Vitória Guimarães vs Sporting CP: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Vitória Guimarães play Sporting CP in Liga NOS (Portugal). The match date is 23 December 2025 at 21:45. Final score: 1:4.

Current form

Vitória Guimarães: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Sporting CP: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Vitória Guimarães scores 1.15 and concedes 1.50 goals per match. Sporting CP scores 2.62 and concedes 0.71. League average: 2.68 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Vitória Guimarães 41%, Sporting CP 56%. Over 2.5: Vitória Guimarães 44%, Sporting CP 71%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Sporting CP has higher xG: 2.01 vs 1.44. Vitória Guimarães: 13.3 shots per match, Sporting CP: 17.6.

Match halves

Vitória Guimarães: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.65. Sporting CP: half-time lead 56%, second-half goals 1.50.

Goals by minute

Vitória Guimarães: 61-75 (10 goals). Sporting CP: 76-90+ (22 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga Portugal: 2.68 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 6.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 2
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

44Possession (%)56
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
17Shots16
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
5Shots on target7
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
1.76xG1.73
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
2Corners5
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
48Dangerous attacks32
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
21Fouls14
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
5Cards5
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
1.15Goals scored / match2.62
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
1.5Goals conceded / match0.71
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
51%Average possession62%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
3.94Shots on target / match6.79
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.32Shots per match17.56
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
3.94Shots on target6.79
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
8.6%Shot conversion14.9%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
51%Possession62%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
1.44xG for2.01
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
1.28xG against1
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

Shooting quality

Vitória Guimarães: BalancedSporting CP: Dominant
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
Accuracy (shots on target)30%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.39

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sporting CP is 83% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Vitória Guimarães · 2.2 pts / match - Sporting CP

Vitória Guimarães
WWLLL
Season result split
35% W18% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-6-16
1.24 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-4-5
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Sporting CP
DDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
74% W21% R6% P
Season (W-D-L)
25-7-2
2.41 pts / match · goal difference +65
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
12-5-0
Last 5 away
3-2-0
DWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.99Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sporting CP is 128% better for: goals scored per match.

1.15 goals / match - Vitória Guimarães · 2.62 goals / match - Sporting CP

Sporting CP is 111% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.5 goals / match - Vitória Guimarães · 0.71 goals / match - Sporting CP

Vitória Guimarães scoring profile: mixed

Vitória Guimarães scores in 65% of matches (22 of 34 matches), while Sporting CP keeps a clean sheet in 44% (15 of 34 matches).

Sporting CP scoring profile: very strong

Sporting CP scores in 100% of matches (34 of 34 matches), while Vitória Guimarães keeps a clean sheet in 29% (10 of 34 matches).

39Goals scored (season)89
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
51Goals conceded (season)24
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
2.65Average goals in match3.32
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
4Goals scored (last 5)15
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal100%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
32%2 goals71%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
9%3 goals47%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
6%4 goals29%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal56%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
44%2 goals15%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
24%3 goals0%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
9%4 goals0%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

41%
Vitória Guimarães - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.14 of 34 matches
48%
League average

Goal patterns

24%BTTS at half-time18%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
6%BTTS in both halves3%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
15%Scored in both halves50%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS29%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
20%BTTS - last 580%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

62%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time94%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time59%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time35%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Sporting CP is 94% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.06 pts / match - Vitória Guimarães · 2.06 pts / match - Sporting CP

Vitória Guimarães - half-time state
18% leading53% draw29% trailing
Sporting CP - half-time state
56% leading38% draw6% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.06Points per match (1st half)2.06
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
0.5Goals scored (1st half)1.12
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.24
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
1.18Average goals (1st half)1.35
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
50%Clean sheet before half-time76%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
65%No goal before half-time35%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

After half-time (2nd half)

1.24Points per match (2nd half)2.18
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
0.65Goals scored (2nd half)1.5
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
0.82Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
1.47Average goals (2nd half)1.97
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
47%Clean sheet after half-time59%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
56%No goal after half-time15%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

Vitória Guimarães - second-half results

32% W26% R41% P
36
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding194%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sporting CP - second-half results

65% W24% R12% P
70
Half-time points
38
Half-time goals
+30
Goal difference (1st half)
74
Second-half points
+35
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.06
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at half-time in 56% of matches and wins 74%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Vitória Guimarães - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.20
Goals scored / match0.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match0.61.8
1 goal20%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Sporting CP - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.202.20
Goals scored / match1.41.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match1.62.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%0%
Goal difference+6+4
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Vitória Guimarães
ScoredConceded
2
7
0-15
8
7
16-30
7
9
31-45
6
8
46-60
10
10
61-75
6
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (10 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Sporting CP
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
10
3
16-30
21
1
31-45
13
2
46-60
16
3
61-75
22
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (22 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +11 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.99
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 2.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
49%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+101%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
65%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Vitória Guimarães

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.22
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Sporting CP

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.90
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.61
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
220%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
47%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga Portugal).

Teams vs league

Vitória GuimarãesLigaSporting CP
Average goals in match 2.652.68 3.32
Both teams scored 41%48% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%54% 71%
Clean sheets 29%29% 44%
Goal before half-time 62%69% 71%
Goal after half-time 79%80% 94%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.68
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / match
1.19
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Vitória Guimarães 0 - 0 - 1 Sporting CP. Average goals 6.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Vitória Guimarães vs Sporting CP?

The Liga NOS match finished Vitória Guimarães 1:4 Sporting CP. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Vitória Guimarães vs Sporting CP?

Vitória Guimarães score 1.15 goals per game on average and Sporting CP 2.62. The Liga NOS average is 2.68 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 41% of Vitória Guimarães's matches and 56% of Sporting CP's.

What form are Vitória Guimarães and Sporting CP in?

Over the last 5 games Vitória Guimarães have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Sporting CP 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Vitória Guimarães vs Sporting CP?

The statistical background for Vitória Guimarães vs Sporting CP — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.