Sporting CP 3-1 Alverca: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 3 · Saturday 22 August 2026 · Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa · referee Fabio Verssimo · full time
Full time: Sporting CP 3-1 Alverca
Sporting CP 3-1 Alverca: Sporting CP took the points in Liga Portugal Matchday 3 on Saturday 22 August 2026 at Estádio José Alvalade. The goals: Maxi Araújo 2', Luis Suárez 60', Figueiredo 88'.
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 11 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 2.2 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.92 expected goals for and 0.88 against, and had won 64% of their matches.
Alverca came into it with 11 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.18 expected goals for and 1.48 against, and had won 27% of their matches.
Sporting CP vs Alverca: the match in numbers
| Sporting CP | Match statistics | Alverca |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Ball possession | 41% |
| 0.51 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.84 |
| 15 | Total shots | 10 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 3 | Big chances | 1 |
| 610 | Total passes | 414 |
| 89% | Pass accuracy | 83% |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 13 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 20 | Tackles | 14 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
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 Manchester United Wednesday 25 November 2026 · Champions League
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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.
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