Sporting Lisbon vs Nacional – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
2:1
01/02/2026 at 13:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Liga Portugal - Round 20
  • Referee: Baixinho R. (Por)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
albaniaAlbaniaTring Sport 3
austriaAustriaDAZN
brazilBrazilClaro TV+, Disney+, ESPN 2, Sky+, Vivo Play, Zapping
bulgariaBulgariaRing, Voyo
croatiaCroatiaSportKlub 4
cyprusCyprusCytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 5, Cytavision Sports 5
finlandFinlandVeikkaus TV
franceFrancebeIN Connect, beIN Sports MAX 4, Free
germanyGermanyDAZN Deutsch, Sportdigital FUSSBALL
greeceGreeceCOSMOTE Sport 3
israelIsraelSport 2
italyItalyDAZN Italia
japanJapanDAZN Japan
kuwaitKuwaitKTV Sport Plus
north-macedoniaNorth-macedoniaMaxTV GO
polandPolandEleven Sports 4
portugalPortugalSport TV2
russiaRussiaTV Start, TV Start Triumph
serbiaSerbiaArena Sport 2
slovakiaSlovakiaArena sport 1
sloveniaSloveniaSportKlub 4
switzerlandSwitzerlandDAZN Switzerland, Sunrise TV, Sunrise TV
turkeyTurkeyTivibu Spor 2
ukraineUkraineMEGOGO Futbol 5

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
1.741.33
Ball possession
62%38%
Total shots
166
Shots on target
74
Big chances
32
Corner kicks
110
Passes
85% (454/533)79% (269/342)
Yellow cards
03
Expected goals (xG)
1.741.33
xG on target (xGOT)
2.271.24
Total shots
166
Shots on target
74
Shots off target
61
Blocked shots
31
Shots inside the box
113
Shots outside the box
52
Hit the woodwork
00
Big chances
32
Corner kicks
110
Touches in opposition box
418
Accurate through passes
10
Offsides
32
Free kicks
1512
Passes
85% (454/533)79% (269/342)
Long passes
54% (20/37)41% (21/51)
Passes in final third
74% (114/155)59% (35/59)
Crosses
15% (5/33)10% (1/10)
Expected assists (xA)
1.790.30
Throw ins
2312
Fouls
1215
Tackles
82% (9/11)68% (13/19)
Duels won
4849
Clearances
2235
Interceptions
313
Errors leading to shot
11
Errors leading to goal
01
Goalkeeper saves
25
xGOT faced
1.242.27
Goals prevented
0.240.27

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 28', Leo Santos 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (2 - 1)
  • 55', Ze Vitor 🟨,
  • 64', Simoes J. , Trincao ,
  • 64', Luis Guilherme , Faye S. ,
  • 65', Paulinho Boia , Witi ,
  • 72', 1 - 0, Goncalves P. ,
  • 76', 1 - 1, Nunez A. ,
  • 80', Catamo G. , Alisson Santos ,
  • 80', Goncalves P. , Kochorashvili G. ,
  • 80', Silva J. , Labidi C. ,
  • 80', Gabriel Veron , Daniel Junior ,
  • 87', Nunez A. 🟨,
  • 90+2', Liziero , Sousa A. ,
  • 90+2', Ramirez J. , Joao L. ,
  • 90+6', 2 - 1, Suarez L. , Alisson Santos (A),

Chances of winning


Sporting Lisbon
82.3%
Draw
11.8%
Nacional
5.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
82.3% 11.6% 6.1%

Sporting Lisbon - Nacional Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
1.15
(1.15)
8.14
(8.14)
16.24
(15.64)
5.1%
(5.6%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 3.50
What is the prediction for Sporting Lisbon - Nacional?
  • Users Predictions: 20 users predict this event. Sporting will win (votes: 16 - 80%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 20%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Sporting: 62.5%97.5%.
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • O/U 8.5 - under (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • AH -2.5 - Nacional (1.66) (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • O/U 0.5 - over (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • DC - Sporting (1.03) (votes: 2 - 100%) .
    • 1X2, 1st Half - Sporting (1.47) (votes: 4 - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.
    • AH -1, 1st Half - Sporting (1.94) (votes: 2 - 100%) .
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Sporting Lisbon will win (8 of 8 users predict this - 100%) 🥈 Silver Tip.
  • Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 18 high ROI users predict this event. Sporting (votes: 16 - 88.9%). Nacional (votes: 2 - 11.1%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:0.
  • Preview Facts
    • Get ready for a battle between the top and the middle of the table (ranked 2 in the zone Promotion ~ Champions League (Qualification: ) and 11).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Sporting won 5.
    • Sporting is in very good shape right now (last 5 games: 4 wins).
    • Nacional has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
    • Sporting may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • In this match, Sporting is the undisputed favorite.
    • There will not play in Sporting: Blopa S. (Inactive) Debast Z. (Injury) Ioannidis F. (Knee Injury) Matheus Reis (Red Card) Quenda G. (Foot Injury)
    • There will not play in Nacional: Fernandes I. (Injury) Soares F. (Injury) Ulisses (Injury)
    • There are questionable in Sporting: Inacio G. (Injury) Santos N. (Knee Injury)
    • There are questionable in Nacional: Aurelio J. (Inactive) Vallier L. (Inactive)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Sporting won 16 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 42:9. (average 2.1:0.5).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Sporting won 9 matches, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 20:4. (average 2:0.4).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Sporting Lisbon - Nacional were as follows:
    23.08.2025 Nacional - Sporting Lisbon 1:4
    25.01.2025 Sporting Lisbon - Nacional 2:0
    29.10.2024 Sporting Lisbon - Nacional 3:1
    17.08.2024 Nacional - Sporting Lisbon 1:6
    Latest results of Sporting Lisbon
    Latest results of Nacional
    25.01.2026 Nacional - Rio Ave 4:0
    17.01.2026 Gil Vicente - Nacional 2:1
    11.01.2026 Nacional - Santa Clara 3:3
    21.12.2025 AVS - Nacional 2:2
    Liga Portugal Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1FC Porto21182142:73556
    2Sporting CP21164155:124352
    3Benfica21147044:123249
    4Braga21116444:182639
    5Gil Vicente21107431:171437
    6Famalicao2195727:20732
    7Estoril2186743:35830
    8Moreirense2193927:29-230
    9Vitoria Guimaraes2184923:30-728
    10Alverca21731121:36-1524
    11Estrela2158825:37-1223
    12Arouca21651026:46-2023
    13Nacional21561027:30-321
    14Rio Ave2148922:41-1920
    15Casa Pia21471022:39-1719
    16Santa Clara21451216:26-1017
    17Tondela21351314:35-2114
    18AFS21051615:54-395

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