Primeira Liga Gameweek 18 Fri, Jan 16 · 20:15 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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Our take

Sporting CP were clear favourites.

Sporting CP were the stronger side on L90 Strength (82 vs 22). Sporting CP usually keep the ball (58% on average), which points to more chances at both ends. Sporting CP had 14.1 days of rest, Casa Pia 12.2 and had to travel.

Rest days14.1 · 12.2Matches / 14d0 · 1
Sporting CP82%
Draw13%
Casa Pia5%
Expected goals 2.76 – 0.60
Sporting CP82%
Draw12%
Casa Pia5%
Expected goals 2.83 – 0.63
Sporting CP82%
Draw13%
Casa Pia5%
Expected goals 2.76 – 0.60
Sporting CP76%
Draw16%
Casa Pia8%
Expected goals 2.47 – 0.68
Sporting CP82%
Draw12%
Casa Pia5%
Expected goals 2.83 – 0.63
Over 2.5 65% Both score 43% Likeliest score 2–0
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 (Lisboa)

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Referee · PortugalDavid Rafael Oliveira da Silva
  • Cards per match 7.6
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 8

Team strength

Sporting CPCasa Pia
82 L90 StrengthIn forecast 22
83 Current StrengthIn forecast 18
75 AttackIn forecast 13
81 DefenceIn forecast 25
— 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

Sporting CP

Attack—
Defense risk—

Casa Pia

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Sporting CPCasa Pia
2.76 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
0.53 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.88
2.26 xGVia Att/Def 0.83
0.63 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.65
+0.50 Goals minus xGContext +0.17
100% Scored inContext 59%
53% Clean sheetsContext 18%
18.82 ShotsContext 8.24
7.53 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.20
40% On target shareContext 34%
12.47 Shots in the boxContext 4.81
66% Box shareContext 57%
15% ConversionContext 12%
1.91 OffsidesContext 2.13
8.41 Shots allowedContext 12.76
3.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.53
2.41 BlocksContext 3.41
2.79 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.63
83% Save rateContext 56%
62% PossessionIn forecast 46%
527 PassesContext 327
461 Accurate passesContext 252
88% Pass accuracyContext 77%
7.14 Team ratingContext 6.69
12.41 FoulsContext 15.35
13.35 Fouls sufferedContext 14.41
2.35 Yellow cardsContext 3.06
0.12 Red cardsContext 0.06
This league season, per match · 17 and 17 games
2.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
0.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.10
1.69 xGVia Att/Def 0.75
0.88 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.66
+1.01 Goals minus xGContext +0.35
100% Scored inContext 60%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
14.80 ShotsContext 7.40
6.89 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.22
42% On target shareContext 39%
10.22 Shots in the boxContext 4.90
62% Box shareContext 63%
18% ConversionContext 15%
1.00 OffsidesContext 2.00
11.60 Shots allowedContext 12.20
5.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
2.80 BlocksContext 3.10
4.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.30
84% Save rateContext 50%
58% PossessionIn forecast 47%
512 PassesContext 337
452 Accurate passesContext 263
88% Pass accuracyContext 78%
7.03 Team ratingContext 6.63
12.10 FoulsContext 15.40
12.80 Fouls sufferedContext 13.20
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.90
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.10
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

Sporting CP
Rest14.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Casa Pia
Rest12.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel—0 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
Sporting CP Casa Pia
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14.1Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 2 Jan12.2Primeira Liga 2025-2026, 4 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km—
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 30 / 1 / 3
Next matchdays after this one7.97

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. Some venues have no coordinates yet.

Squad & lineups

Sporting CP Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Rui Silva(G)
22Iván Fresneda 2Matheus Reis 25G. Inácio 13G. Vagiannidis
5H. Morita 52João Simões
31Luis Guilherme 17Trincão 10Geny Catamo
97L. Suárez
Casa Pia Confirmed XI
5-4-1
1P. Sequeira(G)
5A. Conté 43David Sousa 6José Fonte 4João Goulart 72Gaizka Larrazabal
7K. Nsona 42S. Pérez 74Renato Nhaga 29J. Livolant
90Cassiano

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
Sporting CP Absences are shown before kick-off
Casa Pia Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Sporting CP+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Casa Pia+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Sporting CP · Home 2.38points per game · 8 home games
W-D-L
6-1-1
Scored
3.38
Conceded
0.38
Casa Pia · Away 1.11points per game · 9 away games
W-D-L
3-1-5
Scored
1.11
Conceded
1.89

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

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 7 of 7 meetings

7 Sporting CP wins0 draws0 Casa Pia wins
Goals per game3.43 – 0.86 Over 2.571% Both scored57% Clean sheets43% · 0%
  • 8 Aug 2025Casa Pia0–2Sporting CP
  • 9 Mar 2025Casa Pia1–3Sporting CP
  • 5 Oct 2024Sporting CP2–0Casa Pia
  • 29 Jan 2024Sporting CP8–0Casa Pia
  • 18 Aug 2023Casa Pia1–2Sporting CP
  • 9 Apr 2023Casa Pia3–4Sporting 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 · David Rafael Oliveira da Silva Portugal · 8 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards7.38league 5.07
Red cards0.25league 0.28
Cards 5+100%league 60%
Fouls28.1league 27.3
Penalties0.25league 0.44
Home wins38%league 38%
Sporting CP

No previous matches with this referee.

Casa Pia

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Sporting CP17 games · scored 47 · conceded 9
4 2 0-15
5 2 16-30
11 31-45
8 1 46-60
8 2 61-75
11 2 76-90
Casa Pia16 games · scored 14 · conceded 27
2 5 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 5 31-45
2 6 46-60
4 4 61-75
3 4 76-90
Sporting CP10 games · scored 27 · conceded 8
4 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
9 1 31-45
6 1 46-60
3 2 61-75
3 2 76-90
Casa Pia9 games · scored 8 · conceded 16
4 0-15
1 1 16-30
1 1 31-45
1 5 46-60
3 1 61-75
2 4 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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