Primeira Liga · Matchweek 3 · Aug 22

Sporting CP - Alverca

Sporting CP beat Alverca 3-1 in Primeira Liga (Matchweek 3). Goals: M. Araujo 2'; Matheus Mendes (OG) 55'; Figueiredo 89'.

Sporting CPHOME

3 - 1

AlvercaAWAY

M. Araujo 2'Matheus Mendes (OG) 55'L. Suarez 60'

⚽

Figueiredo 89'

🏟 Estádio José Alvalade Lisbon 👤 Referee: Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo, Portugal

Key events

2' ⚽ M. Araujo(1 - 0) Sporting CP

16' 🟨 Y. BojangYellow card Alverca

22' 🟨 G. CatamoYellow card Sporting CP

39' 🟨 D. GuiYellow card Alverca

55' ⚽ Matheus Mendes (OG)(2 - 0) Sporting CP

60' ⚽ L. Suarez(3 - 0) · Assist: G. Catamo Sporting CP

75' 🟨 M. EssimiYellow card Alverca

89' ⚽ Figueiredo(3 - 1) · Assist: V. Moreira Alverca

Quick stats

%69 Possession %31

1.76 Expected goals (xG) 1.06

0.78 Pre-match xG 1.46

5 Total shots 3

2 Shots on target 1

1 Shots off target 1

2 Blocked shots 1

1 Shots inside box 1

4 Shots outside box 2

1 Saves 1

Match timeline

First half

M. Araujo(1 - 0)⚽

16'

🟨Y. BojangYellow card

G. CatamoYellow card🟨

22'

39'

🟨D. GuiYellow card

HT 1 - 0

Matheus Mendes (OG)(2 - 0)⚽

55'

56'

🔁Rayan Lucas ↔ A. VidigalSubstitution

56'

🔁V. Semedo ↔ S. J. MerhegSubstitution

L. Suarez(3 - 0) · Assist: G. Catamo⚽

60'

66'

🔁Chissumba ↔ M. EssimiSubstitution

G. Catamo ↔ Luis GuilhermeSubstitution🔁

68'

F. Goncalves ↔ N. IrankundaSubstitution🔁

68'

75'

🟨M. EssimiYellow card

75'

🔁Ian Luccas ↔ V. MoreiraSubstitution

75'

🔁D. Gui ↔ Z. KassarySubstitution

Z. Debast ↔ E. QuaresmaSubstitution🔁

75'

L. Suarez ↔ R. NelSubstitution🔁

75'

R. Zalazar ↔ Pedro LimaSubstitution🔁

88'

89'

⚽Figueiredo(3 - 1) · Assist: V. Moreira

FT 3 - 1

Match statsSporting CP · Alverca

Key stats

%69 Possession %31

1.76 Expected goals (xG) 1.06

0.78 Pre-match xG 1.46

Shots

5 Total shots 3

2 Shots on target 1

1 Shots off target 1

2 Blocked shots 1

1 Shots inside box 1

4 Shots outside box 2

1 Saves 1

Attacking

97 Attacks 106

44 Dangerous attacks 29

Passing

313 Total passes 142

286 Accurate passes 109

%91 Pass accuracy %77

Set pieces & discipline

1 Corners 0

1 Offsides 0

6 Fouls 9

17 Free kicks 13

21 Throw-ins 27

8 Goal kicks 7

Cards

1 Yellow cards 2

1 1st-half cards 2

0 2nd-half cards 1

By half

1 1st-half goals 0

2 2nd-half goals 1

1 1st-half corners 0

2 2nd-half corners 4

Penalties

0 Penalties won 0

0 Penalty goals 0

LineupsSporting CP 4-2-3-1Alverca 4-3-3

Silva 20

Araújo 55

Ba 6

Debast 22

Fresneda 77

Doumbia 5

Altimira 58

Gonçalves 17

Zalazar 10

Catamo 97

Suárez 31

Mendes 12

James 4

Bojang 14

Baseya 2

Touaizi 25

Luccas 35

Lucas 6

Gui 55

Chissumba 9

Vivaldo 22

Figueiredo

Sporting CP · Bench

19Nestory Irankunda19

12João Virgínia12

13Georgios Vagiannidis13

72Eduardo Quaresma72

25Gonçalo Inácio25

50Rodrigo Dias50

73Eduardo Felicíssimo73

31Luís Guilherme31

21Pedro Lima21

Coach: Rui Borges

Alverca · Bench

17Samy Jr Merheg17

23André Paulo23

91Jhonatan91

15Ikker dos Santos15

21Sergi Gómez21

20Diogo Spencer20

19Marco Essimi19

18Zakaria Kassary18

8Vasco Moreira8

Coach: Sergio Ferreira

HEAD TO HEAD2 meetings · 2025–2026

Sporting CP 2

Too few meetings for a trend

Alverca 0

2 Sporting CP 0 draw 0 Alverca

Sporting CP won the last 2

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

3.5goals / match

6–1total goals

1/0clean sheets

4-1Sporting CP best win · Mar 22

Over 1.5 2/2

Over 2.5 1/2

Over 3.5 1/2

BTTS 1/2

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Sporting CP at home1 matches

1W 0D 0L 2:0

Alverca at home1 matches

0W 0D 1L 1:4

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Sporting CP1W 3D 1L Alverca3W 0D 2L

