Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Nacional vs Sporting CP stats tab covers Primeira Liga (Portugal), Regular Season - 3 on 23 Aug 2025. It compares 8 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Nacional 1, Sporting CP 7; Shots off target: Nacional 1, Sporting CP 11; Possession: Nacional 27%, Sporting CP 73%; Corner kicks: Nacional 3, Sporting CP 13; Fouls: Nacional 18, Sporting CP 7; Yellow cards: Nacional 3, Sporting CP 2. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Sporting CP led shots on target, 7 to 1 over Nacional, Sporting CP had more possession, 73% to 27% over Nacional, and Sporting CP led corner kicks, 13 to 3 over Nacional. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Nacional committed more fouls, 18 to 7 over Sporting CP and Nacional had more yellow cards, 3 to 2 over Sporting CP. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
