Portugal - Liga 3Data current as of 06 September 2026

Atlético CP vs Sporting Covilhã: match statistics

155%(1.72)
X30%(3.40)
215%(4.99)

Atlético CP presents solid form in home matches with a 40% win rate and an impressive 50% clean sheets at home. The hosts possess an advantage in offensive quality, averaging 1.4 goals per match in home fixtures with an xG of 1.36, while Sporting Covilhã produces only 0.8 goals and an xG of 0.91 on the road. The visitors have a poor away record (20% wins, 40% matches without scoring) and a negative goal difference of -5 in away matches. Both teams show identical form in the last five matches (1.6 PPG, ddlww), which might suggest a close contest; however, the home advantage and superior offensive and defensive statistics of Atlético CP favor a home victory. Covilhã's relatively high draw percentage away (30%) and their ability to keep clean sheets (30%) justify a moderate probability of a points split.

Atlético CP vs Sporting Covilhã: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Atlético CP played Sporting Covilhã in Liga 3 (Portugal). The match was played on 28 February 2026. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Atlético CP: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Sporting Covilhã: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Atlético CP scores 1.20 and concedes 0.90 goals per match. Sporting Covilhã scores 0.70 and concedes 1.20. League average: 2.17 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Atlético CP 35%, Sporting Covilhã 40%. Over 2.5: Atlético CP 35%, Sporting Covilhã 30%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 36%.

xG, shots and style

Atlético CP has higher xG: 1.28 vs 0.97. Atlético CP: 9.6 shots per match, Sporting Covilhã: 6.8.

Match halves

Atlético CP: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.65. Sporting Covilhã: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.35.

Goals by minute

Atlético CP: 16-30 (7 goals). Sporting Covilhã: 76-90+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga 3: 2.17 goals per match, BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 36%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Atlético CP presents solid form in home matches with a 40% win rate and an impressive 50% clean sheets at home. The hosts possess an advantage in offensive quality, averaging 1.4 goals per match in home fixtures with an xG of 1.36, while Sporting Covilhã produces only 0.8 goals and an xG of 0.91 on the road. The visitors have a poor away record (20% wins, 40% matches without scoring) and a negative goal difference of -5 in away matches. Both teams show identical form in the last five matches (1.6 PPG, ddlww), which might suggest a close contest; however, the home advantage and superior offensive and defensive statistics of Atlético CP favor a home victory. Covilhã's relatively high draw percentage away (30%) and their ability to keep clean sheets (30%) justify a moderate probability of a points split.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

61Possession (%)39
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
18Shots4
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
5Shots on target2
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
2.04xG0.71
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
7Corners1
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
78Dangerous attacks42
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
-1Fouls-1
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
-1Cards-1
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã

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.

Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
1.2Goals scored / match0.7
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
0.9Goals conceded / match1.2
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
52%Average possession48%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
3.55Shots on target / match2.85
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.6Shots per match6.85
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
3.55Shots on target2.85
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
12.5%Shot conversion10.2%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
52%Possession48%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
1.28xG for0.97
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
1.24xG against1.36
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã

Shooting quality

Atlético CP: BalancedSporting Covilhã: Balanced
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
Accuracy (shots on target)37%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.25

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.

Atlético CP
DDLWW
Season result split
40% W20% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-8
1.40 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-5
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
LWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Sporting Covilhã
DDLWW
Season result split
20% W40% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-8-8
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 0.94Opponent xG: 1.08BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Atlético CP is 71% better for: goals scored per match.

1.2 goals / match - Atlético CP · 0.7 goals / match - Sporting Covilhã

Atlético CP is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.9 goals / match - Atlético CP · 1.2 goals / match - Sporting Covilhã

Atlético CP scoring profile: strong

Atlético CP scores in 70% of matches (14 of 20 matches), while Sporting Covilhã keeps a clean sheet in 30% (6 of 20 matches).

