Sporting CP 3-1 Alverca: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Sporting CP won it

Maxi Araújo put Sporting CP ahead in the 2nd minute. An own goal by Matheus Mendes made it 2-0 to Sporting CP in the 55th minute. Luis Suárez made it 3-0 to Sporting CP in the 60th minute, set up by Geny Catamo. Figueiredo made it 3-1 to Alverca in the 88th minute, set up by Vasco Moreira.

It was 1-0 at half-time.

The referee, Fabio Verssimo, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to Sporting CP and 3 to Alverca.

Sporting CP: R. Gomes Borges, 4-2-3-1 · Alverca: Sérgio Ferreira, 3-4-2-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.51 for Sporting CP and 1.84 for Alverca.

Sporting CP scored about 2.5 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Alverca created the better chances, 1.84 xG to 0.51, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Sporting CP had 7 shots on target, Alverca 3.

Alverca's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

Sporting CP had 59% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Sporting CP came into it with 8 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 2.5 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 1.73 expected goals for and 0.88 against, and had won 63% of their matches.

Alverca came into it with 9 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.29 expected goals for and 1.47 against, and had won 33% of their matches.

Sporting CP vs Alverca: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Figueiredo (Alverca), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Sporting CP

• Sergi Altimira 7.5
• Maxi Araújo 7.5 1 goal
• Geny Catamo 7.3 1 assist
• Issa Doumbia 7.3
• Rodrigo Zalazar 7.1

Alverca

• Figueiredo 8.3 1 goal
• Vasco Moreira 7.0 1 assist
• Matheus Mendes 6.9
• Zakaria Kessary 6.8
• Ian Luccas 6.6

The lowest-rated starter was Davy Jean Carl Kamon Gui at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Sporting CP: Sporting CP vs Academico Viseu Sunday 25 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
• Alverca: Benfica vs Alverca Monday 2 November 2026 · Liga Portugal

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Sporting CP vs Alverca

What was the score in Sporting CP vs Alverca?

Sporting CP 3-1 Alverca (half-time 1-0), Liga Portugal, Saturday 22 August 2026.

Who scored in Sporting CP vs Alverca?

Maxi Araújo 2', Luis Suárez 60', Figueiredo 88'.

Did Moneyball predict Sporting CP vs Alverca correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Sporting CP vs Alverca?

Figueiredo, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Sporting CP vs Alverca?

Fabio Verssimo.