GolVolt — Vitória Guimarães vs Sporting CP: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Sporting CP have scored in 18 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 44 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 14 August: Sporting CP – Vitória Guimarães 3:2

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Sporting CP have won the last 4 meetings.

Player in form

Luis Suárez: 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG4.09

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 4.1).

Players to watch

Liga Portugal, this season.

Miguel Nogueira

Vitória Guimarães · midfielder

0goals 3assists 6.71avg rating

Last match, Benfica: rating 6.4.

Luis Suárez

Sporting CP · forward

8goals 1assist 7.22avg rating

Last match, Academico Viseu: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Vitória Guimarães at home and Sporting CP away, as in this match.

Vitória Guimarães

at home · 10

4W3D3L1.6scored per match0.6conceded per match

Sporting CP

away · 10

6W4D0L2.2scored per match0.7conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 14 Aug 2026 · Liga Portugal Sporting CP 3:2 Vitória Guimarães Gonçalves 9' · Ioannidis 22' · Altimira 41' · Samu 66' · Ndoye 68'. Sporting CP: 4 wins in a row in this fixture.

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1 draw5.2 goals per match · both scored in 4 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Vitória Guimarães (4-2-3-1, last: Marítimo) · Sporting CP (4-2-3-1, last: Academico Viseu).

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Vitória GuimarãesSporting CP

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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