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Athletic Club 2–3 Sporting CP — Sporting CP won this UEFA Champions League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sporting CP won 3–2 at Athletic Club in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday 28 January. Sporting CP are unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions.

The goals

Sporting CP came from behind: Athletic Club led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Athletic Club: Oihan Sancet (3’) and Gorka Guruzeta (28’); Sporting CP: Ousmane Diomande (12’, assisted by M. Araújo), Trincão (62’) and Alisson Santos (90’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Athletic Club 0.57, Sporting CP 1.76, from 9 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

F. Zwayer showed nine yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Athletic Club: Unai Gómez (34’), Gorka Guruzeta (44’), Aitor Paredes (75’) and Mikel Vesga (82’); Sporting CP: Matheus Reis (29’), M. Araújo (39’), João Simões (49’), Pote (55’) and Eduardo Quaresma (86’).

What it changes

Athletic Club have scored nine goals, the 20th-fewest (shared) of the 53 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 8 games, ranked per game). Athletic Club have conceded 14 goals, the 27th-fewest (shared) of the 53 clubs.

Sporting CP have scored 22 goals, the 18th-most of the 53 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 12 games, ranked per game). Sporting CP have conceded 15 goals, the eighth-fewest (shared) of the 53 clubs.

Athletic Club have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions. Sporting CP have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Morten Hjulmand (Sporting CP) 8.9, Trincão (Sporting CP) 7.2 and M. Araújo (Sporting CP) 7.0 led the match.

Next up

Athletic Club next host Espanyol on 22 November 2026.

Sporting CP next travel to FC Porto on 29 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Athletic Club: Athletic Club v Espanyol, Sunday 22 November — the preview. Next for Sporting CP: FC Porto v Sporting CP, Sunday 29 November — the preview.

The Numbers

  • Result: Athletic Club 2–3 Sporting CP · UEFA Champions League
  • Referee: F. Zwayer
  • Recent form: Athletic Club 2W 0D 3L · Sporting CP 4W 1D 0L

Athletic Club 2–3 Sporting CP (UEFA Champions League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.38 / 3
Goals
against 2.25 / 0.75 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5
over 8 matches
6 / 5.86
Corners
against 3.83 / 4.57 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5
over 6 matches
5.5 / 7
Shots on target
against 6 / 4.14 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5
over 6 matches
3 / 2.71
Cards
against 1.5 / 2.71 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5
over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 24 January 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per gameAthletic Club for / againstLineSporting CP for / against
Goals scored
1.38 for · 2.25 against n 8
2.5standard
3 for · 0.75 against n 8
Corners won
6 for · 3.83 against n 6
9.5standard
5.86 for · 4.57 against n 7
Shots
13.67 for · 12.5 against n 6
19.5standard
16.86 for · 13.29 against n 7
Shots on target
5.5 for · 6 against n 6
8.5standard
7 for · 4.14 against n 7
Fouls committed
12 for · 9.83 against n 6
21.5standard
12.29 for · 12.43 against n 7
Cards shown
3 for · 1.5 against n 6
3.5standard
2.71 for · 2.71 against n 7

Referee: F. Zwayer.

Athletic Club

Athletic Club Goalkeeper

Athletic Club — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
PlayerAppsAvg minsSavesGoals concededPenalties saved
Unai Simón29902610 min863 /90461.6 /9010 /90
Athletic Club — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Athletic Club before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
Unai Simón n 890
3.27/6

