Portugal - Liga NOSData current as of 11 September 2026

AVS vs Sporting CP: match statistics

AVS crest
AVS
1 : 1half-time 0:0
Sporting CP crest
Sporting CP

AVS vs Sporting CP: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

AVS played Sporting CP in Liga NOS (Portugal). The match was played on 26 April 2026. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

AVS: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Sporting CP: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

AVS scores 0.70 and concedes 2.13 goals per match. Sporting CP scores 2.55 and concedes 0.66. League average: 2.68 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: AVS 40%, Sporting CP 52%. Over 2.5: AVS 60%, Sporting CP 69%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Sporting CP has higher xG: 2.01 vs 1.17. AVS: 11.0 shots per match, Sporting CP: 17.8.

Match halves

AVS: half-time lead 7%, second-half goals 0.43. Sporting CP: half-time lead 55%, second-half goals 1.48.

Goals by minute

AVS: 76-90+ (6 goals). Sporting CP: 76-90+ (19 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga Portugal: 2.68 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 6.00, 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

Sporting CP is the clear favorite and I predict an away win. AVS averages only 0.73 goals scored and concedes 1.67 at home, while Sporting averages 2.2 goals scored and 0.73 conceded away, giving the visitors an advantage both offensively and defensively. Quality of chances also favors Sporting: average xG is 1.8 for Sporting versus 1.24 for AVS, and shot conversion is 14% versus 6% for the hosts. Game control is confirmed by possession and shots — Sporting records 62% possession and 6.07 shots on target away, AVS at home 41% and 3.47 shots on target, and AVS fail to score in 53% of home matches versus 0% such cases for Sporting away. Form trend also favors the visitors: AVS has 0.6 points per game in the last 5 matches, Sporting 1.0, and the season records (AVS 1-10-19 at home vs Sporting 22-5-2) further reinforce the visitors' advantage.

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BTTS - will both teams score?

Statistical analysis favors a 'No' scenario for BTTS. The home side keep a clean sheet in 64% of matches, have a seasonal BTTS of only 36% and concede an average of just 0.57 goals per game with xG against 0.87, indicating a tight defense. Sporting as the away team score on average 2.2 goals with xG 1.8 and have a seasonal BTTS of 67%, however in the last 5 matches they have only 20% BTTS and concede on average 0.6 goals, which weakens their tendency toward Goal/Goal. Additionally the home team average 2.93 goals per game, 7.64 shots on target and xG 2.24, while the league shows 47% BTTS with 60% of matches featuring a clean sheet and a 23% home advantage favoring the hosts. Summing these figures, I predict BTTS - No with a probability of 62% versus 38% for Yes.

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Over/Under - goals analysis

Seasonal indicators strongly support the Over market: AVS have 93% of matches over 1.5 goals, Sporting 87%, and AVS score an average of 2.93 goals at home versus Sporting’s 2.20 away. An xG-based model gives 1.65 goals for the home side (home xG 2.24 vs xG conceded to visitors 1.06) and 1.34 for the visitors (away xG 1.80 vs xG conceded to hosts 0.87), totalling approximately 2.99 goals. Additionally, AVS average 19.93 shots and 7.64 on target, Sporting 15.80 and 6.07, with conversion rates of 15% and 14%, confirming genuine goal threat. Caution is warranted: in the last 5 games AVS averaged 0.6 goals, Sporting 0.4, and 5-game xG was lower (1.27 and 1.17), so a very high outcome (Over 3.5) is less certain. Consequently I recommend Over 1.5 as the strongest signal (~90% chance); Over 2.5 is rated at ~70%, and Over 3.5 at ~32%.

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HT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario

AVS averages 2.93 goals scored and 0.57 conceded per match this season, while Sporting records 2.20 scored and 0.73 conceded; additionally the home xG is 2.24 versus 1.80 for Sporting, indicating an offensive edge for AVS. At half-time AVS leads in 57% of matches and scores an average of 1.29 goals by the break while conceding only 0.14; Sporting has 53% leads at the interval with 0.87 scored and 0.33 conceded, so the HT balance favors the home side. AVS produces 19.93 shots and 7.64 on target per game compared to Sporting’s 15.8/6.07, and AVS’s season clean sheet rate is 64% (HT 86%), which indicates an ability to hold a lead. However, Sporting have 67% of matches with both teams scoring, so there is a realistic chance of a turnaround by the visitors after the break; overall the strongest signal from the data is AVS leading at half-time and winning the match (1/1).

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Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

25Possession (%)75
AVSSporting CP
11Shots20
AVSSporting CP
4Shots on target8
AVSSporting CP
1.26xG2.58
AVSSporting CP
0Corners9
AVSSporting CP
40Dangerous attacks106
AVSSporting CP
15Fouls8
AVSSporting CP
2Cards0
AVSSporting 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.

0.7Goals scored / match2.55
AVSSporting CP
2.13Goals conceded / match0.66
AVSSporting CP
40%Average possession62%
AVSSporting CP
3.03Shots on target / match6.83
AVSSporting CP

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.97Shots per match17.79
AVSSporting CP
3.03Shots on target6.83
AVSSporting CP
6.4%Shot conversion14.3%
AVSSporting CP
40%Possession62%
AVSSporting CP
1.17xG for2.01
AVSSporting CP
1.69xG against0.97
AVSSporting CP

Shooting quality

AVS: BalancedSporting CP: Dominant
AVSSporting CP
Accuracy (shots on target)28%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.37

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 233% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - AVS · 2 pts / match - Sporting CP

AVS
LDLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
3% W33% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-10-19
0.43 pts / match · goal difference -43
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-5-9
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
LWDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Sporting CP
DWWWL
Season result split
76% W17% D7% L
Season (W-D-L)
22-5-2
2.45 pts / match · goal difference +55
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
11-4-0
Last 5 away
3-2-0
DWDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.83Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 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 264% better for: goals scored per match.

0.7 goals / match - AVS · 2.55 goals / match - Sporting CP

Sporting CP is 223% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.13 goals / match - AVS · 0.66 goals / match - Sporting CP

AVS scoring profile: more difficult

AVS scores in 43% of matches (13 of 30 matches), while Sporting CP keeps a clean sheet in 48% (14 of 29 matches).

Sporting CP scoring profile: very strong

Sporting CP scores in 100% of matches (29 of 29 matches), while AVS keeps a clean sheet in 13% (4 of 30 matches).

21Goals scored (season)74
AVSSporting CP
64Goals conceded (season)19
AVSSporting CP
2.83Average goals in match3.21
AVSSporting CP
3Goals scored (last 5)12
AVSSporting CP
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
AVSSporting CP

How often they score at least...

43%1 goal100%
AVSSporting CP
20%2 goals69%
AVSSporting CP
7%3 goals45%
AVSSporting CP
0%4 goals28%
AVSSporting CP

How often they concede at least...

87%1 goal52%
AVSSporting CP
70%2 goals14%
AVSSporting CP
40%3 goals0%
AVSSporting CP
10%4 goals0%
AVSSporting 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.

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time17%
AVSSporting CP
7%BTTS in both halves3%
AVSSporting CP
7%Scored in both halves48%
AVSSporting CP

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
AVSSporting CP
27%Min. 3 goals without BTTS31%
AVSSporting CP
40%BTTS - last 580%
AVSSporting 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

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
AVSSporting CP
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
AVSSporting CP
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
AVSSporting CP

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time93%
AVSSporting CP
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time55%
AVSSporting CP
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time34%
AVSSporting 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 222% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.63 pts / match - AVS · 2.03 pts / match - Sporting CP

AVS - half-time state
7% leading43% draw50% trailing
Sporting CP - half-time state
55% leading38% draw7% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.63Points per match (1st half)2.03
AVSSporting CP
0.27Goals scored (1st half)1.07
AVSSporting CP
1.03Goals conceded (1st half)0.24
AVSSporting CP
1.3Average goals (1st half)1.31
AVSSporting CP
33%Clean sheet before half-time76%
AVSSporting CP
80%No goal before half-time34%
AVSSporting CP

After half-time (2nd half)

0.67Points per match (2nd half)2.17
AVSSporting CP
0.43Goals scored (2nd half)1.48
AVSSporting CP
1.1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.41
AVSSporting CP
1.53Average goals (2nd half)1.9
AVSSporting CP
30%Clean sheet after half-time62%
AVSSporting CP
70%No goal after half-time17%
AVSSporting CP

AVS - second-half results

10% W37% D53% L
19
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-23
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-20
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding43%

Leads at half-time in 7% of matches and wins 3%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sporting CP - second-half results

66% W21% D14% L
59
Half-time points
31
Half-time goals
+24
Goal difference (1st half)
63
Second-half points
+31
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 55% of matches and wins 76%. 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.

AVS - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.60
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-2-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Sporting CP - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.60
Goals scored / match1.21.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.82.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+3+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6

* 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.

AVS
ScoredConceded
1
10
0-15
2
10
16-30
5
11
31-45
3
12
46-60
4
12
61-75
6
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Sporting CP
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
9
3
16-30
17
1
31-45
12
2
46-60
12
2
61-75
19
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). 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

3.02
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.7 : 2.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
113%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+99%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
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

AVS

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.91
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.44
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
47%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
179%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Sporting CP

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.85
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
214%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
44%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.45
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* 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

AVSLigaSporting CP
Average goals in match 2.832.68 3.21
Both teams scored 40%47% 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 60%54% 69%
Clean sheets 13%30% 48%
Goal before half-time 70%70% 72%
Goal after half-time 77%79% 93%

^ 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
47%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.19
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

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

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. AVSYellow cardBabatunde Akinsola
  2. Sporting CPSubstitutionOn: Daniel Santos BragançaOff: Giorgi Kochorashvili

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.

Pedro Miguel Torres RamalhoMatches officiated: 9
5.56Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 211%Home wins44%Draws44%Away wins

Head-to-head

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

FAQ

What was the result of AVS vs Sporting CP?

The Liga NOS match finished AVS 1:1 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 AVS vs Sporting CP?

AVS score 0.70 goals per game on average and Sporting CP 2.55. The Liga NOS average is 2.68 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 40% of AVS's matches and 52% of Sporting CP's.

What form are AVS and Sporting CP in?

Over the last 5 games AVS have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Sporting CP 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for AVS 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.