Primeira Liga Gameweek 3 Sat, Aug 22 2026 · 20:30 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
Sporting CP
3–1 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 2.12 – 0.41
Alverca
  • M. Araújo 2’
  • Matheus Mendes 55’ (OG)
  • L. Suárez 60’
  • 88’ Figueiredo
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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.

Sporting CP beat Alverca

Sporting CP entered as clear favourites and won 3–1 through goals from Araújo, Suárez and an own goal. Alverca replied through a Figueiredo goal. Sporting CP finished with the higher xG (2.12 vs 0.41).

Sporting CP ✓75%
Draw15%
Alverca9%

Model vs reality

Sporting CP goals
3
Model 2.49 · xG 2.12
Alverca goals
1
Model 0.75 · xG 0.41
Total goals
4
Model 3.24 · xG 2.53
Score 3–1
8%
Most likely 2–0 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 63%
Both scored
Yes
Model 48%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchFigueiredoAlverca · 1 goal
8.2
  • RefereeFábio Veríssimo
  • Coaches— · Sergio Ferreira
  • VenueEstádio José Alvalade
  • Table before kick-offSporting CP 6th · Alverca 14th

Timeline

  1. M. Araújo 1–0
    2’
  2. Y. BojangYellow card · Foul
    16’
  3. Geny CatamoYellow card · Foul
    22’
  4. D. GuiYellow card · Foul
    39’
  5. Half time · 1–0
  6. Matheus Mendes (own goal) 2–0
    55’
  7. ⇄ S. J. MerhegFor Vivaldo Semedo
    56’
  8. ⇄ André VidigalFor Rayan Lucas
    56’
  9. L. Suárez 3–0Assist Geny Catamo
    60’
  10. ⇄ M. Essimi AtebaFor Francisco Chissumba
    66’
  11. ⇄ Luis GuilhermeFor Geny Catamo
    68’
  12. ⇄ N. IrankundaFor Flavio Goncalves
    68’
  13. M. Essimi AtebaYellow card · Foul
    74’
  14. ⇄ Eduardo QuaresmaFor Z. Debast
    75’
  15. ⇄ Rafael NelFor L. Suárez
    75’
  16. ⇄ Vasco MoreiraFor Ian Luccas
    75’
  17. ⇄ Zakaria KassaryFor D. Gui
    75’
  18. ⇄ Pedro LimaFor R. Zalazar
    88’
  19. Figueiredo 3–1Assist Vasco Moreira
    88’
  20. Full time · 3–1

Team stats

Sporting CP15 shots · 8 in box, 7 outside
Alverca10 shots · 6 in box, 4 outside
Sporting CPAlverca
59% Possession 41%
2.12 Expected goals (xG) 0.41
2.49 Expected points (xPts) 0.34
15 Shots 10
7 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 6
7 Shots outside the box 4
611 Passes 414
89% Pass accuracy 82%
3 Corners 4
2 Goalkeeper saves 5
13 Fouls 17
2 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.08 Team rating 6.48

Line-ups

Sporting CP 4-2-3-1

17.0 Rui Silva(G)
207.6 M. Araújo 557.2 I. Ba 67.0 Z. Debast ↓75’ 226.9 Iván Fresneda
777.0 I. Doumbia 57.3 Sergi Altimira
177.0 R. Zalazar ↓88’ 586.3 Flavio Goncalves ↓68’ 107.3 Geny Catamo A↓68’
977.7 L. Suárez ↓75’
  • 1Rui Silva (G)7.0
  • 20M. Araújo7.6
  • 55I. Ba7.2
  • 6Z. Debast↓75’7.0
  • 22Iván Fresneda6.9
  • 77I. Doumbia7.0
  • 5Sergi Altimira7.3
  • 17R. Zalazar↓88’7.0
  • 58Flavio Goncalves↓68’6.3
  • 10Geny CatamoA↓68’7.3
  • 97L. Suárez↓75’7.7

Substitutes used

  • 72Eduardo Quaresma↑75’6.3
  • 21Pedro Lima↑88’
  • 9Rafael Nel↑75’6.5
  • 31Luis Guilherme↑68’6.3
  • 19N. Irankunda↑68’7.0

