Prediction Analysis

Prediction Analysis: Sporting CP vs Nacional

Sporting CP vs Nacional prediction based on recent form, head-to-head data, team performance and key match statistics.

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Primeira Liga 2025-01-25 20:30
Sporting CP
Home
Selected Prediction
Featured Pick
Over 2.5 Goals
Pick
Yes
Probability
44%
Confidence
Medium
Score
1-0
Nacional
Away

Prediction Summary

1
68%
X
21%
2
11%
Under 2.5
56%
BTTS No
62%
Confidence
Medium

Market Evidence

Sporting CP (Home)

Goals scored / match2.35
Goals conceded / match0.76
Over 2.5 rate47%
BTTS rate59%

Nacional (Away)

Goals scored / match0.53
Goals conceded / match1.35
Over 2.5 rate0%
BTTS rate29%

Team Form last 5 matches

Sporting CP
WDWWW
Nacional
LDLDL

Goals Comparison rate per team

94% +0.5 41%
82% +1.5 12%
47% +2.5 0%
6% +3.5 0%
6% +4.5 0%
59% BTTS 29%

Model Insight

The selected market is Over 2.5 Goals with a probability of 44%. Model confidence is Medium.

Sporting CP averages 2.35 goals scored at home, while Nacional averages 0.53 goals scored away.

Model Strength
68%

Other Top Markets for This Match

Home Win
68%
Draw
21%
Away Win
11%
Over 2.5
44%
BTTS Yes
38%

Head-to-Head last 5

Feb 2026 Sporting CP 2 - 1 Nacional Home
Aug 2025 Sporting CP(A) 4 - 1 Nacional Home
Jan 2025 Sporting CP 2 - 0 Nacional Home
Oct 2024 Sporting CP 3 - 1 Nacional Home
Aug 2024 Sporting CP(A) 6 - 1 Nacional Home

In the last 5 meetings, Sporting CP won 5, drew 0 and lost 0.

Current Streaks

Sporting CP — unbeaten run (home)11
Sporting CP — scoring streak (home)11
Nacional — winless run (away)2
Nacional — clean sheets (away, last 5)1 of 5

1X2 Probability model

Sporting CP Win (1)68%
Draw (X)21%
Nacional Win (2)11%

Goals Over rate per team, own matches

94% +0.5 41%
82% +1.5 12%
47% +2.5 0%
6% +3.5 0%
6% +4.5 0%

Goals Under rate per team, own matches

6% -0.5 59%
18% -1.5 88%
53% -2.5 100%
94% -3.5 100%
94% -4.5 100%

Sporting CP vs Nacional — share of each team's own matches finishing above/below each goal line.

Goal Averages per Team

Sporting CP — scored (home)2.35
Sporting CP — conceded (home)0.76
Nacional — scored (away)0.53
Nacional — conceded (away)1.35
Model expected combined goals2.44

Both Teams To Score

Yes38%
No62%

Rate per Team

Sporting CP — BTTS matches (home)59%
Nacional — BTTS matches (away)29%
Combined (simple average)44%

Corners Line match total, blended estimate

Over 4.597%
Under 4.53%
Over 5.594%
Under 5.56%
Over 6.588%
Under 6.512%
Over 7.576%
Under 7.524%
Over 8.559%
Under 8.541%
Over 9.559%
Under 9.541%
Over 10.547%
Under 10.553%
Expected total corners (blended average)10.40

Per-Team Corners own matches

Sporting CP (home)

Corners for7.1
Corners against2.8

Nacional (away)

Corners for4.5
Corners against6.4

Recent Trend last 5 matches — total corners

Sporting CP
6 8 11 8 8
Nacional
9 7 9 9 10

Yellow Cards Line match total, blended estimate

Over 0.5100%
Under 0.50%
Over 1.591%
Under 1.59%
Over 2.574%
Under 2.526%
Expected total yellow cards (blended average)4.6

Yellow Cards per Team

Sporting CP (home)

For1.9

Nacional (away)

For2.7

Shots per Game

Sporting CP — total shots (home)18.9
Nacional — total shots (away)12.3

Shots on Target

Sporting CP — on target (home)6.6
Nacional — on target (away)3.5

Shot Location Split avg per match, season

Sporting CP

Inside the box12.56
Outside the box5.79

Nacional

Inside the box7.21
Outside the box6.15

Player Shots Sporting CP

V. Gyökeres
Shots on Target/Game2.8
+0.5 On Target88%
+1.5 On Target70%
C. Harder
Shots on Target/Game1.8
+0.5 On Target32%
+1.5 On Target14%
Trincão
Shots on Target/Game1.7
+0.5 On Target62%
+1.5 On Target29%
M. Hjulmand
Shots on Target/Game1.4
+0.5 On Target18%
+1.5 On Target4%
Pote
Shots on Target/Game1.3
+0.5 On Target50%
+1.5 On Target14%

Player Shots Nacional

Dudu
Shots on Target/Game1.7
+0.5 On Target27%
+1.5 On Target14%
Paulinho Bóia
Shots on Target/Game1.6
+0.5 On Target33%
+1.5 On Target13%
N. Thomas
Shots on Target/Game1.5
+0.5 On Target22%
+1.5 On Target11%
Daniel Penha
Shots on Target/Game1.4
+0.5 On Target40%
+1.5 On Target13%
Rúben Macedo
Shots on Target/Game1.3
+0.5 On Target22%
+1.5 On Target4%

Probabilities are each player's own historical rate this season (minimum 3 matches played), not a joint match forecast.

Expected Goals (xG)

Sporting CP xG (home)2.14
Nacional xG (away)1.03

Average Possession

60.44% Possession 47.29%

Team Comparison Sporting CP vs Nacional

87.03% Pass accuracy 76.94%
520.47 Passes per match 339.32
-0.26 Goals prevented 0
11.5 Fouls committed 13.5
1.41 Goalkeeper saves 3.15
1.16 Offsides 1.65
16 Tackles per match 15.94

League average xG this season is 1.21 per team per match, for context.

Disclaimer: these predictions are generated by a statistical model and do not constitute financial advice or a guarantee of outcome. Bet responsibly and only what you can afford to lose.
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Sporting CP vs Nacional prediction analysis

Review Sporting CP vs Nacional with prediction probabilities, 1X2, Over 2.5, BTTS, team form, market signals and key performance data from Primeira Liga.

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