1.20 1.80 Points per game

9 7 Goals scored

6 5 Goals conceded

1.79 1.31 xG average

1.41 1.58 xGA average

%20 %0 Clean sheets

%80 %60 BTTS

%60 %60 Over 2.5

4.4 6.2 Corners

1.4 1.0 Cards

Sporting CP4W 4D 2L Alverca3W 4D 3L

1.60 1.30 Points per game

18 12 Goals scored

10 13 Goals conceded

1.66 1.34 xG average

1.30 1.56 xGA average

%30 %10 Clean sheets

%60 %70 BTTS

%50 %50 Over 2.5

5.1 6.5 Corners

1.6 1.2 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

3Sporting CPin the table18pts

8matches 5-3-0W-D-L 20:9goals +11diff

WDDWW

10Alvercain the table8pts

7matches 2-2-3W-D-L 9:11goals -2diff

WWLDL

Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches

2.48 1.14 Points per game

2.06 1.09 xG average

0.96 1.56 xGA average

%48 %24 Clean sheets

%52 %48 BTTS

%67 %57 Over 2.5

7.1 3.3 Corners

2.6 2.6 Cards

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Mar 22

Alverca 1-4 Sporting CP

Primeira Liga

Oct 31

Sporting CP 2-0 Alverca

Primeira Liga

xG difference & finishing

Sporting CP3 gol · 1.76 xG +1.24

Alverca1 gol · 1.06 xG -0.06

+ = scored above expectation, − = below

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Sporting CP dominated the ball69% possession

THE REFEREE27 matches on record

Fábio José Costa Veríssimo

Strictness50 TEMPO56

Cards: ModerateFouls: ModeratePenalties: FrequentGoals: ModerateOver 2.5: Moderate

This match vs his average

Cards 35.0 -2.0

Fouls 1523.6 -8.6

Goals 42.7 +1.3

Corners 19.2 -8.2

THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE

Sporting CPAlverca

Goals 3.02.4 +0.6

Shots 5.011.3 -6.3

On target 2.05.0 -3.0

Possession %69%59 +10.1

Corners 1.04.6 -3.6

Cards 1.02.2 -1.2

Conceded 1.01.1 -0.1

this matchseason average · 7 matches

Goals 1.01.3 -0.3

Shots 3.012.0 -9.0

On target 1.04.2 -3.2

Possession %31%44 -13.3

Corners 0.05.2 -5.2

Cards 2.02.0

Conceded 3.01.3 +1.7

this matchseason average · 6 matches

PLAYER RATINGS★ Maximiliano Araújo 7.70

Sporting CP6.75Alverca6.35

Starting XI

20 Maximiliano Araújo D · 42' · K 7.70

Goals1On target1/1Duels won3/6Fouls won2Fouls1Passes26 · %24

5 Sergi Altimira M · 42' 7.20

Interceptions3Passes46 · %46

10 Geny Catamo M · 42' 7.00

Dribbles2/2Tackles1Duels won5/7Fouls won2Fouls1Passes26 · %22

6 Zeno Debast D · 42' 6.90

Blocks1Fouls1Passes46 · %43

58 Flávio Gonçalves M · 42' 6.70

On target1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes11 · %7

77 Issa Doumbia M · 42' 6.70

Key pass1Tackles2Duels won2/5Fouls2Passes25 · %24

1 Rui Silva G · 42' 6.60

Saves1Passes21 · %21

55 Ibrahima Ba D · 42' 6.60

Interceptions2Duels won1/2Fouls won1Passes50 · %43

17 Rodrigo Zalazar M · 42' 6.30

Tackles2Duels won2/4Passes27 · %25

97 Luis Javier Suárez F · 42' 6.30

Duels won1/1Fouls won1Offside1Passes8 · %7

22 Iván Fresneda D · 42' 6.30

Tackles2Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes27 · %24

Unused: João VirgíniaGeorgios VagiannidisEduardo QuaresmaGonçalo InácioRodrigo DiasEduardo FelicíssimoLuís GuilhermePedro LimaSilas AndersenJesse DerryRafael NelNestory Irankunda

Starting XI

22 Figueiredo F · 42' · K 7.20

Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won5/5Fouls won2Fouls1Passes10 · %4

35 Rayan Lucas M · 42' 6.50

Tackles1Duels won1/3Passes13 · %9

25 Ian Luccas F · 42' 6.30

On target1/1Blocks1Passes9 · %7

14 Steven Baseya D · 42' 6.30

Interceptions1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes21 · %17

4 Yaya Bojang D · 42' 6.30

Fouls1Passes22 · %20

9 Vivaldo F · 42' 6.30

Duels won2/5Fouls won1Fouls2Passes3 · %1

31 Matheus Mendes G · 42' 6.20

Saves1Passes9 · %9

2 Nabil Touaizi M · 42' 6.20

Dribbles1/2Tackles1Duels won2/5Fouls2Passes14 · %9

12 Isaac James D · 42' 6.20

Tackles2Duels won2/3Passes22 · %17

55 Francisco Chissumba M · 42' 6.20

Key pass2Interceptions1Fouls2Passes8 · %6

6 Davy Gui M · 42' 6.20

Interceptions1Duels won1/3Fouls won1Fouls1Passes11 · %10

Unused: Cédric NuozziToni TamaritSamy Jr MerhegAndré PauloJhonatanIkker dos SantosSergi GómezDiogo SpencerMarco EssimiZakaria KassaryVasco MoreiraAndré Vidigal

Win probabilityModel: 1 (%76) ✓

Sporting CP %76 Draw %14 Alverca %10

2.42Sporting CP xPuan

0.44Alverca xPuan

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