Head-to-head overview

Based on the matches in our database.

Nacional 45 draws21 Sporting Lisbon
30
Meetings
3.17
Goals / game
57%
Both teams scored
53%
Over 2.5 goals
Nacional

Facts about Nacional

Scored in18/30 (60%)
Conceded in28/30 (93%)
Goals scored28 · 0.93/game
Longest winning streak3
Longest unbeaten run3
Longest losing streak13
Longest run without a win17
Sporting Lisbon

Facts about Sporting Lisbon

Scored in28/30 (93%)
Conceded in18/30 (60%)
Goals scored67 · 2.23/game
Longest winning streak13
Longest unbeaten run17
Longest losing streak3
Longest run without a win3
By competition
CompetitionNacionalDrawSporting LisbonGames
Primeira Liga431825
Taça de Portugal0224
Taça da Liga0011
All competitions452130

ELO comparison

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

Nacional1761
gap 395
2156Sporting Lisbon
2195157220222023202420252026
If they met (neutral venue)
Nacional
7%
Draw
5%
Sporting Lisbon
88%

All meetings

30 matches on record

5 Sep 2026
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon2–0NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
1 Feb 2026
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon2–1NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5
23 Aug 2025
Primeira Liga
NacionalNacional1–4Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
BTTSO2.5
25 Jan 2025
Primeira Liga
Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon2–0NacionalNacional
BTTSO2.5

Nacional recent form

Sporting Lisbon recent form

Nacional has gone head to head with Sporting Lisbon 30 times since 2005, winning 4 and scoring 28 goals. Sporting Lisbon, in turn, has won 21 and scored 67 goals. There have been 5 draws between Nacional and Sporting Lisbon. Across all meetings both teams have scored in 57% of games and 53% have produced over 2.5 goals, at an average of 3.17 goals per game.