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

Key match information

Vitória Guimarães played Sporting CP in Liga NOS (Portugal). The match was played on 23 December 2025. Final score: 1:4.

Current form

Vitória Guimarães: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Sporting CP: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Vitória Guimarães scores 1.07 and concedes 1.21 goals per match. Sporting CP scores 2.71 and concedes 0.50. League average: 2.64 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Vitória Guimarães 29%, Sporting CP 43%. Over 2.5: Vitória Guimarães 36%, Sporting CP 64%. League level: BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Sporting CP has higher xG: 2.19 vs 1.36. Vitória Guimarães: 12.7 shots per match, Sporting CP: 19.6.

Match halves

Vitória Guimarães: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.50. Sporting CP: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.57.

Goals by minute

Vitória Guimarães: 31-45+ (6 goals). Sporting CP: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga Portugal: 2.64 goals per match, BTTS 44%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

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

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
1.07Goals scored / match2.71
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
1.21Goals conceded / match0.5
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
49%Average possession63%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
3.57Shots on target / match7.64
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.71Shots per match19.57
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
3.57Shots on target7.64
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
8.4%Shot conversion13.9%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
49%Possession63%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
1.36xG for2.19
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
1.38xG against0.89
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

Shooting quality

Vitória Guimarães: BalancedSporting CP: Dominant
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
Accuracy (shots on target)28%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.35

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 30% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Vitória Guimarães · 2.6 pts / match - Sporting CP

Vitória Guimarães
LWWDW
Season result split
43% W21% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-5
1.50 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.29BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 40%
Sporting CP
WWWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
79% W14% D7% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-2-1
2.50 pts / match · goal difference +31
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-1-0
Last 5 away
4-1-0
WWWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 2.20Opponent xG: 0.82BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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 153% better for: goals scored per match.

1.07 goals / match - Vitória Guimarães · 2.71 goals / match - Sporting CP

Sporting CP is 142% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.21 goals / match - Vitória Guimarães · 0.5 goals / match - Sporting CP

Vitória Guimarães scoring profile: mixed

Vitória Guimarães scores in 57% of matches (8 of 14 matches), while Sporting CP keeps a clean sheet in 57% (8 of 14 matches).

Sporting CP scoring profile: very strong

Sporting CP scores in 100% of matches (14 of 14 matches), while Vitória Guimarães keeps a clean sheet in 36% (5 of 14 matches).

15Goals scored (season)38
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
17Goals conceded (season)7
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
2.29Average goals in match3.21
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
6Goals scored (last 5)15
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
3Goals conceded (last 5)2
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal100%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
29%2 goals71%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
14%3 goals43%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
7%4 goals29%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

How often they concede at least...

64%1 goal43%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
43%2 goals7%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
14%3 goals0%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
0%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.

29%
Vitória Guimarães - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.4 of 14 matches
44%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time21%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
7%BTTS in both halves0%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
21%Scored in both halves50%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

BTTS and goal count

14%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
21%Min. 3 goals without BTTS36%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
0%BTTS - last 540%
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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
36%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
29%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time36%
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 69% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.14 pts / match - Vitória Guimarães · 1.93 pts / match - Sporting CP

Vitória Guimarães - half-time state
21% leading50% draw29% trailing
Sporting CP - half-time state
50% leading43% draw7% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.14Points per match (1st half)1.93
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
0.57Goals scored (1st half)1.14
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)0.29
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
1.14Average goals (1st half)1.43
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
50%Clean sheet before half-time71%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
57%No goal before half-time29%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

After half-time (2nd half)

1.36Points per match (2nd half)2.29
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)1.57
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
0.64Goals conceded (2nd half)0.21
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
1.14Average goals (2nd half)1.79
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
57%Clean sheet after half-time86%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP
64%No goal after half-time21%
Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

Vitória Guimarães - second-half results

36% W29% D36% L
16
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding205%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sporting CP - second-half results

71% W14% D14% L
27
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+19
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding158%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 79%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Vitória Guimarães - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet100%80%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+4-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Sporting CP - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.60
Goals scored / match1.61.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.0
Average goals in match2.01.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+6+7
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 8

* 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
1
2
0-15
1
2
16-30
6
4
31-45
1
3
46-60
3
2
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Sporting CP
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
5
2
16-30
7
0
31-45
6
0
46-60
6
2
61-75
10
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +9 - 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

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
36%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
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.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.6 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.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.50
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Sporting CP

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.30
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.
-5.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.52
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
215%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
36%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.10
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, 11% 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

Vitória GuimarãesLigaSporting CP
Average goals in match 2.292.64 3.21
Both teams scored 29%44% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 36%51% 64%
Clean sheets 36%31% 57%
Goal before half-time 71%75% 79%
Goal after half-time 71%74% 86%

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

2.64
Average goals per match
44%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.38
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+10%
Home attack advantage
+9%
Home defence advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
4%
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. Vitória GuimarãesGoalTelmo Emanuel Gomes ArcanjoAssist: Diogo Lobão Sousa
  2. Vitória GuimarãesYellow cardJoão Miguel Teixeira Mendes
  3. Vitória GuimarãesGoalJuan Diego Castillo Reyes
  4. Vitória GuimarãesSubstitutionOn: Nélson Miguel Castro OliveiraOff: Fábio Samuel Amorim da Silva
  5. Vitória GuimarãesSubstitutionOn: Fabio Blanco GómezOff: Noah Jose Saviolo
  6. Vitória GuimarãesYellow cardFabio Blanco Gómez
  7. Vitória GuimarãesSubstitutionOn: Ricardo Joaquim Ferreira RochaOff: Gonçalo Teixeira Nogueira
  8. Sporting CPYellow cardSalvador Blopa
  9. Vitória GuimarãesRed cardNélson Miguel Castro Oliveira
  10. Sporting CPYellow cardMorten Due Hjulmand
  11. Sporting CPYellow cardIván Fresneda Corraliza
  12. Vitória GuimarãesYellow cardRodrigo Abascal Barros

Referee and managers

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

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 1.07 goals per game on average and Sporting CP 2.71. The Liga NOS average is 2.64 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 29% of Vitória Guimarães's matches and 43% of Sporting CP's.

What form are Vitória Guimarães and Sporting CP in?

Over the last 5 games Vitória Guimarães have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Sporting CP 4-1-0 (2.60 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.