Sporting CP vs Guimaraes — Primeira Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow5 clips- 9′Sporting CP, goal:1–0assist
- 22′Sporting CP, goal:2–0assist
- 24′Sporting CP, yellow card:Foul
- 26′Guimaraes, yellow card:Foul
- 38′Guimaraes, yellow card:Foul
- 41′Sporting CP, goal:3–0assist
- Half-time3 – 0
- 46′Guimaraes, substitution:off
- 46′Guimaraes, substitution:off
- 46′Guimaraes, substitution:off
- 55′Sporting CP, yellow card:Foul
- 64′Guimaraes, yellow card:Foul
- 66′Guimaraes, goal:3–1assist
- 66′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 66′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 68′Guimaraes, goal:3–2assist
- 69′Sporting CP, yellow card:Argument
- 75′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 77′Guimaraes, substitution:S. Verdioff
- 78′Guimaraes, yellow card:Foul
- 83′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 88′Guimaraes, substitution:off
- 90+1′Sporting CP, yellow card:Argument
- Full-time3 – 2
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Sporting hold on as Guimaraes rally falls short in five-goal thriller
Sporting CP won 3-2 against Guimaraes in round two of the Primeira Liga, having led 3-0 at half-time before a late fightback threatened to derail their perfect start. The result kept Rui Borges' side top of the table on four points from two games, while Guimaraes remained without a win, sitting 17th.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Sporting tore into their visitors from the outset. Flávio Gonçalves opened the scoring in the 9th minute, assisted by Fotis Ioannidis, before Ioannidis turned provider into scorer himself on 22 minutes, finishing a move set up by Geny Catamo. Sergi Altimira added a third just before the break, again teed up by Ioannidis, sending the home side in with a commanding 3-0 lead at the interval.
Guimaraes emerged with more urgency after the restart. Samu pulled one back in the 66th minute, set up by Miguel Nogueira, and three minutes later Alioune Ndoye, assisted by Tony Strata, made it 3-2 to set up a nervy finish. Despite the late pressure, Sporting held firm to see out the win, with Guimaraes unable to find a leveller in the remaining minutes.
The hosts were dominant for long spells despite finishing with fewer shots overall, controlling 56% of possession, though Guimaraes pushed back hard after the break to make the scoreline far closer than the first-half display suggested.
Ioannidis was involved in all three of Sporting's first-half goals, scoring once and setting up two others, earning the highest rating on the pitch at 8.5.
Guimaraes committed 21 fouls to Sporting's 11, reflecting the physical toll of their second-half comeback effort.
Sporting CP beat Guimaraes 3–2 (half-time 3–0).
Sporting CP met Guimaraes in the Primeira Liga (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Friday, 14 August 2026, 19:15 UTC at Estádio José Alvalade. Referee: D. Silva.
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Key moments
- 9' Goal: Flávio Gonçalves (assist: Fotis Ioannidis) — 1–0 · Watch Flávio Gonçalves's goal video (9')
- 22' Goal: Fotis Ioannidis (assist: Geny Catamo) — 2–0 · Watch Fotis Ioannidis's goal video (22')
- 41' Goal: Sergi Altimira (assist: Fotis Ioannidis) — 3–0 · Watch Sergi Altimira's goal video (41')
- 66' Goal: Samu (assist: Miguel Nogueira) — 3–1 · Watch Samu's goal video (66')
- 68' Goal: Alioune Ndoye (assist: Tony Strata) — 3–2 · Watch Alioune Ndoye's goal video (68')
Starting line-ups
Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)
Guimaraes (4-2-3-1)
- 48 Oliwier Zych
- 13 João Mendes
- 28 Thiago Balieiro
- 4 Óscar Rivas
- 2 Miguel Maga
- 16 Beni
- 8 Gonçalo Nogueira
- 11 Gustavo
- 20 Samu (c)
- 7 Oumar Camara
- 24 Alioune Ndoye
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sporting CP 76%, the draw 17%, Guimaraes 7%. It finished Sporting CP 3–2 Guimaraes.
Sporting CP's rating gap decides it — Sporting CP are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Sporting CP's 76%. The draw at 17% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Sporting CP at 76%?
Sporting CP sit 384 points higher on our strength rating — 2058 to 1674. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge at home won 79.8% of 5,065 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 78–16–6.
Why not higher?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Sporting CP's column. Across 10,546 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw only 17%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 15.4%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,779. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Last 6 between them: Sporting CP 4 wins, 1 draw, Guimaraes 1 win. Most recently Sporting CP 5–1 Guimaraes, 3 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 43.1% of 5034 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points. Sporting CP's last five: W-W-W-D-D — clearly the hotter side on recent results, and unbeaten in their last 8. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.8% of 2180 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 3988 when clearly colder.
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About this match
On this page: the Sporting CP vs Guimaraes final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Primeira Liga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Flávio Gonçalves's goal against Guimaraes (9').
- Watch Fotis Ioannidis's goal against Guimaraes (22').
- Watch Sergi Altimira's goal against Guimaraes (41').
- Watch Samu's goal against Sporting CP (66').
- Watch Alioune Ndoye's goal against Sporting CP (68').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Sporting CP 3–2 Guimaraes. Explore more on the Sporting CP and Guimaraes team pages or the Primeira Liga page.