Sporting vs Estoril 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Estoril 0. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trincão with a cross.
- 16': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 2, Estoril 0. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
- 45': Substitution, Estoril. Pedro Carvalho replaces Gonçalo Costa.
- 45': Substitution, Estoril. Antef Tsoungui replaces Alejandro Marqués.
- 45': Second Half begins Sporting Lisbon 2, Estoril 0.
- 56': Antef Tsoungui (Estoril) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Iván Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': João Carvalho (Estoril) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | FC Porto | 23 | 62 | 1 |
| +47 | Sporting CP | 23 | 58 | 1 |
| +36 | Benfica | 23 | 55 | 0 |
| +26 | Braga | 23 | 42 | 5 |
Statistics
 EPF |
SCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 48.3 | POSSESSION | 51.7 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 332 |
| 362 | Passes | 381 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 6 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 25 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 13 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 19 | Clearances | 15 |
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Silva (GK) |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 26 | Ousmane Diomande |
| 20 | Maximiliano Araújo |
| 22 | Iván Fresneda  |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
| 5 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 42 | Morten Hjulmand |
| 97 | Luis Suárez |
| 31 | Luis Guilherme |
| 10 | Geny Catamo |
Estoril (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Robles (GK) |
| 4 | Ferro |
| 25 | Felix Bacher |
| 20 | Goncalo Costa |
| 2 | Ricard Sánchez |
| 9 | Alejandro Marqués |
| 10 | Jordan Holsgrove |
| 99 | Rafik Guitane |
| 12 | João Carvalho |
| 6 | Jandro Orellana |
| 14 | Yanis Begraoui |
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