5 | 60% 6/10 | 30% 3/10 | |
| Over 10.5 | 60% 6/10 | 20% 2/10 | |
| Cards | |||
| Cards | 2.70 | 2.30 | |
| Opponent cards | 3.60 | 3.30 | |
| Match total | 6.30 | 5.60 | 5.08 |
| Over 3.5 | 90% 9/10 | 90% 9/10 | |
| Over 4.5 | 80% 8/10 | 80% 8/10 | |
Actual per-match figures; Season is this league season, Last 10 is all competitions. LOAD90 does not forecast corners or cards. Corner and card markets on eScored.
Referee · Antonio Nobre Portugal · 64 matches before this one
Per match, all competitions
- D21 Sep 24A · Moreirense0–03
- L2 Dec 23H · FC Porto0–34
- D21 Aug 23H · Moreirense0–04
- D13 May 23A · Vizela0–05
- L31 Oct 22A · Guimaraes2–36
- W2 Feb 25H · Farense3–11
- L5 Dec 24A · Moreirense1–21
- W17 Mar 24H · Boavista6–12
- W11 Feb 24H · SC Braga5–00
- W8 Oct 23H · Arouca2–14
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
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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