Napoli vs Sporting CP

2 - 1
🕒 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 🧑‍⚖️ Danny Makkelie 🔁 League Stage - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
League Stage - 2
League Stage Table
Napoli 30 · Sporting CP 8
Referee Stats
9 matches · 2.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.33
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.56
Over 4.5 cards 11%
Home wins 56%
Draws 11%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-8).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

Team Overview

Napoli (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 2-1-1

Goals For / Against

6 / 4
Avg: 1.50 / 1.00

Points

7
Avg: 1.75

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

1
Sporting CP (Away stats)

Games / Record

6
W-D-L: 1-2-3

Goals For / Against

6 / 11
Avg: 1.00 / 1.83

Points

5
Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Champions League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.75
PPG
0.83
1.50
GF
1.00
1.00
GA
1.83
50%
O2.5
75%
50%
BTTS
100%
50%
Score 1st
25%

League-position context

Napoli rank30th
Sporting CP rank8th
Napoli points8
Sporting CP points16
Napoli: #30 · 8 pts · GD -6
13 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sporting CP: #8 · 16 pts · GD +6
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Napoli last 5 home

L W D W
Points7/12
Weighted index47
Goals6-4
Record2-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sporting CP last 5 away

W L D L
Points4/12
Weighted index47
Goals6-8
Record1-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Napoli trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.550%
Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Napoli score at home75%
Napoli clean sheet at home50%
Sporting CP score away100%
Sporting CP clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Napoli score first50%
Napoli win after scoring first100%
Sporting CP score first25%
Sporting CP win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Napoli 0% · Sporting CP 33%
Avg first goal minute: Napoli 50.5' · Sporting CP 12.0'

Vs league average

Napoli score at home1.50 vs 1.93
Napoli concede at home1.00 vs 1.45
Sporting CP score away1.00 vs 1.45
Sporting CP concede away1.83 vs 1.93
Napoli score 22% below league average, while Sporting CP score 31% below league average.
Defensive side: Napoli are 31% below league average at home, and Sporting CP are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1
Avg goals3.00
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Napoli goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 3
16-30 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
31-45 0
46-60 0

Sporting CP goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
4
Total Shots
12
8
Shots off Goal
5
1
Blocked Shots
4
3
Shots Inside Box
5
4
Shots Outside Box
7
4
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
7
2
Fouls
16
9
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
—
—
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
508
495
Passes Accurate
459
444
Passes %
90%
90%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
36' ⚽
⚽
36' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
R. Højlund
Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Trincão
1st substitution · For: Pote
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Geny Catamo
2nd substitution · For: L. Suárez
62' ⚽
⚽
62' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
L. Suárez
Penalty
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ Eduardo Quaresma
3rd substitution · For: Z. Debast
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ F. Ioannidis
4th substitution · For: Alisson Santos
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ M. Politano
1st substitution · For: David Neres
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ S. McTominay
2nd substitution · For: N. Lang
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ João Simões
5th substitution · For: H. Morita
79' ⚽
⚽
79' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
R. Højlund
Normal Goal · Assist: K. De Bruyne
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ K. De Bruyne
3rd substitution · For: B. Gilmour
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ Miguel Gutiérrez
4th substitution · For: M. Olivera
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ R. Højlund
5th substitution · For: L. Lucca

Napoli vs Sporting CP 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Napoli beat Sporting CP 2-1 on Wednesday, 01 October 2025 in Champions League. The match was refereed by Danny Makkelie. It was played at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

First half: Napoli took the lead at 36' when R. Højlund scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Sporting CP made their 1st substitution at 46', with Trincão replacing Pote. Sporting CP made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Geny Catamo replacing L. Suárez. Sporting CP leveled the score at 62' when L. Suárez scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Sporting CP made their 3rd substitution at 67', with Eduardo Quaresma replacing Z. Debast. Sporting CP made their 4th substitution at 67', with F. Ioannidis replacing Alisson Santos. Napoli made their 1st substitution at 69', with M. Politano replacing David Neres. Napoli made their 2nd substitution at 69', with S. McTominay replacing N. Lang. Sporting CP made their 5th substitution at 78', with João Simões replacing H. Morita. Napoli took the lead at 79' when R. Højlund scored, with the assist credited to K. De Bruyne, making the score 2-1. Napoli made their 3rd substitution at 81', with K. De Bruyne replacing B. Gilmour. Napoli made their 4th substitution at 81', with Miguel Gutiérrez replacing M. Olivera. Napoli made their 5th substitution at 90', with R. Højlund replacing L. Lucca.

Napoli used 5 substitutions while Sporting CP used 5 substitutions.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-8).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Napoli vs Sporting CP Head-to-Head History by Season