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Head-to-head overview

Based on the matches in our database.

Nacional 45 draws20 Sporting Lisbon
29
Meetings
3.21
Goals / game
59%
Both teams scored
55%
Over 2.5 goals
Nacional

Facts about Nacional

Scored in18/29 (62%)
Conceded in27/29 (93%)
Goals scored28 · 0.97/game
Longest winning streak3
Longest unbeaten run3
Longest losing streak12
Longest run without a win16
Sporting Lisbon

Facts about Sporting Lisbon

Scored in27/29 (93%)
Conceded in18/29 (62%)
Goals scored65 · 2.24/game
Longest winning streak12
Longest unbeaten run16
Longest losing streak3
Longest run without a win3
By competition
CompetitionNacionalDrawSporting LisbonGames
Primeira Liga431724
Taça de Portugal0224
Taça da Liga0011
All competitions452029

ELO comparison

Five-year rating histories overlaid, with a neutral head-to-head forecast.

Nacional1795
gap 359
2154Sporting Lisbon
2195157220222023202420252026
If they met (neutral venue)
Nacional
8%
Draw
7%
Sporting Lisbon
85%

All meetings

29 matches on record

1 Feb 2026
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon21NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
23 Aug 2025
Primeira Liga
NacionalNacional14Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
25 Jan 2025
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon20NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
29 Oct 2024
Taça da Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon31NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
17 Aug 2024
Primeira Liga
NacionalNacional16Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
1 May 2021
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon20NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
8 Jan 2021
Primeira Liga
NacionalNacional02Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
19 Apr 2019
Primeira Liga
NacionalNacional01Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
16 Dec 2018
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon52NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
13 Feb 2016
Primeira Liga
NacionalNacional04Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
21 Sep 2015
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon10NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
8 Apr 2015
Taça de Portugal
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon10NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
5 Mar 2015
Taça de Portugal
NacionalNacional22Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
8 Feb 2012
Taça de Portugal
NacionalNacional13Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
11 Jan 2012
Taça de Portugal
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon22NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
10 Dec 2011
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon10NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
27 Feb 2011
Primeira Liga
NacionalNacional10Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
16 Jan 2010
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon32NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
15 Aug 2009
Primeira Liga
NacionalNacional11Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
24 May 2009
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon31NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
24 Jan 2009
Primeira Liga
NacionalNacional11Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
17 Mar 2008
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon41NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
27 Oct 2007
Primeira Liga
NacionalNacional00Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
2 Feb 2007
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon51NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
8 Sep 2006
Primeira Liga
NacionalNacional01Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
3 Feb 2006
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon10NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
18 Sep 2005
Primeira Liga
NacionalNacional21Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
21 May 2005
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon24NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
15 Jan 2005
Primeira Liga
NacionalNacional32Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5

Nacional recent form

Sporting Lisbon recent form

Nacional has gone head to head with Sporting Lisbon 29 times since 2005, winning 4 and scoring 28 goals. Sporting Lisbon, in turn, has won 20 and scored 65 goals. There have been 5 draws between Nacional and Sporting Lisbon. Across all meetings both teams have scored in 59% of games and 55% have produced over 2.5 goals, at an average of 3.21 goals per game.