Sporting vs FC Famalicao 2025-26 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45'+4': Pote (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Pedro Santos (Famalicão) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Geny Catamo replaces Ricardo Mangas.
- 64': Substitution, Famalicão. Gonzalo Pastor replaces Pedro Santos.
- 64': Substitution, Famalicão. Antoine Joujou replaces Gil Dias.
- 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Rafael Nel replaces Iván Fresneda.
- 76': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Daniel Bragança replaces Hidemasa Morita.
- 77': Substitution, Famalicão. Rudi Almeida replaces Simon Elisor.
- 82': Goal! Sporting Lisbon 1, Famalicão 0. Daniel Bragança (Sporting Lisbon) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Trincão with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Georgios Vagiannidis replaces Luis Guilherme.
- 86': Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. João Simões replaces Pote because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Famalicão. Roméo Beney replaces Sorriso.
- 86': Substitution, Famalicão. Marcos Peña replaces Gustavo Sá.
- 90': Gonzalo Pastor (Famalicão) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Maxi Araújo (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Georgios Vagiannidis (Sporting Lisbon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +36 | FC Porto | 22 | 59 | 1 |
| +44 | Sporting CP | 22 | 55 | 1 |
| +33 | Benfica | 22 | 52 | 0 |
| +15 | Gil Vicente | 22 | 40 | 4 |
Statistics
 FCF |
SCP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 14 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 29.9 | Possession | 70.1 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 194 | Accurate Passes | 521 |
| 258 | Passes | 586 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 7 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 38 | Clearances | 16 |
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Silva (GK) |
| 25 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 26 | Ousmane Diomande |
| 91 | Ricardo Mangas |
| 22 | Iván Fresneda |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
| 5 | Hidemasa Morita |
| 42 | Morten Hjulmand |
| 8 | Pedro Gonçalves  |
| 20 | Maximiliano Araújo |
| 31 | Luis Guilherme |
FC Famalicao (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Lazar Carevic (GK) |
| 16 | Justin de Haas |
| 55 | Ibrahima Ba |
| 6 | Tommie van de Looi |
| 28 | Pedro Bondo |
| 2 | Gustavo |
| 20 | Gustavo Sá |
| 80 | Pedro Santos |
| 7 | Sorriso |
| 23 | Gil Dias |
| 12 | Simon Elisor |
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