Unused: João Virgínia, G. Inácio, Rodrigo Dias, G. Vagiannidis, S. Andersen, Eduardo Felicíssimo, Jesse Derry

Alverca 3-4-2-1

315.9 Matheus Mendes(G)
126.0 Isaac James 46.5 Y. Bojang 146.5 S. Baseya
555.9 Francisco Chissumba ↓66’ 356.3 Rayan Lucas ↓56’ 66.2 D. Gui ↓75’ 26.2 Zoubdi
228.2★ Figueiredo 256.7 Ian Luccas ↓75’
96.5 Vivaldo Semedo ↓56’
  • 31Matheus Mendes (G)5.9
  • 12Isaac James6.0
  • 4Y. Bojang6.5
  • 14S. Baseya6.5
  • 55Francisco Chissumba↓66’5.9
  • 35Rayan Lucas↓56’6.3
  • 6D. Gui↓75’6.2
  • 2Zoubdi6.2
  • 22Figueiredo ★8.2
  • 25Ian Luccas↓75’6.7
  • 9Vivaldo Semedo↓56’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 8Vasco MoreiraA↑75’7.0
  • 18Zakaria Kassary↑75’6.9
  • 19M. Essimi Ateba↑66’6.6
  • 17S. J. Merheg↑56’6.5
  • 7André Vidigal↑56’6.3

Unused: Jhonatan, André Paulo, Sergi Gómez, Diogo Spencer, Toni Tamarit, Ikker dos Santos, Cedric Nuozzi

Coach: Sergio Ferreira

Player stats

Top rated
FigueiredoAlverca8.2
2nd
L. SuárezSporting CP7.7
3rd
M. AraújoSporting CP7.6

Sporting CP

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Rui Silva G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 98% 41 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
M. Araújo M 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 93% 43 1 1 1/1 1/2 7.6
I. Ba D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 84 2 4 0/0 0/1 7.2
Z. Debast D 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 71 0 0 0/0 2/0 7.0
Iván Fresneda D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 68 5 0 0/0 1/1 6.9
I. Doumbia M 90 0 0 4 (0) 2 93% 45 3 1 1/3 2/0 7.0
Sergi Altimira M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 98% 86 2 5 0/0 4/1 7.3
R. Zalazar M 88 0 0 1 (1) 1 86% 56 3 0 1/4 0/2 7.0
Flavio Goncalves M 68 0 0 2 (1) 0 63% 16 1 1 0/1 0/1 6.3
Geny Catamo M 68 0 1 0 (0) 1 79% 39 2 0 2/3 1/2 7.3
L. Suárez F 75 1 0 1 (1) 0 73% 15 0 0 1/3 1/1 7.7
Eduardo Quaresma D 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Pedro Lima M 2 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 3 0 0 1/1 0/1 —
Rafael Nel F 15 0 0 1 (1) 0 88% 8 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
Luis Guilherme F 22 0 0 1 (1) 0 90% 10 0 2 0/0 0/1 6.3
N. Irankunda F 22 0 0 0 (0) 3 80% 15 1 0 0/0 0/2 7.0

Alverca

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Matheus Mendes G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 91% 23 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.9
Isaac James D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 49 2 0 1/2 1/0 6.0
Y. Bojang D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 67 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
S. Baseya D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 52 1 3 0/0 0/2 6.5
Francisco Chissumba D 66 0 0 0 (0) 3 81% 16 0 1 0/1 2/0 5.9
Rayan Lucas M 56 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 25 1 1 0/1 0/2 6.3
D. Gui M 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 35 4 1 0/0 1/1 6.2
Zoubdi F 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 79% 43 1 0 1/2 3/0 6.2
Figueiredo F 90 1 0 4 (2) 4 61% 36 1 1 0/0 3/4 8.2
Ian Luccas M 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 27 1 1 0/0 0/1 6.7
Vivaldo Semedo F 56 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.5
Vasco Moreira M 15 0 1 0 (0) 1 93% 15 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
Zakaria Kassary M 15 0 0 2 (1) 0 86% 7 1 0 0/0 2/0 6.9
M. Essimi Ateba F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 1 0 2/2 2/0 6.6
S. J. Merheg F 34 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
André Vidigal M 34 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 0 1 0/4 0/1 6.3

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.