Primeira Liga Gameweek 3 Sat, Aug 23 2025 · 18:00 Estádio da Madeira, Ilha da Madeira
Nacional
1–4 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 0.72 – 2.67
Sporting CP
  • Léo Santos 3’
  • Pablo Ruan 37’
  • 52’, 76’, 90+3’ Pote
  • 83’ C. Harder
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Pote hat-trick turns it around for Sporting CP

Sporting CP entered as clear favourites, yet Nacional led 1–0 at half-time through a Santos goal. But Pote and Harder scored to turn it around for Sporting CP, who won 4–1. Nacional played with ten men from the 37th minute after Ruan was sent off. Sporting CP finished with the higher xG (2.67 vs 0.72).

Nacional12%
Draw20%
Sporting CP ✓68%

Model vs reality

Nacional goals
1
Model 0.79 · xG 0.72
Sporting CP goals
4
Model 2.16 · xG 2.67
Total goals
5
Model 2.96 · xG 3.39
Score 1–4
4%
Most likely 0–2 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 57%
Both scored
Yes
Model 49%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchPoteSporting CP · 3 goals · 1 assist
10.0
  • RefereeBruno Jose Ribeiro Pires Costa
  • VenueEstádio da Madeira
  • Table before kick-offNacional 14th · Sporting CP 2nd

Timeline

  1. Léo Santos 1–0Assist Liziero
    3’
  2. Pablo RuanYellow card · Roughing
    26’
  3. PoteYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    30’
  4. ⇄ G. KochorashviliFor H. Morita
    32’
  5. Pablo RuanSecond yellow · Roughing
    37’
  6. Half time · 1–0
  7. ⇄ Filipe SoaresFor C. Labidi
    46’
  8. Pote 1–1Assist L. Suárez
    52’
  9. Paulinho BóiaYellow card · Roughing
    59’
  10. Ricardo MangasYellow card · Roughing
    60’
  11. ⇄ G. VagiannidisFor Iván Fresneda
    64’
  12. ⇄ G. QuendaFor Ricardo Mangas
    64’
  13. VAR L. SuárezGoal Disallowed - offside
    66’
  14. ⇄ Lucas JoãoFor J. Ramírez
    70’
  15. ⇄ WitiFor Paulinho Bóia
    75’
  16. ⇄ Joel SilvaFor Liziero
    75’
  17. Pote 1–2Assist G. Inácio
    76’
  18. ⇄ C. HarderFor Geny Catamo
    78’
  19. C. Harder 1–3Assist Pote
    83’
  20. ⇄ Martim WattsFor Matheus Dias
    90’
  21. Pote 1–4Assist L. Suárez
    90+3’
  22. Full time · 1–4

Team stats

Nacional3 shots · 3 in box
Sporting CP27 shots · 16 in box, 11 outside
NacionalSporting CP
26% Possession 74%
0.72 Expected goals (xG) 2.67
0.37 Expected points (xPts) 2.50
3 Shots 27
1 Shots on target 7
1 Shots off target 11
1 Blocked shots 9
3 Shots inside the box 16
0 Shots outside the box 11
172 Passes 482
66% Pass accuracy 85%
3 Corners 12
2 Goalkeeper saves 0
17 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
6.58 Team rating 7.12

Line-ups

Nacional 4-3-3

376.2 Lucas França(G)
56.2 José Gomes 385.9 Zé Vitor 347.6 Léo Santos 26.5 João Aurélio
156.3 C. Labidi ↓46’ 67.3 Matheus Dias ↓90’ 286.6 Liziero A↓75’
116.6 Paulinho Bóia ↓75’ 97.0 J. Ramírez ↓70’ 995.2 Pablo Ruan
  • 37Lucas França (G)6.2
  • 5José Gomes6.2
  • 38Zé Vitor5.9
  • 34Léo Santos7.6
  • 2João Aurélio6.5
  • 15C. Labidi↓46’6.3
  • 6Matheus Dias↓90’7.3
  • 28LizieroA↓75’6.6
  • 11Paulinho Bóia↓75’6.6
  • 9J. Ramírez↓70’7.0
  • 99Pablo Ruan5.2

