Portugal - Liga NOSEstádio José AlvaladeData current as of 21 October 2026

Sporting CP vs Academico Viseu: match statistics

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Sporting CP vs Academico Viseu: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sporting CP play Academico Viseu in Liga NOS (Portugal). The match date is 25 October 2026. Venue: Estádio José Alvalade.

Current form

Sporting CP: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Academico Viseu: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sporting CP scores 2.50 and concedes 1.13 goals per match. Academico Viseu scores 1.38 and concedes 1.25. League average: 2.75 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sporting CP 75%, Academico Viseu 50%. Over 2.5: Sporting CP 75%, Academico Viseu 63%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Sporting CP has higher xG: 1.55 vs 1.07. Sporting CP: 12.9 shots per match, Academico Viseu: 9.9.

Match halves

Sporting CP: half-time lead 63%, second-half goals 1.13. Academico Viseu: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.63.

Goals by minute

Sporting CP: 46-60 (5 goals). Academico Viseu: 16-30 (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga Portugal: 2.75 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.18)
(8.35)
(16.00)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
2.5Goals scored / match1.38
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
1.13Goals conceded / match1.25
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
59%Average possession47%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
5.5Shots on target / match3.38
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

12.88Shots per match9.88
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
5.5Shots on target3.38
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
19.4%Shot conversion13.9%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
59%Possession47%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
1.55xG for1.07
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
1.04xG against1.9
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu

Shooting quality

Sporting CP: Efficient finishingAcademico Viseu: Counter-attacking
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
Accuracy (shots on target)43%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.450.41

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Academico Viseu is 9% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Sporting CP · 2.4 pts / match - Academico Viseu

Sporting CP
WWDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
63% W38% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-0
2.25 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-0
Last 5 at home
3-1-0
WWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Academico Viseu
LWWWW
Season result split
50% W25% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-2
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-0
Last 5 away
2-2-0
DDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 1.96BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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 81% better for: goals scored per match.

2.5 goals / match - Sporting CP · 1.38 goals / match - Academico Viseu

Sporting CP is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.13 goals / match - Sporting CP · 1.25 goals / match - Academico Viseu

Sporting CP scoring profile: very strong

Sporting CP scores in 100% of matches (8 of 8 matches), while Academico Viseu keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 matches).

Academico Viseu scoring profile: very strong

Academico Viseu scores in 75% of matches (6 of 8 matches), while Sporting CP keeps a clean sheet in 25% (2 of 8 matches).

20Goals scored (season)11
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
9Goals conceded (season)10
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
3.63Average goals in match2.63
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
12Goals scored (last 5)7
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
4Goals conceded (last 5)5
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal75%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
88%2 goals63%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
50%3 goals0%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
13%4 goals0%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal75%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
38%2 goals38%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
0%3 goals13%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
0%4 goals0%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu

* 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.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
25%Scored in both halves13%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu

BTTS and goal count

63%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
60%BTTS - last 540%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu

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

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time88%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
75%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu

Match halves— when 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 31% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.13 pts / match - Sporting CP · 1.63 pts / match - Academico Viseu

Sporting CP - half-time state
63% leading25% draw13% trailing
Academico Viseu - half-time state
50% leading13% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.13Points per match (1st half)1.63
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
1.38Goals scored (1st half)0.75
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
0.13Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
1.5Average goals (1st half)1.38
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
88%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
38%No goal before half-time50%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)1.38
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
1.13Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.63
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
2.13Average goals (2nd half)1.25
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
38%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu
38%No goal after half-time63%
Sporting CPAcademico Viseu

Sporting CP - second-half results

38% W38% D25% L
17
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.13
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 63% of matches and wins 63%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.9

Concedes 0.9 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Academico Viseu - second-half results

25% W63% D13% L
13
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sporting CP - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.60
Goals scored / match1.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+6+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 7
Academico Viseu - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.40
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.41.0
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% 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 minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Academico Viseu
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
3
1
16-30
1
1
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

3.13
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
114%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
75%
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

Sporting CP

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.51
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.86
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.95
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
191%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

Academico Viseu

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.83
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.96
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.65
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.65
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Sporting CPLigaAcademico Viseu
Average goals in match▲ 3.632.75▼ 2.63
Both teams scored▲ 75%51%• 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 75%56%▲ 63%
Clean sheets▼ 25%27%▼ 25%
Goal before half-time▲ 75%72%▲ 88%
Goal after half-time▲ 88%76%▼ 50%

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

2.75
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.31
Home goals / match
1.44
Away goals / match
+-9%
Home attack advantage
+-10%
Home defence advantage
+3%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Sporting CP and Academico Viseu play?

Sporting CP face Academico Viseu on 25 October 2026 in Liga NOS at Estádio José Alvalade. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sporting CP vs Academico Viseu?

Sporting CP score 2.50 goals per game on average and Academico Viseu 1.38. The Liga NOS average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 75% of Sporting CP's matches and 50% of Academico Viseu's.

What form are Sporting CP and Academico Viseu in?

Over the last 5 games Sporting CP have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Academico Viseu 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sporting CP vs Academico Viseu: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.