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Liga Portugal10/25/2026, 08:30 PM

Sporting CP – Academico Viseu1 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Sporting CP
2.46
Total xG
3.25
Academico Viseu
0.78
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorSporting CPAcademico Viseu
Attack strength (1.47x league average)+2.01
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean−1.27
Attack weakness (0.77x league average)−0.49
Defensive strength (0.9 conceded vs 1.3 league avg)−0.37
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean+0.29
Defensive weakness (1.2 conceded vs 1.4 league avg)−0.19
4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2 goals/match)−0.14
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.4 goals/match)+0.01
Geny Catamo on the bench (1 goals, 4 assists)
Weak away record (1.1 vs 1.4 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Attack: Sporting CP scores 2.5 goals per game at home in the league this season, Academico Viseu 1.75 away
  • Table: Sporting CP sits in 3rd place with 2.5 goals per game in the league, Academico Viseu is 6th

Risks

  • Form: Academico Viseu registered 4 wins from their last 5 matches, Sporting CP won 2

All probabilities

Result
Sporting CP73%
Draw18%
Academico Viseu9%
Double chance
Sporting CP or draw91%
Academico Viseu or draw27%
No draw82%
Goals
Over 1.584%
Under 1.516%
Over 2.563%
Under 2.537%
Over 3.541%
Under 3.559%
Both teams score
Yes51%
No49%

xG score

2:0
From xG 2.46 : 0.78, rounded up only from .912% probability

Other likely scores

3:0
10%
2:1
9%
1:1
8%
3:1
8%
1:2
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Sporting CP: first goal in 10 of 12 games (83%)
  2. Sporting CP: 5 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  3. Sporting CP: goal in the first 15 minutes in 6 of 12 games (50%)
  4. Sporting CP: 5 of 13 goals conceded from minute 76 onwards (last 12 games)

Lineups

Sporting CP 4-2-3-1 · Academico Viseu 5-4-1

Sporting CP
  • 30 K. Pereira Azarias
  • 22 I. Fresneda Corraliza
  • 55 I. Ba
  • 25 G. Inácio
  • 20 M. Araújo Vilches
  • 5 S. Altimira Clavell
  • 77 I. Doumbia
  • 31 L. Lira dos Santos
  • 58 F. Gonçalves
  • 19 N. Irankunda
  • 97 L. Suárez Charris
Academico Viseu
  • 98 E. Ferreira da Silva
  • 75 R. Ribeiro Vieira
  • 41 A. Correia
  • 2 N. Michelis
  • 7 L. da Costa Silva
  • 3 M. Brau Blanquez
  • 22 N. Mortimer Moreno
  • 14 S. Messeguem
  • 8 C. Kahraman
  • 31 J. de Sousa Crispim
  • 33 A. Silva Filho
Substitutes
  • 13 G. Vagiannidis
  • 7 F. Ioannidis
  • 10 G. Cipriano Catamo
  • 72 E. Quaresma Coimbra Simões
  • 8 J. Arnauth Barrocas Simões
  • 1 R. Dantas da Silva
  • 4 S. Andersen
  • 73 E. Freitas Monteiro Ferreira Felicíssimo
  • 9 R. Nel
  • 21 P. Lima Barros
  • 28 J. Derry
  • 18 M. Zekri
  • 17 V. Fernández Estrada
  • 9 M. Bouldini
  • 12 J. Soriano Oropesa
  • 45 A. García Mestanza
  • 6 A. Castanheira Ceitil
  • 10 A. Zamora
  • 18 C. Ferreira
  • 5 P. Barcelos Silva
  • 44 R. Gomes Pereira
  • 47 L. Gohi
  • 57 G. Abreu Costa
  • 58 M. Santos Sampaio

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