§ Liga Portugal · 2025-26 · Matchday 20

Sporting CP 2–1 Nacional

  • Gonçalves 72'
  • Suárez 90+6'
  • Nuñez 76'

1 February 2026

The match in data

Sporting CP got the better of Nacional, 2–1, on 1 February 2026, on matchday 20 of the 2025-26 Liga Portugal.

Player of the match: Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP), rated 71, thanks above all to 1 goal and 1 big chance created. Gonçalves produced 2.1 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.5 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.

For Nacional, the highest-rated player was Ze Vitor, with 63.

71
Player of the match

Pedro Gonçalves

Sporting CP · 80'

Produced 2.14× and cost 0.46× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 4.0×
  • 1 big chance created 4.0×
  • 2 shots on target 2.8×
Took away
  • 1 shot off target, worth 0.13 1.1×
  • 8 misplaced passes 1.7×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Sporting CP
PlayerPositionMinRating
Pedro Gonçalves ★ Forward 80 71
Maxi Araújo Defender 90 55
Eduardo Quaresma Defender 90 54
Luis Suárez Forward 90 54
Geny Catamo Forward 80 53
Hidemasa Morita Midfielder 90 48
Ousmane Diomande Defender 90 48
Rui Silva Goalkeeper 90 42
Iván Fresneda Defender 90 35
Francisco Trincão Midfielder 26 33
João Simões Midfielder 64 26
Souleymane Faye Forward 26 24
Alisson Santos Forward 10 no rating
Giorgi Kochorashvili Midfielder 10 no rating
Nacional
PlayerPositionMinRating
Ze Vitor Defender 90 63
Kaique Goalkeeper 90 54
Liziero Midfielder 90 47
Joel Silva Midfielder 80 47
Paulinho Bóia Forward 65 47
Jesús Ramírez Forward 90 44
Gabriel Veron Forward 80 43
Léo Santos Defender 90 42
Witiness Quembo Forward 25 42
Matheus Dias Midfielder 90 41
José Gomes Defender 90 38
Alan Nuñez Defender 90 35
Chiheb Labidi Midfielder 10 no rating
Daniel Jr Midfielder 10 no rating
André Sousa Midfielder 1 no rating
Lucas João Forward 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Sporting CP player recovered the most balls?

Eduardo Quaresma, with 10 recoveries. Next: Maxi Araújo 6, Ousmane Diomande 6.

Quaresma recorded 10 ball recoveries in Sporting CP's 2–1 victory. His defensive anticipation set him well ahead of Araújo and Diomande, who logged 6 each.

Which Nacional player completed the most dribbles?

José Gomes, with 4 completed dribbles. Next: Matheus Dias 1, Gabriel Veron 1.

Gomes was Nacional's standout ball carrier against Sporting CP, completing 4 dribbles. Dias and Veron trailed well behind with just 1 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Sporting CP 2–1 Nacional, Liga Portugal 2025-26. Player of the match: Pedro Gonçalves, 71
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.