Sporting CP 3-1 Alverca: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 3

Sporting CP

3 : 1

Alverca

M. Araujo2'
L. Suarez60'

55' (og)Matheus Mendes
88'Figueiredo

Estádio José AlvaladeFabio Jose Costa VerissimoSat, 22 Aug 202621:30

Sporting CP4-2-3-1

Line ups

3-4-2-1Alverca Alverca crest

Substitutions

68'
107.3A
G. Catamo
316.3
Luis Guilherme
68'
586.3
F. Goncalves
197.0
N. Irankunda
75'
67.0
Z. Debast
726.3
E. Quaresma
75'
977.7
L. Suarez
96.5
R. Nel
88'
177.0
R. Zalazar
21
Pedro Lima

Unused

Substitutions

56'
96.5
V. Semedo
176.5
S. J. Merheg
56'
356.3
Rayan Lucas
76.3
A. Vidigal
66'
555.9
Chissumba
196.6
M. Essimi
75'
256.7
Ian Luccas
87.0A
V. Moreira
75'
66.2
D. Gui
186.9
Z. Kassary

Unused

Player of the match

Luis Suarez

Attacker · Sporting CP

7.7

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won1

Offsides1

Build-up

Passes15

Pass accuracy73%

Defending

Duels won2 · 29%

Fouls won/made1 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Rui SilvaG	2	1	0,81	-0,19	40/41	4/5
Matheus MendesG	5	3	1,86	-0,14	21/23	4/6

Live stats

Possession & Passing

59%Possession41%

611Total passes414

89%Pass accuracy82%

3Corners4

Attack

15Shots10

7On target3

5Off target5

3Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

8Shots in box6

7Shots out box4

2.2xG0.4

-1.1Goals prevented-1.1

Defense & Discipline

2Goalkeeper saves5

2Offsides0

13Fouls17

1Yellow cards3

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,21xG0,06

5Shots4

2On target1

0Big chances0

4Touches in box3

67%Possession33%

1Corners0

Second half

1,91xG0,35

10Shots6

5On target2

3Big chances1

15Touches in box6

52%Possession48%

2Corners4

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Sporting CP

2.20151059%

92% open play8% set piece

Alverca

0.4111641%

93% open play7% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

26 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Sporting CP2,20 xG · 3 scored

Alverca0,41 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Sporting CP30

Open play 19Set piece 1Dribble 3Foul won 2Rebound 4Defensive 1

Alverca18

Open play 12Set piece 5Foul won 1

Momentum

18 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Sporting CP73% pressure

Alverca27% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-1

100%Draw 0%0%

2.20xG0.41

15Shots11

10On target6

Momentum

90' Saved Pedro Lima 0.02 xG · Regular play · Left foot

Shot map

15 v 10

Sporting CP shoot right, Alverca left. Bigger dot = better chance.

CPSporting CPALVAlvercagoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

15 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Sporting CPAlvercagoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Sporting CPDefensive line 43%

AlvercaDefensive line 43%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Sporting CPUntil 68'

Most-connected pair: Debast and Ba, 24 passes between them.

AlvercaUntil 56'

Most-connected pair: Bojang and Baseya, 15 passes between them.

Tactical battle

57control43

Issa Doumbia

4 touches in box

In possession

54,9%Field tilt45,1%

7Passes into box6

32Progressive passes21

9Carries into final third12

7Chances created9

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

8,07Press intensity (PPDA)13,39

10High turnovers13

13Regains within 5s13

21,0sBall recovery time28,2s

24Interceptions16

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

136Carries114

1419mCarry distance1440m

11Progressive carries10

674mProgressive carry distance625m

3Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

7Take-ons won4

17Take-ons attempted15

607mProgressive pass distance372m

2Through balls1

10Switches of play2

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,59Expected threat (xT)0,41

2,23Action value (VAEP)0,95

30Shot-creating actions18

4Goal-creating actions2

0,35Expected assisted goals0,35

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,7Passes per attack3,3

15,2sAttack duration11,0s

1,63 m/sAttack directness1,96 m/s

2Build-up attacks2

9Direct attacks3

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

19Touches in box9

45Final third entries44

3Big chances1

1,86xG on target0,81

2Big chances missed0

Passing

1/7 (0%)Crosses2/12 (17%)

36/55 (65%)Long balls18/40 (45%)

22Throw-ins27

17Free kicks13

8Goal kicks7

Duels

54Total46

42/72 (58%)Ground30/72 (42%)

3/11 (27%)Aerial8/11 (73%)

7/16 (44%)Dribbles4/12 (33%)

5Dispossessed12

Defending

54Recoveries52

14Interceptions9

20Tackles14

75%Tackles won64%

15Clearances9

1Big chances scored1

0Big saves1

0Errors led to goal1

1Errors led to shot0

7,66Average rating6,69

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Sporting CPThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 61-75

AlvercaThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal88%

88%2+ goals38%

50%3+ goals25%

13%4+ goals13%

They concede

75%1+ goal88%

38%2+ goals50%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (A)

best 4-1 (A)·worst 1-3 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Sporting CPshootallowAlverca

7.0%Six-yard box4.7%

61.8%+5.0Penalty area55.2%

25.7%Edge of the box27.9%

5.5%-5.1Long range+1.612.2%

600 shots taken · 466 faced

AlvercashootallowSporting CP

4.8%Six-yard box4.6%

58.8%+2.0Penalty area-8.148.5%

26.1%Edge of the box+3.630.7%

10.3%Long range+5.616.2%

330 shots taken · 303 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Sporting CP beat Alverca 3-1 at Estádio José Alvalade in Primeira Liga. Sporting CP led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: M. Araujo (2'), an own goal by Matheus Mendes (55'), L. Suarez (60') for Sporting CP; Figueiredo (88') for Alverca. In their last 5 meetings, Sporting CP have won 4, Alverca 1, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.