Liga Portugal · Round 1 · 2026/27
CF Estrela Amadora vs Sporting CP prediction
Sporting CP win 74%
· Estádio José Gomes
Published · not rewritten after kick-off
CF Estrela Amadora
2–2
Draw
Sporting CP
1X2
Sporting CP win
74%Miss
Verdict
Strong favourite
Prediction 0–2 · score miss
- 1X2 favourite Miss
Predicted Sporting CP win · 74%
Actual Draw
- Prediction Miss
Predicted 0–2
Actual 2–2
- Over 2.5 Hit
Predicted Over
Actual Over · 4 goals
- BTTS Miss
Predicted No
Actual Yes
Hit means the pre-match favourite (or the Over 2.5 / BTTS lean at 50%+) matched the result. Prediction is the published scoreline that sits with that 1X2 pick, not always the grid peak. The numbers above were stored before kick-off and are not edited afterwards.
Match forecast
Sporting CP win74%
- CF Estrela Amadora win
- 8%
- Draw
- 19%
- Sporting CP win
- 74%
- Prediction
- 0–2
- Expected goals
- 0.66–2.32
- Over 2.5
- 57%
- BTTS
- 45%
Grid peak · 14% · Miss
Model λ, home–away
Over · 4 goals · Hit
Yes · Miss
Over 2.5 and both-teams-to-score are summed from the same scoreline matrix as 1X2. They are not separate guesses.
Why this forecast
- 1Strong favourite: Sporting CP win 74%, from a -416 Elo gap (1399 vs 1815).
- 2Expected goals 0.66-2.32.
- 3Prediction 0–2 (14%), also the highest cell in the grid.
- 4Stefan Leković suspended and one other absence.
Match briefing
- Elo
- Liga Portugal table
1399
-416
1815
- Out
CF Estrela Amadora1 out
- Stefan LekovićSuspended
Sporting CP1 out
- Maximiliano AraújoSuspended
- XI
- Confirmed4-2-3-1/4-2-3-1
- Last 5
CF Estrela Amadora
DDLLLAvg xG 1.38-1.96
Sporting CP
WWWDDAvg xG 2.58-1.00
Top scorelines
Share of the same grid. Longer bar is more likely.
- 102Prediction13.7%
- 20110.6%
- 30310.6%
- 4129.0%
- 5118.9%
Score grid
Home goals down the side, away across. Lime is more likely. The solid ring is the grid peak.
| CF Estrela Amadora goals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6% | 11% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 3% |
| 1 | 2% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 4% | |
| 2 | 3% | 3% | 2% | |||
| 3 | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
| 5 |
Away goals 0-5 across the top. Cells are a share of every possible score, not just this crop.
Fair odds
Model prices are 1 / probability. Listed prices are one OddsPortal closing 1X2 listing, vig removed. Only a closing line is available for this match — no pre-kick-off snapshot was captured. Snapshot . This is not a betting tip.
1X2
CF Estrela Amadora win
CF Estrela Amadora win: model 8%, fair 13.02, listed 8.50 (11%)
Fair
13.02
8% model
Listed
8.50
11% book
Draw
Draw: model 19%, fair 5.34, listed 5.08 (18%)
Fair
5.34
19% model
Listed
5.08
18% book
Sporting CP win
Sporting CP win: model 74%, fair 1.36, listed 1.31 (71%)
Fair
1.36
74% model
Listed
1.31
71% book
Closing 1X2 · OddsPortal listing · single source · vig removed · captured
The model does not disagree with this price beyond calibration noise.
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Injuries and suspensions
SofaScore missing list for this fixture. Doubtful players are listed separately from those ruled out.
CF Estrela Amadora1 out
- Stefan LekovićSuspendedyellow or red card suspension
Sporting CP1 out
- Maximiliano AraújoSuspendedred card suspension
Confirmed XI
ConfirmedSofaScore's confirmed elevens. The expected XI this forecast used was not stored with the freeze.
