Sporting CP vs Maritimo — Taça da Liga: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow3 clips- 39′Maritimo, yellow card:Tripping
- 44′Sporting CP, goal:1–0assist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 57′Sporting CP, yellow card:Holding
- 59′Maritimo, substitution:off
- 59′Maritimo, substitution:off
- 71′Sporting CP, goal:2–0
- 72′Maritimo, substitution:off
- 73′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 73′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 78′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 85′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 85′Maritimo, substitution:off
- 85′Maritimo, substitution:off
- 85′Sporting CP, substitution:off
- 90′Maritimo, goal:2–1assist
- Full-time2 – 1
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Match report
Pedro Lima scores twice as Sporting CP see off Maritimo
Sporting CP beat Maritimo 2-1 in the Taça da Liga quarter-finals, with Pedro Lima scoring both of the hosts' goals. Maritimo threatened a late comeback through Adrián Butzke, but Sporting held on after a contest that was settled by two goals in each half's later stages.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Lima opened the scoring in the 44th minute, finishing from a Jesse Derry assist to send Sporting in at the break with a 1-0 lead. The home side had come into the match on the back of two defeats, and the goal eased the pressure as the interval approached.
Lima doubled the advantage in the 71st minute for his second of the night, putting Sporting 2-0 up and seemingly clear. Maritimo, who arrived having lost their previous game 5-0 at Guimaraes, reduced the deficit in the 90th minute when Butzke scored from an Igor Julião assist, but there was no time for an equaliser.
Sporting's next game is a Primeira Liga trip to Casa Pia on Friday 30 October, while Maritimo host Santa Clara in the league on Sunday 1 November.
Pedro Lima scored both of Sporting's goals, in the 44th and 71st minutes, and was the decisive figure in the win.
Sporting CP beat Maritimo 2–1 (half-time 1–0).
Sporting CP met Maritimo in the Taça da Liga (Quarter-finals). Kick-off was Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 20:15 UTC. Referee: Iancu Vasilica.
Team pages: Sporting CP · Maritimo · Taça da Liga
Key moments
- 44' Goal: Pedro Lima (assist: Jesse Derry) — 1–0 · Watch Pedro Lima's goal video (44')
- 71' Goal: Pedro Lima — 2–0 · Watch Pedro Lima's goal video (71')
- 90' Goal: Adrián Butzke (assist: Igor Julião) — 2–1 · Watch Adrián Butzke's goal video (90')
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Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sporting CP 90%, the draw 7%, Maritimo 3%. It finished Sporting CP 2–1 Maritimo.
Sporting CP's big strength edge makes this one-sided — We give Sporting CP 90% mainly because they sit 461 points higher on our strength rating, 1820 to 1359, and the usual home advantage adds to that. The draw starts at 8%, the usual rate for a gap this size, and dips to 7% because both sides' own recent games average 3.2 goals.
Why Sporting CP at 90%?
Sporting CP sit 461 points higher on our strength rating — 1820 to 1359. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.6% of 5,965 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 93–6–1.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 90% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 7% and Maritimo at 3%.
Why is the draw only 7%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 8.0%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,446.
What did we measure but not count?
Sporting CP have averaged 11 percentage points more possession than Maritimo in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Sporting CP are 461 rating points stronger, but this is a cup tie between sides from the same division — the kind heavy favorites have not put away at their league-day rate. Same-division cup favorites this heavy won 57.1% of 757 ties where the class table expected 58.9% — worst early in the season and, oddly, at home, where the usual cup home edge shrinks. 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 Maritimo 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 Taça da 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 Pedro Lima's goal against Maritimo (44').
- Watch Pedro Lima's goal against Maritimo (71').
- Watch Adrián Butzke's goal against Sporting CP (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Sporting CP 2–1 Maritimo. Explore more on the Sporting CP and Maritimo team pages or the Taça da Liga page.