Substitutes used

  • 22Filipe Soares↑46’6.9
  • 26Joel Silva↑75’6.3
  • 7Witi↑75’6.5
  • 30Martim Watts↑90’
  • 19Lucas João↑70’6.6

Unused: Kevyn, Lenny Vallier, Francisco Gonçalves, André Sousa

Sporting CP 4-2-3-1

16.5 Rui Silva(G)
916.6 Ricardo Mangas ↓64’ 257.9 G. Inácio A 67.2 Z. Debast 226.3 Iván Fresneda ↓64’
56.5 H. Morita ↓32’ 427.0 M. Hjulmand
810.0★ Pote A 176.0 Trincão 106.6 Geny Catamo ↓78’
976.9 L. Suárez AA
  • 1Rui Silva (G)6.5
  • 91Ricardo Mangas↓64’6.6
  • 25G. InácioA7.9
  • 6Z. Debast7.2
  • 22Iván Fresneda↓64’6.3
  • 5H. Morita↓32’6.5
  • 42M. Hjulmand7.0
  • 8Pote ★A10.0
  • 17Trincão6.0
  • 10Geny Catamo↓78’6.6
  • 97L. SuárezA×26.9

Substitutes used

  • 14G. Kochorashvili↑32’7.3
  • 13G. Vagiannidis↑64’6.9
  • 7G. Quenda↑64’6.5
  • 9C. Harder↑78’7.5

Unused: João Virgínia, Eduardo Quaresma, Diogo Travassos, João Simões, Alisson Santos

Player stats

Top rated
PoteSporting CP10.0
2nd
G. InácioSporting CP7.9
3rd
Léo SantosNacional7.6

Nacional

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Lucas França G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 42% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
José Gomes D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 57% 7 4 0 0/2 1/0 6.2
Zé Vitor D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 12 2 0 1/1 3/0 5.9
Léo Santos D 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 73% 11 1 1 0/0 2/2 7.6
João Aurélio D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 19 2 3 2/2 0/1 6.5
C. Labidi M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 58% 12 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Matheus Dias M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 83% 23 0 0 1/1 1/0 7.3
Liziero M 75 0 1 0 (0) 2 60% 15 2 3 0/0 2/0 6.6
Paulinho Bóia F 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 11 3 1 0/1 3/2 6.6
J. Ramírez F 70 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 10 1 0 0/0 1/0 7.0
Pablo Ruan M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 1 0 0/0 2/0 5.2
Filipe Soares M 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 2 0 1/1 0/1 6.9
Joel Silva M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 1 0 1/1 1/0 6.3
Witi F 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.5
Martim Watts M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Lucas João F 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6

Sporting CP

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Rui Silva G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 100% 17 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Ricardo Mangas D 64 0 0 0 (0) 3 83% 36 0 1 1/2 2/0 6.6
G. Inácio D 90 0 1 1 (1) 5 95% 79 1 2 0/0 1/1 7.9
Z. Debast D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 94% 71 1 0 1/1 1/0 7.2
Iván Fresneda D 64 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 28 2 1 0/2 0/1 6.3
H. Morita M 32 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 25 0 0 1/2 0/0 6.5
M. Hjulmand M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 95% 37 0 0 0/0 1/2 7.0
Pote M 90 3 1 6 (3) 5 72% 32 0 0 1/1 0/2 10.0
Trincão F 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 72% 29 2 0 1/3 0/1 6.0
Geny Catamo M 78 0 0 1 (1) 0 84% 25 1 0 0/1 0/4 6.6
L. Suárez F 90 0 2 4 (0) 1 56% 16 0 0 0/1 1/2 6.9
G. Kochorashvili M 58 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 32 0 0 0/1 0/3 7.3
G. Vagiannidis D 26 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 12 1 0 1/1 1/0 6.9
G. Quenda F 26 0 0 0 (0) 0 58% 12 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.5
C. Harder F 12 1 0 1 (1) 0 67% 3 2 0 0/0 0/1 7.5

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.