Preview

• In week 3 of the 2025-2026 Primeira Liga, Nacional face Sporting Lisbon on 2025-08-23 (kick-off 18:00 GMT) at Estádio da Madeira.
• In the last 3 meetings, Rui Borges has beaten 2 times Tiago Margarido, with 1 draw and no victories for Tiago Margarido.
• Nacional currently rank 14th (with 1 pt), versus Sporting Lisbon at 1st on 6 pts.
• Neither Nacional nor Sporting Lisbon are missing any players.
• We're predicting Nacional to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-3-3, and Sporting Lisbon are expected to line up in 3-4-2-1.
• Nacional could only draw 1-1 with Rio Ave, but Sporting Lisbon bounced back with a 6-0 win over Arouca.
• Nacional's form is 1-1-3 recently, but Sporting Lisbon are on a roll with 4-0-1 in their last 5 matches.
• Sporting Lisbon hold the upper hand H2H: of 27 meetings, they've triumphed 18 times, conceded 4 times and shared 5 draws.
• Expect Sporting Lisbon to edge a 1-2 win: their 1-0-0 record on the road and 6.00 goals per away match tip the balance.

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