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Sporting CP vs Nacional Live Stream & Tips - Harder to Score in Portugal

Eddy Tora

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Last updated: 29 Oct 2024

Eddy Tora 29 Oct 2024

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Nacional are finding it hard to score in the Primeira Liga where they sit in the relegation zone. Sporting CP are clearly the best team in Portugal and should have little difficulty advancing in the League Cup.

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Stats
Head to Head
Sporting CP Form
Sporting CP Injuries & Team News
Nacional Form
Nacional Injuries & Team News

Stats

Sporting CP have won 12 of their last 13 matches.
Sporting CP have won to nil in their last 4 home matches.
Sporting CP have won to nil in 5 of their last 6 home matches against Nacional.
Nacional have failed to score in 9 of their last 11 matches against Sporting CP.
Nacional have lost 6 of their last 8 matches.
Nacional have failed to score in 4 of their last 5 matches.

Head to Head

Sporting CP have a 32-4 advantage against Nacional with 14 draws in 50 matches.

They last met in August, Sporting winning 6-1 in Madeira.

Sporting CP Form

Sporting CP have won all nine Primeira Liga games to build a three point lead at the top of the table. They have won four straight since a fortunate 1-1 draw at PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League.

Ruben Amorim’s side returned to Liga action with a 2-0 win against Nacional, registering 81% possession and 25-6 shots. They won 2-1 at Portimonense in the Portuguese Cup, Conrad Harder scoring first and again in added time after the Algarve club had equalised.

The Lions won 2-0 at Sturm Graz to climb into the Top 8 in the Champions League. Nuno Santos opened the scoring before Viktor Gyokeres found the net once again.

Sporting are coming off a 3-0 win at Famalicao where they had 13-1 shots on target. Gyokeres opened the scoring with Geovany Quenda and Gonçalo Inácio getting on the score sheet.

Sporting CP Injuries & Team News

Centre-back Eduardo Quaresma is injured alongside winger Marcus Edwards.

Left-back Nuno Santos is out for the season after suffering a knee ligament rupture.

Nacional Form

Nacional are having a tough time in their return to the Primeira Liga, winning one of their opening eight games to remain in the relegation zone.

Tiago Margarido’s side failed to score in their final three games in September. They lost 1-0 at Estoril and 3-0 against Braga before a 0-0 draw at Famalicao where they had 32% possession.

Nacional lost 2-1 at Uniao de Leiria in the Portuguese Cup. Matheus Dias equalised from the penalty spot in the 66th minute but they couldn’t close it out against the second division side.

Nacional are coming off a 1-0 defeat at Casa Pia. They played against 10 men for the final 10 minutes but couldn’t find an equaliser.

Nacional Injuries & Team News

Brazilian forwards Dyego Sousa and Dudu Teodora are injured.

Verdict

Sporting CP v Nacional

Nacional are in the Primeira Liga relegation zone, failing to score in four straight games in the top flight. Sporting CP should cruise to another victory in the League Cup with Conrad Harder set to start and score.

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