Athletic Club Defensive

Athletic Club — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
PlayerAppsAvg minsTacklesInterceptionsBlocksDuels wonFouls committedYellow cards
Dani Vivian26862233 min441.8 /90321.3 /90130.5 /90873.5 /90361.5 /9070.3 /90
Jesús Areso22681499 min332 /90161 /9070.4 /90744.4 /90221.3 /9030.2 /90
Yuri21831738 min331.7 /90221.1 /9050.3 /901045.4 /90150.8 /9020.1 /90
Aitor Paredes20901800 min331.7 /90371.9 /9060.3 /90854.3 /90251.3 /9050.3 /90
Aymeric Laporte1377995 min111 /90121.1 /90121.1 /90555 /9050.5 /9020.2 /90
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Athletic Club — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Athletic Club before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
Unai Simón n 890
00/0
0.32/0
—
Mikel Jauregizar n 881.8
1.78/2
1.56/3
—
Dani Vivian n 885.9
1.77/4
0.32/0
—
Álex Berenguer n 873
1.46/2
1.26/1
—
Ruíz de Galarreta n 860.6
2.66/5
0.92/2
Morten Hjulmand
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Athletic Club — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Athletic Club before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
Mikel Jauregizar n 881.8
2.67/5
Dani Vivian n 885.9
2.18/3
Álex Berenguer n 873
0.96/0
Ruíz de Galarreta n 860.6
26/3
Gorka Guruzeta n 865.9
1.24/2
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Athletic Club Attacking

Athletic Club — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
PlayerAppsAvg minsGoalsAssistsShotsShots on targetKey passesDribbles completed
Gorka Guruzeta24651556 min60.3 /9010.1 /90402.3 /90181 /90211.2 /9070.4 /90
Maroan Sannadi937334 min10.3 /9000 /9061.6 /9051.3 /9020.5 /9010.3 /90
Nico Serrano633198 min10.5 /9000 /9052.3 /9052.3 /9031.4 /9031.4 /90
A. Hierro22550 min00 /9000 /9023.6 /9011.8 /9011.8 /9011.8 /90
Urko Izeta15757 min00 /9000 /9011.6 /9011.6 /9011.6 /9000 /90
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Athletic Club — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Athletic Club before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
Unai Simón n 890
00/0
00/0
Mikel Jauregizar n 881.8
0.74/1
0.32/0
Dani Vivian n 885.9
0.31/1
0.11/0
Álex Berenguer n 873
1.76/4
0.94/1
Ruíz de Galarreta n 860.6
0.94/1
0.42/0
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Athletic Club — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Athletic Club before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
Unai Simón n 890
00/0
00/0
Mikel Jauregizar n 881.8
00/0
00/0
Dani Vivian n 885.9
00/0
00/0
Álex Berenguer n 873
0.32/0
00/0
Ruíz de Galarreta n 860.6
00/0
00/0
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Sporting CP

Sporting CP Goalkeeper

Sporting CP — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
PlayerAppsAvg minsSavesGoals concededPenalties saved
Rui Silva23902070 min672.9 /90160.7 /9000 /90
João Virgínia390270 min62 /9020.7 /9000 /90
Sporting CP — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting CP before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
Rui Silva n 890
46/6
João Virgínia n 490
2.33/2

Sporting CP Defensive

Sporting CP — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
PlayerAppsAvg minsTacklesInterceptionsBlocksDuels wonFouls committedYellow cards
Gonçalo Inácio25872172 min341.4 /90241 /90180.7 /901114.6 /90170.7 /9030.1 /90
M. Araújo22761674 min432.3 /90251.3 /9020.1 /901105.9 /90341.8 /9060.3 /90
Iván Fresneda20751499 min382.3 /90130.8 /9050.3 /90804.8 /90150.9 /9050.3 /90
G. Vagiannidis1463886 min242.4 /9080.8 /9010.1 /90555.6 /90141.4 /9020.2 /90
Ricardo Mangas1262749 min202.4 /90101.2 /9040.5 /90506 /90172 /9040.5 /90
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Sporting CP — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting CP before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
L. Suárez n 887.9
1.57/3
1.97/4
—
Gonçalo Inácio n 880.3
0.42/1
0.74/1
—
Trincão n 886.6
0.43/0
1.26/3
—
Rui Silva n 890
00/0
00/0
—
Morten Hjulmand n 885.3
1.15/2
1.14/3
Ruíz de Galarreta
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Sporting CP — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting CP before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
L. Suárez n 887.9
0.65/0
Gonçalo Inácio n 880.3
1.15/3
Trincão n 886.6
0.85/1
Morten Hjulmand n 885.3
1.24/2
M. Araújo n 881.5
2.25/4
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Sporting CP Attacking

