Down To Ten
Sporting CP
Sporting CP played the closing 36 minutes a man down after a 54′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 54′
- Player
- Zeno Debast
Primeira Liga · Matchday 7Sporting CP
G. Inacio 3'
L. Suarez 17'
2 – 2
FT
HT 2–0
Arouca
J. Fontan 81'
D. Nandin 87'
Primeira Liga
Matchday 7Sporting CP2–2Arouca
8
Shots in the box
8
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
3′17′54′81′87′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Sporting CP 2-2 Arouca
Sporting CP and Arouca shared 4 goals in a 2-2 Primeira Liga draw at Estádio José Alvalade. Inacio opened the scoring for Sporting CP on 3', Suarez made it 2-0 to Sporting CP on 17', Fontan pulled one back for Arouca on 81' from the penalty spot and Nandin levelled for Arouca on 87'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Sporting CP took 8 of their 10 attempts inside the box, Arouca 8 of 15. Sporting CP held 54.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Debast was sent off on 54', leaving Sporting CP 36 minutes to play a man short. It was settled late — Nandin struck on 87' to swing it Arouca's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Sporting CP graded out for box occupation — 8 of 10 shots in the box. Arouca graded out for cynical press — 17 fouls and 5 yellow cards.
Gonçalo Inácio came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.1 for Sporting CP from 1 goal, 1 key pass and 2 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 26 fouls between them and 9 yellow cards, with Arouca conceding the most free-kicks (17).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
54%Possession46%
10Shots15
What the numbers say
5 readsRescued A Point
Arouca
Arouca went behind and dragged it back level.
- Final score
- 2–2
Box Occupation
Sporting CP
Sporting CP kept getting bodies into the area — 80% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 8 of 10
- Share
- 80%
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Arouca scored on 87′.
- Goals after 80′
- 2
- Last goal
- 87′
Timeline
G. Inacio — assist: M. Araujo
⚽3'
L. Suarez — assist: I. Fresneda
⚽17'
🟨36'
Espen Van Ee
Foul
🟨44'
Javi Sánchez
Foul
Half-time
🔄46'
G. Rukavina ↑ M. Flores ↓
🟨51'
Jose Fontán
Foul
Zeno Debast
Foul
🟥54'
E. Quaresma ↑ N. Irankunda ↓
🔄57'
🔄59'
Pedro Santos ↑ E. van Ee ↓
Luis Javier Suárez
Argument
🟨61'
🟨61'
Pedro Santos
Argument
S. Andersen ↑ R. Zalazar ↓
🔄66'
🔄69'
B. Mansilla ↑ A. Trezza ↓
📺78'
Ivan Barbero · Penalty confirmed
Eduardo Quaresma
Foul
🟨80'
⚽81'
J. Fontan (Pen)
Pedro Lima ↑ I. Doumbia ↓
🔄86'
F. Ioannidis ↑ L. Suarez ↓
🔄86'
🔄86'
F. Mayulu ↑ I. Barbero ↓
🔄86'
D. Nandin ↑ J. Sanchez ↓
⚽87'
D. Nandin
🟨90+2'
Brian Mansilla
Foul
Maximiliano Araújo
Foul
🟨90+4'
Gonçalo Inácio
Argument
🟨90+8'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueEstádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
RefereeDavid Rafael Oliveira da Silva
CompetitionPrimeira Liga
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished