Primeira Liga Gameweek 5 Sat, Sep 13 · 20:30 Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho, Vila Nova de Famalicão
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Our take

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.

Away travel303 kmRest days14.1 · 14Matches / 14d0 · 1
Famalicao20%
Draw24%
Sporting CP56%
Expected goals 0.97 – 1.78
Famalicao20%
Draw24%
Sporting CP56%
Expected goals 1.00 – 1.80
Famalicao20%
Draw24%
Sporting CP56%
Expected goals 0.97 – 1.78
Famalicao15%
Draw22%
Sporting CP63%
Expected goals 0.86 – 2.00
Famalicao20%
Draw24%
Sporting CP56%
Expected goals 1.00 – 1.80
Over 2.5 52% Both score 52% Likeliest score 1–1
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.
Weather (Vila Nova de Famalicão)

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Referee · PortugalAntonio Nobre
  • Cards per match 5.4
  • Penalties per match 0.34
  • Matches 64

Team strength

FamalicaoSporting CP
38 L90 StrengthIn forecast 79
38 Current StrengthIn forecast 83
24 AttackIn forecast 75
36 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

Famalicao

Attack—
Defense risk—

Sporting CP

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FamalicaoSporting CP
1.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 3.25
0.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.75
0.84 xGVia Att/Def 2.34
0.68 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.73
+0.41 Goals minus xGContext +0.91
75% Scored inContext 100%
100% Clean sheetsContext 50%
10.50 ShotsContext 22.50
3.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.75
33% On target shareContext 34%
7.50 Shots in the boxContext 14.50
72% Box shareContext 64%
12% ConversionContext 14%
1.50 OffsidesContext 1.50
12.75 Shots allowedContext 7.25
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.50
3.33 BlocksContext 2.00
4.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.33
100% Save rateContext 78%
50% PossessionIn forecast 65%
361 PassesContext 508
291 Accurate passesContext 440
81% Pass accuracyContext 87%
7.11 Team ratingContext 7.16
18.00 FoulsContext 8.25
15.50 Fouls sufferedContext 13.25
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.75
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.70
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.60
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.91
0.96 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.66
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext +0.79
90% Scored inContext 100%
50% Clean sheetsContext 50%
10.60 ShotsContext 17.80
3.70 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.90
35% On target shareContext 39%
6.90 Shots in the boxContext 11.10
65% Box shareContext 58%
13% ConversionContext 15%
1.80 OffsidesContext 1.50
11.40 Shots allowedContext 6.80
3.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 1.88
3.38 BlocksContext 2.75
3.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 1.80
84% Save rateContext 75%
48% PossessionIn forecast 61%
345 PassesContext 496
276 Accurate passesContext 428
80% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.98 Team ratingContext 7.20
16.60 FoulsContext 10.70
17.00 Fouls sufferedContext 15.10
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 2.30
0.20 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

Famalicao
Rest14.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Sporting CP
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel303 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load6%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
Famalicao Sporting CP
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14.1Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 30 Aug14Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 30 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km303 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one89

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

Famalicao Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
25L. Carević(G)
28Pedro Bondo 16J. de Haas 55I. Ba 17Rodrigo Pinheiro
14M. De Amorim 8Marcos Peña
7Sorriso 20Gustavo Sá 23Gil Dias
12S. Elisor
Sporting CP Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
12João Virgínia(G)
91Ricardo Mangas 25G. Inácio 6Z. Debast 13G. Vagiannidis
14G. Kochorashvili 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
Famalicao Absences are shown before kick-off
Sporting CP Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Famalicao+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Sporting CP+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Famalicao · Home 2.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.00
Sporting CP · Away 3.00points per game · 2 away games
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

0 Famalicao wins0 draws6 Sporting CP wins
Goals per game0.50 – 2.00 Over 2.567% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 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.

Referee · Antonio Nobre Portugal · 64 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.00league 4.98
Red cards0.42league 0.20
Cards 5+55%league 60%
Fouls28.0league 27.2
Penalties0.34league 0.33
Home wins63%league 38%
Famalicao5 with this referee
Record0-3-2 Cards · opp.4.4 · 4.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds4
  • 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
Sporting CP7 with this referee
Record6-0-1 Cards · opp.1.9 · 2.7 Pens for · against3 · 0 Reds2
  • 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

Famalicao4 games · scored 5 · conceded 0
1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
2 61-75
76-90
Sporting CP4 games · scored 13 · conceded 3
1 0-15
1 16-30
3 31-45
2 46-60
3 2 61-75
4 76-90
Famalicao10 games · scored 14 · conceded 8
2 0-15
2 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
5 1 61-75
2 2 76-90
Sporting CP10 games · scored 27 · conceded 6
3 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
4 31-45
7 1 46-60
3 3 61-75
8 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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