Sporting CP vs CD Nacional prediction | 5 Sep 2026 | xGtoday


Sporting CP
Ranking: #28 overall, #2 in Portugal

82.0 → 82.0 (0.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 16 May Gil Vicente (H) 82.2 +0.2
2-2 08 Aug Estrela (A) 82.4 +0.2
3-2 14 Aug Vitória (H) 81.7 -0.7
3-1 22 Aug Alverca (H) 81.9 +0.2
0-4 28 Aug Rio Ave (A) 82.0 +0.1
CD Nacional
Ranking: #333 overall, #14 in Portugal

62.0 → 61.7 (-0.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-0 11 May Santa Clara (A) 61.8 -0.1
2-0 16 May Vitória (H) 61.6 -0.2
2-2 10 Aug Santa Clara (A) 61.6 0.0
2-0 16 Aug Estoril (H) 62.2 +0.6
1-0 23 Aug Vitória (A) 61.7 -0.5

Sporting CP vs CD Nacional: by the numbers

Sporting CP sit 305 places above CD Nacional in our European rankings, and 12 places above them in Portugal.

Sporting CP arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.0 rating points over their last 10 matches against CD Nacional's -0.3.

Last time these teams played, on 1 Feb 2026, CD Nacional gained 0.3 rating points.

The highest Sporting CP have ever stood in our European rankings is #13, first reached on 22 Feb 2024.

The best xGtoday rating CD Nacional have ever held is 68.9, first set on 2 Jan 2019.