Sporting CP vs Academico Viseu — Primeira Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow3 clips- 8′Academico Viseu, yellow card:Foul
- 11′Academico Viseu, yellow card:Foul
- 24′Academico Viseu, goal:0–1assist
- 41′Sporting CP, yellow card:Foul
- 45+1′Sporting CP, VAR review:Penalty cancelled
- 45+6′Academico Viseu, yellow card:Time wasting
- Half-time0 – 1
- 58′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 58′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 62′Sporting CP, goal:1–1assist
- 63′Academico Viseu, substitution:off
- 72′Academico Viseu, substitution:off
- 74′Academico Viseu, goal:1–2assist
- 85′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 85′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 85′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 87′Academico Viseu, substitution:off
- 87′Academico Viseu, substitution:off
- 88′Sporting CP, yellow card:Argument
- 90+4′Academico Viseu, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time1 – 2
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Match report
Academico Viseu stun Sporting CP with João Guilherme double
Academico Viseu won 2-1 away to Sporting CP at the Estádio José Alvalade in the Primeira Liga on Matchday 9, handing the home side a first league defeat of the season. Sporting had gone into the game unbeaten in their previous eight league matches, a run that ended on Sunday evening.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The visitors took the lead in the 24th minute when João Guilherme finished after a pass from Robinho, and they carried that 1-0 advantage into the interval. Sporting equalised in the 62nd minute through Luis Suárez, who converted a delivery from Iván Fresneda to make it 1-1.
Academico Viseu restored their lead in the 74th minute. Soufiane Messeguem provided the assist and João Guilherme scored his second of the match, making it 2-1. Sporting could not find another equaliser. The home side had 71% of the possession and 28 shots to 9, though only four of those were on target against the visitors' three.
Oddsivio's pre-match forecast had given Academico Viseu a 7% chance of winning. The result moved them up to 17 points, still sixth, while Sporting stayed third on 18. Sporting host Maritimo in the Taça da Liga on Tuesday, and Academico Viseu travel to FC Porto in the same competition on Wednesday.
João Guilherme scored both of Academico Viseu's goals, the first from Robinho's pass and the second from Messeguem's, and was the match's top-rated player at 8.85.
Sporting had 11 corners to none for Academico Viseu, yet still lost.
Academico Viseu won 2–1 away against Sporting CP (half-time 0–1).
Sporting CP met Academico Viseu in the Primeira Liga (Regular Season - 9). Kick-off was Sunday, 25 October 2026, 20:30 UTC at Estádio José Alvalade. Referee: Miguel Nogueira.
Team pages: Sporting CP · Academico Viseu · Primeira Liga
Key moments
- 24' Goal: João Guilherme (assist: Robinho) — 0–1 · Watch João Guilherme's goal video (24')
- 62' Goal: Luis Suárez (assist: Iván Fresneda) — 1–1 · Watch Luis Suárez's goal video (62')
- 74' Goal: João Guilherme (assist: Soufiane Messeguem) — 1–2 · Watch João Guilherme's goal video (74')
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Sporting CP (4-2-3-1)
Academico Viseu (5-4-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sporting CP 79%, the draw 14%, Academico Viseu 7%. It finished Sporting CP 1–2 Academico Viseu.
A big strength gap makes Sporting CP clear favourites — We give Sporting CP 79% mainly because our strength rating puts them 331 points higher, 1841 to 1510, with the usual home advantage adding a little more. The draw sits at 14%, simply the usual draw rate for a strength gap this size, with nothing listed moving it up or down.
Why Sporting CP at 79%?
Sporting CP sit 331 points higher on our strength rating — 1841 to 1510. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.6% of 5,959 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 78–14–8.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 79% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 14% and Academico Viseu at 7%.
Why is the draw only 14%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 14.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,185.
What did we measure but not count?
Sporting CP have averaged 10 percentage points more possession than Academico Viseu in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Sporting CP come into this after a busy window — 12 arrivals and 12 departures over the summer. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Sporting CP vs Academico Viseu 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 João Guilherme's goal against Sporting CP (24').
- Watch Luis Suárez's goal against Academico Viseu (62').
- Watch João Guilherme's goal against Sporting CP (74').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Sporting CP 1–2 Academico Viseu. Explore more on the Sporting CP and Academico Viseu team pages or the Primeira Liga page.