Match Report
Sporting CP edged past Vitória SC 3-2 on 14 August 2026. Flávio Gonçalves opened the scoring inside the first 9 minutes for Sporting CP, set up by Fotis Ioannidis, to make it 1-0. Fotis Ioannidis added to the tally in the 22nd minute for Sporting CP, set up by Geny Catamo, to make it 2-0. Sergi Altimira added to the tally in the 41st minute for Sporting CP, set up by Fotis Ioannidis, to make it 3-0. Samu got one back 66 minutes into the game for Vitória SC, set up by Miguel Nogueira, to make it 1-3. Alioune Ndoye pulled one back 68 minutes into the game for Vitória SC, set up by Anthony Strata, to make it 2-3. 8 players were booked, among them Sergi Altimira (24'), Thiago Balieiro (26'), Óscar Rivas (38'), Geny Catamo (55'), Miguel Nogueira (64') and Eduardo Quaresma (69'). The rating gap is a wide one: our current Elo ratings have Sporting CP 294 points stronger than Vitória SC. On current ratings the model favours Sporting CP at 81% in this pairing, and Sporting CP won this one. Sporting CP are unbeaten in the latest 10 matches of their recorded form in Primeira Liga 2025/26, Primeira Liga 2026/27 and Champions League 2026/27.