Sporting Covilhã scoring profile: mixed

Sporting Covilhã scores in 55% of matches (11 of 20 matches), while Atlético CP keeps a clean sheet in 45% (9 of 20 matches).

24Goals scored (season)14
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
18Goals conceded (season)24
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
2.1Average goals in match1.9
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
10Goals scored (last 5)5
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
4Goals conceded (last 5)3
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal55%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
20%2 goals10%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
15%3 goals5%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
10%4 goals0%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal70%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
25%2 goals35%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
5%3 goals10%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
5%4 goals5%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã

* 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.

40%
Sporting Covilhã - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.8 of 20 matches
46%
League average

Goal patterns

15%BTTS at half-time10%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
20%Scored in both halves5%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS15%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
60%BTTS - last 520%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã

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

55%Min. 1 goal before half-time60%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time10%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã

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.

Atlético CP is 32% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.45 pts / match - Atlético CP · 1.1 pts / match - Sporting Covilhã

Atlético CP - half-time state
30% leading55% draw15% trailing
Sporting Covilhã - half-time state
20% leading50% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.45Points per match (1st half)1.1
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
0.55Goals scored (1st half)0.35
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
0.3Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
0.85Average goals (1st half)0.85
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
75%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
55%No goal before half-time70%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã

After half-time (2nd half)

1.35Points per match (2nd half)1.05
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
0.65Goals scored (2nd half)0.35
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
0.6Goals conceded (2nd half)0.7
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
1.25Average goals (2nd half)1.05
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
60%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã
55%No goal after half-time70%
Atlético CPSporting Covilhã

Atlético CP - second-half results

35% W30% R35% P
29
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sporting Covilhã - second-half results

25% W30% R45% P
22
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.10
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 20%. 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.

Atlético CP - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.00
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+3+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Sporting Covilhã - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.00
Goals scored / match0.80.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match1.00.6
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+3-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

Atlético CP
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
7
1
16-30
1
3
31-45
1
5
46-60
5
3
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Sporting Covilhã
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
3
2
16-30
2
4
31-45
1
1
46-60
2
6
61-75
4
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
39%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Atlético CP

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Sporting Covilhã

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.60
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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 3).

Teams vs league

Atlético CPLigaSporting Covilhã
Average goals in match 2.102.17 1.90
Both teams scored 35%46% 40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%36% 30%
Clean sheets 45%33% 30%
Goal before half-time 55%64% 60%
Goal after half-time 70%73% 70%

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

2.17
Average goals per match
46%
Both teams scored
36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.20
Home goals / match
0.97
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Home team

Other recorded players

Rúben André Fernandes Marques⚽ 1

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Sporting CovilhãGoalCarlos Augusto Manuel Balsa
  2. Sporting CovilhãGoalAndré Filipe Rio Liberal
  3. Atlético CPGoalRúben André Fernandes Marques

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Daniel Correia MartinsMatches officiated: 9
3.11Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 256%Home wins11%Draws33%Away wins

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Atlético CP 0 - 2 - 0 Sporting Covilhã. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

SC Covilhã
0 : 0
Atlético Clube de Portugal
Atlético Clube de Portugal
0 : 0
SC Covilhã

FAQ

What was the result of Atlético CP vs Sporting Covilhã?

The Liga 3 match finished Atlético CP 1:2 Sporting Covilhã. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Atlético CP and Sporting Covilhã?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Atlético CP won 0, Sporting Covilhã won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 0.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Atlético CP vs Sporting Covilhã?

Atlético CP score 1.20 goals per game on average and Sporting Covilhã 0.70. The Liga 3 average is 2.17 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 36% of games. Both teams score in 35% of Atlético CP's matches and 40% of Sporting Covilhã's.

What form are Atlético CP and Sporting Covilhã in?

Over the last 5 games Atlético CP have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Sporting Covilhã 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Atlético CP vs Sporting Covilhã?

The statistical background for Atlético CP vs Sporting Covilhã — 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.