CF Estrela Amadora
4-2-3-1
- 24 Léo Linck · G
- 4 Bernardo Schappo · D
- 21 Max Scholze · D
- 30 Luan Patrick · D
- 55 Rafa Soares · D
- 10 Ianis Stoica · M
- 14 Lovro Zvonarek · M
- 39 Eddy Doué · M
- 78 Santiago Serra · M
- 99 Abraham Marcus · M
- 37 Leandro Antonetti · F
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1
- 1 Rui Silva · G
- 13 Georgios Vagiannidis · D
- 25 Gonçalo Inácio · D
- 50 Rodrigo Dias · D
- 72 Eduardo Quaresma · D
- 5 Sergi Altimira · M
- 10 Geny Catamo · M
- 17 Rodrigo Zalazar · M
- 58 Flávio Gonçalves · M
- 77 Issa Doumbia · M
- 7 Fotis Ioannidis · F
Last five league matches
Finished games strictly before this forecast's cutoff, with xG for and against.
CF Estrela Amadora
- 22Sporting BragaAway · 16 May 2026
xG 0.71–2.38
- 00FamalicãoHome · 11 May 2026
xG 0.26–1.97
- 23MoreirenseAway · 2 May 2026
xG 2.83–1.87
- 12FC PortoHome · 26 Apr 2026
xG 1.76–1.81
- 01FC AroucaAway · 19 Apr 2026
xG 1.35–1.77
Sporting CP
- 30Gil VicenteHome · 16 May 2026
xG 1.61–0.64
- 41Rio AveAway · 11 May 2026
xG 1.56–0.97
- 51Vitória SCHome · 4 May 2026
xG 4.57–0.61
- 22TondelaHome · 29 Apr 2026
xG 1.90–1.27
- 11AVS - Futebol SADAway · 26 Apr 2026
xG 3.27–1.53
How to read the CF Estrela Amadora vs Sporting CP probabilities
CF Estrela Amadora vs Sporting CP (Liga Portugal, 8 Aug 2026): Strong favourite. Sporting CP win 74%. Expected goals are 0.66–2.32. Prediction 0–2 (14%), also the highest cell in the grid. The score grid leans over 2.5 goals and at least one side keeping a clean sheet. Final score: 2–2.
Sporting CP is clearly ahead on expected goals (0.66–2.32). Sporting CP win is 74%, still a probability, not a certainty.
The prediction 0–2 carries 14%. In football that is a typical peak: many nearby scorelines share the rest of the grid.
Over 2.5 sits at 57%, so the model expects an open game more often than not. BTTS is 45%, so a clean sheet is in play.
Expected90 publishes probabilistic football forecasts based on statistical models. Predictions are not certainties.
Model record
- Prediction timestamp
- 8 Aug 2026, 12:30 UTC
- After kick-off
- Not rewritten
- Model version
- v1.1.0-p1-elo
- Verdict
- Strong favourite · Sporting CP win
- Kick-off
- Sat 8 Aug, 20:30 Lisbon
Questions about CF Estrela Amadora vs Sporting CP
- Who is favourite for CF Estrela Amadora vs Sporting CP?
- The verdict is Strong favourite. Highest 1X2 is Sporting CP win at 74%. Home 8%, draw 19%, away 74%. That is a share of similar matches, not a guaranteed result.
- What is the most likely score for CF Estrela Amadora vs Sporting CP?
- 0–2 is the prediction and the modal cell at 14%. Other nearby scores still take a large slice of the probability, which is normal in football.
- Will CF Estrela Amadora vs Sporting CP go over 2.5 goals?
- Over 2.5 is 57% from the same Poisson grid as 1X2. The model leans over 2.5, but the other side remains live.
- Both teams to score in CF Estrela Amadora vs Sporting CP?
- BTTS is 45%. The grid leans toward at least one blank.
- Are these betting tips?
- No. Expected90 publishes model probabilities and tracks them after kick-off. Fair odds on a match page are 1 / probability compared with a listed book snapshot. Disagreement labels are gated by walk-forward 1X2 ECE. That is not a tip, and there is no odds CTA.
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