Nacional vs Sporting

Primeira Liga 23 Aug 2025, 17:00
Nacional
Nacional
1–4
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sporting
Sporting
🏟 Estádio da Madeira (Funchal (Ilha da Madeira)) 👤 Bruno José Ribeiro Pires Costa Round 3

Match report

Sporting cruised past Nacional 4-1 in the Primeira Liga on 23 August 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Sporting dominated possession with 73% of the ball and had 27 shots to Nacional's 3.

Pablo Ruan was sent off in the 37th minute.

The match was played at Estádio da Madeira (Funchal (Ilha da Madeira)), with Bruno José Ribeiro Pires Costa in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 27% - 73% Shots 3 - 27 On target 1 - 7 Corners 3 - 13 Fouls 18 - 7 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
10
Player of the match
Pedro Gonçalves
Sporting · 3 goals, 1 assist
8 Conrad Harder 1 goal
8 Gonçalo Inácio 1 assist
8 Luis Javier Suárez 2 assists
7 Léo Santos 1 goal
First half vs second half
Sporting came out stronger after half-time, with 16 second-half shots against 11 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–11 1–16
Shots On Goal 1–2 0–5
Ball Possession 26–74 —
Corners 1–8 2–5
Attacks 29–64 31–52
Match statistics
3 Corners 13
5 Substitution 4
60 Attacks 116
19 Dangerous Attacks 73
1 On Target 7
2 Off Target 19
3 Shots Total 27
1 Shots On Goal 7
1 Shots Off Goal 11
1 Shots Blocked 9
3 Shots Inside Box 16
0 Shots Outside Box 11
18 Fouls 7
3 Corners 13
1 Offsides 1
27% Ball Possession 73%
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 0
180 Passes Total 496
119 Passes Accurate 424
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nacional · 4-3-3
37 L. França
2 J. Aurélio 34 L. Santos 38 Ze Vitor 5 J. Gomes
28 Liziero 6 M. Dias 15 C. Labidi
99 P. Ruan 9 J. Ramírez 11 P. Bóia
Sporting · 4-2-3-1
1 R. Silva
22 I. Fresneda 6 Z. Debast 25 G. Inácio 91 R. Mangas
42 M. Hjulmand 5 H. Morita
10 G. Catamo 17 F. Trincão 8 P. Gonçalves
97 L. Suárez
Nacional
Coach
Tiago Miguel Carvalho Margarido
Substitutes
  • 22 Filipe Soares
  • 19 Lucas João
  • 26 Joel Silva
  • 7 Witi
  • 30 Martim Gustavo Watts
  • 50 Kevyn
  • 24 Lenny Vallier
  • 33 Francisco Gonçalves
  • 18 André Sousa
Sporting
Coach
Rui Manuel Gomes Borges
Substitutes
  • 14 Giorgi Kochorashvili
  • 13 Giorgos Vagiannidis
  • 7 Geovany Quenda
  • 9 Conrad Harder
  • 12 João Virgínia
  • 72 Eduardo Quaresma
  • 19 Diogo Travassos
  • 52 João Simões
  • 27 Alisson Santos
Substitutions
  • 32' ↑ G. Kochorashvili ↓ H. Morita Sporting
  • 46' ↑ Filipe Soares ↓ C. Labidi Nacional
  • 64' ↑ G. Vagiannidis ↓ Iván Fresneda Sporting
  • 64' ↑ Geovany Quenda ↓ Ricardo Mangas Sporting
  • 70' ↑ Lucas João ↓ J. Ramírez Nacional
  • 75' ↑ Joel Silva ↓ Liziero Nacional
  • 75' ↑ Witiness Quembo ↓ Paulinho Bóia Nacional
  • 77' ↑ C. Harder ↓ Geny Catamo Sporting
  • 90' ↑ Martim Watts ↓ Matheus Dias Nacional
Cards
  • 37' Pablo Ruan Nacional
  • 26' Pablo Ruan Nacional
  • 30' P. Goncalves Sporting
  • 37' Pablo Ruan Nacional
  • 59' Paulinho Boia Nacional
  • 60' R. Mangas Sporting
Head-to-head
Nacional 0 0 draws 7 Sporting
2026-02-01 Sporting CP vs Nacional 2 - 1
2025-08-23 Nacional vs Sporting 1 - 4
2025-01-25 Sporting Lisbon vs Nacional 2 - 0
2024-10-29 Sporting Lisbon vs Nacional 3 - 1
2024-08-17 Nacional vs Sporting Lisbon 1 - 6
2021-05-01 Sporting CP vs Nacional 2 - 0
Recent form
Nacional D D D D W
Sporting D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nacional vs Sporting?
Nacional lost 1-4 against Sporting on 23 August 2025.
Who won Nacional vs Sporting?
Sporting won the match 4-1.
Where was Nacional vs Sporting played?
The match was played at Estádio da Madeira (Funchal (Ilha da Madeira)).
Who had more possession in Nacional vs Sporting?
Sporting had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.