Sporting CP — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
PlayerAppsAvg minsGoalsAssistsShotsShots on targetKey passesDribbles completed
L. Suárez26802086 min210.9 /9050.2 /90913.9 /90492.1 /90351.5 /90261.1 /90
F. Ioannidis1445623 min20.3 /9010.1 /9081.2 /9040.6 /90111.6 /9091.3 /90
Alisson Santos631187 min10.5 /9000 /9094.3 /9041.9 /9021 /90115.3 /90
Trincão25852137 min70.3 /9080.3 /90381.6 /90200.8 /90562.4 /90381.6 /90
Morten Hjulmand23872012 min20.1 /9020.1 /90150.7 /9060.3 /90281.3 /9080.4 /90
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Sporting CP — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting CP before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
L. Suárez n 887.9
48/7
26/5
Gonçalo Inácio n 880.3
00/0
00/0
Trincão n 886.6
1.47/4
0.85/1
Rui Silva n 890
00/0
00/0
Morten Hjulmand n 885.3
0.43/0
0.32/0
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Sporting CP — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting CP before kick-off, to 24 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
L. Suárez n 887.9
1.35/4
0.32/0
Gonçalo Inácio n 880.3
00/0
0.11/0
Trincão n 886.6
0.11/0
0.43/0
Rui Silva n 890
00/0
00/0
Morten Hjulmand n 885.3
00/0
0.11/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Athletic ClubSporting CP
35%Possession65%
0.57Expected goals (xG)1.76
9Shots9
2Shots on target6
4Shots off target2
3Blocked shots1
5Shots inside the box7
6Corners7
0Offsides3
22Fouls8
4Yellow cards5
0Red cards0
3Saves0
306Passes590
74%Pass accuracy87%

Athletic Club Player Stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
Unai Simón9000000006.3
Gorosabel9000000205.6
Aitor Paredes90000002Y6.3
Yuri9000100006.2
A. Boiro9000000106.3
Alejandro Rego9000002306.9
Robert Navarro8100001005.9
Gorka Guruzeta81102111Y7.2
Ruíz de Galarreta6600100006.9
Unai Gómez66000002Y5.9
Oihan Sancet5010210107
Álex Berenguer sub4000000207
Mikel Vesga sub24000000Y6.3
S. Sanchez sub2400000106.3
Nico Serrano sub900000006.2
A. Hierro sub900000006.2

Sporting CP Player Stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
Rui Silva9000000005.9
Iván Fresneda9000000206.2
M. Araújo90010026Y7.5
Morten Hjulmand9000112607.3
Geny Catamo9000210306.3
L. Suárez9000111107.3
Trincão8710110107.6
O. Diomande5410110007.9
João Simões54000010Y6.2
Daniel Bragança5400000106.3
Gonçalo Inácio2600000006.7
Matheus Reis sub64000001Y6.7
Eduardo Quaresma sub36000001Y6.7
H. Morita sub3600000006.9
Pote sub36001011Y6.9
Alisson Santos sub1010110007.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Athletic Club v Sporting CP — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form
Athletic ClubLWLWL
Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 2 scored / 3 conceded per game
Sporting CPWDWWW
Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game
League standing · 2025/26
Last recorded position — not updated during the season.
Athletic Club#29 pos8 pts8 pl-5 GD
Sporting CP#7 pos16 pts8 pl+6 GD
Goals per game
Athletic Club scored1.13
Sporting CP scored2.13
Athletic Club conceded1.75
Sporting CP conceded1.38

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