Sporting have recorded 13 expected goals (xG) across 8 Liga Portugal games in 2026/2027, averaging 1.6 per match. L. Suárez leads the squad with 3 expected goals (xG) - 0.65 per game. F. Ioannidis is next with 3.
Over their last 10 games, Sporting are averaging 1.6 expected goals (xG) per match - L. Suárez leads that period with 3. Use the match-by-match table above to compare expected goals (xG) game by game, with home and away filters ahead of Sporting vs Lens on 13.10.2026.
Sporting average 1.6 expected goals (xG) per Liga Portugal game in 2026/2027, based on 8 matches. Over their last 10 games that figure is 1.6 per match.
L. Suárez leads Sporting for expected goals (xG) in 2026/2027 with 3 in Liga Portugal - an average of 0.65 per game. F. Ioannidis is second with 3.
Use the Home / Away filter above the data table to compare Sporting's expected goals (xG) totals and per-game averages split by venue across 2026/2027.
Sporting have taken 5.6 points more than their chances warranted over 20 games: +14.5 goals against their xG, and -1.5 on the goals their xGA expected them to concede. Finishing and goalkeeping at that level rarely hold, so the table is the optimistic reading of this side.
| Window | Games | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xGA | Conceded | xGA minus conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 20 | 20 | 38.52 | 53 | +14.48 | 19.54 | 21 | -1.46 | 39.44 | 45 | +5.56 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 17.29 | 27 | +9.71 | 9.14 | 10 | -0.86 | 18.86 | 24 | +5.14 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 8.27 | 12 | +3.73 | 4.39 | 4 | +0.39 | 9.22 | 11 | +1.78 |
| Home | 10 | 19.74 | 28 | +8.26 | 10.46 | 12 | -1.54 | 19.48 | 23 | +3.52 |
| Away | 10 | 18.78 | 25 | +6.22 | 9.08 | 9 | +0.08 | 19.96 | 22 | +2.04 |
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Score | xG | xGA | xPts | Points | Deserved result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct | Liga Portugal | Braga (A) | 1-3 | 1.04 | 1.37 | 1.13 | 3 | L |
| 19 Sep | Liga Portugal | Arouca (H) | 2-2 | 0.90 | 2.13 | 0.64 | 1 | L |
| 13 Sep | Liga Portugal | Famalicão (A) | 1-1 | 2.28 | 0.29 | 2.62 | 1 | W |
| 5 Sep | Liga Portugal | Nacional (H) | 2-0 | 2.69 | 0.07 | 2.83 | 3 | W |
| 28 Aug | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave (A) | 0-4 | 1.36 | 0.53 | 2.00 | 3 | W |
| 22 Aug | Liga Portugal | Alverca (H) | 3-1 | 1.84 | 0.51 | 2.30 | 3 | W |
| 14 Aug | Liga Portugal | Vitória SC (H) | 3-2 | 1.13 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 3 | L |
| 8 Aug | Liga Portugal | Estrela (A) | 2-2 | 2.58 | 0.94 | 2.34 | 1 | W |
| 16 May | Liga Portugal | Gil Vicente (H) | 3-0 | 1.62 | 0.87 | 1.91 | 3 | W |
| 11 May | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave (A) | 1-4 | 1.85 | 1.19 | 1.81 | 3 | W |
| 4 May | Liga Portugal | Vitória SC (H) | 5-1 | 2.37 | 0.94 | 2.25 | 3 | W |
| 29 Apr | Liga Portugal | Tondela (H) | 2-2 | 2.64 | 1.40 | 2.09 | 1 | W |
| 26 Apr | Liga Portugal | AVS (A) | 1-1 | 3.12 | 1.55 | 2.20 | 1 | W |
| 19 Apr | Liga Portugal | Benfica (H) | 1-2 | 1.98 | 2.29 | 1.22 | 0 | L |
| 11 Apr | Liga Portugal | Estrela (A) | 0-1 | 1.01 | 0.43 | 1.83 | 3 | W |
| 3 Apr | Liga Portugal | Santa Clara (H) | 4-2 | 2.54 | 0.46 | 2.60 | 3 | W |
| 22 Mar | Liga Portugal | Alverca (A) | 1-4 | 1.97 | 0.96 | 2.04 | 3 | W |
| 7 Mar | Liga Portugal | Braga (A) | 2-2 | 1.88 | 1.42 | 1.68 | 1 | W |
| 27 Feb | Liga Portugal | Estoril (H) | 3-0 | 2.03 | 0.55 | 2.36 | 3 | W |
| 21 Feb | Liga Portugal | Moreirense (A) | 0-3 | 1.69 | 0.40 | 2.31 | 3 | W |
| Player | Position | Apps | Minutes | xG | Goals | Goals minus xG | xG per 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Suárez | attacker | 19 | 1402 | 11.23 | 16 | +4.77 | 0.72 |
| Daniel Bragança | midfielder | 11 | 461 | 1.47 | 4 | +2.53 | 0.29 |
| Gonçalo Inácio | defender | 15 | 1324 | 0.78 | 3 | +2.22 | 0.05 |
| Flávio Gonçalves | midfielder | 8 | 427 | 1.23 | 3 | +1.77 | 0.26 |
| Francisco Trincão | midfielder | 12 | 1004 | 1.60 | 3 | +1.40 | 0.14 |
| Rodrigo Zalazar | midfielder | 8 | 534 | 0.87 | 2 | +1.13 | 0.15 |
| Sergi Altimira | midfielder | 8 | 717 | 0.07 | 1 | +0.93 | 0.01 |
| Geovany Quenda | attacker | 7 | 212 | 0.16 | 1 | +0.84 | 0.07 |
| Eduardo Quaresma | defender | 14 | 1018 | 0.21 | 1 | +0.79 | 0.02 |
| Maxi Araújo | defender | 18 | 1488 | 1.50 | 2 | +0.50 | 0.09 |
| Pedro Gonçalves | attacker | 10 | 726 | 2.70 | 3 | +0.30 | 0.33 |
| Morten Hjulmand | midfielder | 8 | 652 | 0.86 | 1 | +0.14 | 0.12 |
| Hidemasa Morita | midfielder | 12 | 824 | 0.93 | 1 | +0.07 | 0.10 |
| Geny Catamo | attacker | 20 | 1504 | 3.40 | 3 | -0.40 | 0.20 |
| Rafael Nel | attacker | 7 | 173 | 2.41 | 2 | -0.41 | 1.25 |
| Georgios Vagiannidis | defender | 13 | 713 | 0.51 | 0 | -0.51 | 0.06 |
| LuÃs Guilherme | attacker | 14 | 497 | 1.52 | 1 | -0.52 | 0.28 |
| Ricardo Mangas | defender | 4 | 93 | 0.55 | 0 | -0.55 | 0.53 |
| Issa Doumbia | midfielder | 8 | 668 | 0.84 | 0 | -0.84 | 0.11 |
| Fotis Ioannidis | attacker | 8 | 285 | 3.47 | 2 | -1.47 | 1.09 |
| # | Team | MP | xG | Goals | xGA | Conceded | xPts | Points | Points minus xPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 8 | 18.7 | 20 | 7.9 | 4 | 17.2 | 24 | +6.8 |
| 2 | Academico Viseu | 8 | 9.7 | 11 | 14.2 | 10 | 8.6 | 14 | +5.4 |
| 3 | Arouca | 8 | 8.9 | 11 | 11.2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | +4 |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 14.4 | 18 | +3.6 |
| 5 | Sporting CP | 8 | 13.8 | 20 | 7.1 | 9 | 15.1 | 18 | +2.9 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 8 | 6.2 | 8 | 14.9 | 17 | 5.5 | 7 | +1.5 |
| 7 | Moreirense | 8 | 6.6 | 8 | 14.1 | 15 | 6.7 | 8 | +1.3 |
| 8 | Benfica | 8 | 18.6 | 24 | 5.8 | 7 | 18.4 | 19 | +0.6 |
| 9 | Alverca | 7 | 8.7 | 9 | 11.7 | 11 | 7.7 | 8 | +0.3 |
| 10 | MarÃtimo | 8 | 7.1 | 9 | 11.3 | 14 | 8.4 | 8 | -0.4 |
| 11 | Sporting Braga | 7 | 8.8 | 8 | 5.3 | 8 | 11.9 | 11 | -0.9 |
| 12 | Famalicão | 7 | 6.3 | 9 | 8.9 | 7 | 7.9 | 7 | -0.9 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6.6 | 5 | 12.1 | 11 | -1.1 |
| 14 | Estrela Amadora | 8 | 11.9 | 14 | 11.1 | 15 | 11.5 | 10 | -1.5 |
| 15 | Casa Pia | 8 | 7 | 3 | 13.7 | 17 | 7.1 | 4 | -3.1 |
| 16 | Nacional | 8 | 9.6 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 4 | -5 |
| 17 | Estoril | 8 | 7.4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8.1 | 2 | -6.1 |
| 18 | Vitória Guimarães | 8 | 13.3 | 5 | 7.8 | 10 | 14.2 | 5 | -9.2 |