Sporting CP v Galatasaray result

Full-time · Sporting CP 3–1 Galatasaray

UEFA Champions League · Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:00 BST · Estádio José Alvalade

Updated 23 Sep 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

The model’s pre-match pick

Sporting CP 3–1 Galatasaray — Sporting CP won this UEFA Champions League match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Over 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Over 2.5 goals

Best price: 1.54 at Unibet

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Over 2.5 goals in the last 90 days, 67.4% of 543 landed (95% range 63.4–71.2%); it had given them 75.9% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sporting CP beat Galatasaray 3–1 at Estádio José Alvalade in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday 9 September. Sporting CP have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions. Galatasaray have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Sporting CP: an own goal by Gonçalo Inácio (5’), Geny Catamo (27’), L. Suárez (57’ pen) and R. Zalazar (63’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sporting CP 1.75, Galatasaray 1.23, from 8 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Espen Eskas, Norway showed five yellow cards — against 3.7 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Sporting CP: Sergi Altimira (22’) and L. Suárez (43’); Galatasaray: Evren Elmalı (52’), Deniz Gül (80’) and Ismail Jakobs (90+5’).

What it changes

Sporting CP have scored eight goals, the 17th-most (shared) of the 81 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 4 games, ranked per game). Sporting CP have conceded four goals, the eighth-fewest (shared) of the 81 clubs.

Galatasaray have scored eight goals, the 17th-most (shared) of the 81 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 4 games, ranked per game). Galatasaray have conceded nine goals, the 19th-most (shared) of the 81 clubs.

Sporting CP are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, L. Suárez (Sporting CP) 7.6, Geny Catamo (Sporting CP) 5.5 and R. Zalazar (Sporting CP) 5.4 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Over 2.5 goals, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included.

Next up

Sporting CP next host Moreirense on 7 November 2026.

Galatasaray next host Amed on 7 November 2026.

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

Next for Sporting CP: Sporting CP v Moreirense, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Galatasaray: Galatasaray v Amed, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Sporting CP 3–1 Galatasaray · UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade · Lisbon
Referee: Espen Eskas, Norway
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Recent form: Sporting CP 4W 1D 0L · Galatasaray 3W 1D 1L

Sporting CP 3–1 Galatasaray (UEFA Champions League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 23 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.75 / 2.5

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.25

over 8 matches

5.57 / 5.75

Corners

against 2.57 / 2.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

6.14 / 7.38

Shots on target

against 2.29 / 3.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.71 / 2.13

Cards

against 2.71 / 2.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 5 September 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. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Sporting CP for / against	Line	Galatasaray for / against
Goals scored	2.75 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.25our book	2.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.57 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.14 for · 8.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	20.5 for · 9 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.14 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	7.38 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.86 for · 12.57 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.13 for · 11.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Espen Eskas, Norway.

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.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Rui Silva	5	90450 min	71.4 /90	51 /90	00 /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 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rui Silva n 8	90	1.9 5/1

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.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Gonçalo Inácio	4	90360 min	30.8 /90	51.3 /90	00 /90	112.8 /90	41 /90	10.3 /90
M. Araújo	4	87348 min	30.8 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90	133.4 /90	51.3 /90	10.3 /90
Iván Fresneda	3	90270 min	93 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90	134.3 /90	51.7 /90	00 /90
Z. Debast	3	85255 min	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	93.2 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90
Eduardo Quaresma	3	65195 min	41.8 /90	10.5 /90	31.4 /90	167.4 /90	20.9 /90	10.5 /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 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Rui Silva n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
Sergi Altimira n 5	89.4	2 5/3	1 4/1	Gabriel Sara
Issa Doumbia n 5	83.4	1.7 4/2	0.2 1/0	L. Torreira
R. Zalazar n 5	83.2	0 0/0	0.6 2/1	Y. Akgün
Flávio Gonçalves n 5	70	1 3/1	2.3 5/3	—
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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 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Sergi Altimira n 5	89.4	4.4 5/5
Issa Doumbia n 5	83.4	2.8 5/4
R. Zalazar n 5	83.2	1.5 4/2
Flávio Gonçalves n 5	70	2.6 4/3
Geny Catamo n 8	64.1	0.7 3/1
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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.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
L. Suárez	5	56281 min	41.3 /90	10.3 /90	51.6 /90	51.6 /90	10.3 /90	31 /90
F. Ioannidis	4	46184 min	21 /90	21 /90	104.9 /90	52.4 /90	31.5 /90	10.5 /90
Luis Guilherme	4	2494 min	00 /90	00 /90	32.9 /90	21.9 /90	43.8 /90	11 /90
N. Irankunda	2	2345 min	00 /90	00 /90	24 /90	00 /90	36 /90	00 /90
J. Derry	1	1515 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	16 /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 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Rui Silva n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Sergi Altimira n 5	89.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Issa Doumbia n 5	83.4	1.3 3/1	0 0/0
R. Zalazar n 5	83.2	1.7 4/3	0.6 2/1
Flávio Gonçalves n 5	70	2.1 5/2	1.5 5/1
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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 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Rui Silva n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Sergi Altimira n 5	89.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Issa Doumbia n 5	83.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
R. Zalazar n 5	83.2	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Flávio Gonçalves n 5	70	0.8 3/0	0.3 1/0
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Galatasaray

Galatasaray Goalkeeper

Galatasaray — 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.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
U. Çakır	3	90270 min	72.3 /90	41.3 /90	00 /90
J. Yılmaz	1	9090 min	22 /90	22 /90	00 /90

Galatasaray — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Galatasaray before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
U. Çakır n 8	90	2.1 5/2

Galatasaray Defensive

Galatasaray — 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.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
D. Sánchez	4	85341 min	41.1 /90	10.3 /90	51.3 /90	225.8 /90	30.8 /90	10.3 /90
R. Sallai	4	84336 min	20.5 /90	41.1 /90	00 /90	143.8 /90	71.9 /90	10.3 /90
I. Jakobs	4	78310 min	51.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90	133.8 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90
A. Bardakcı	4	66264 min	00 /90	20.7 /90	20.7 /90	82.7 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90
E. Elmalı	3	1958 min	23.1 /90	11.6 /90	00 /90	23.1 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Galatasaray — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Galatasaray before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Torreira n 8	82	1.8 8/5	1.2 4/4	Issa Doumbia
Gabriel Sara n 8	77.1	1.2 6/2	0.1 1/0	Sergi Altimira
D. Sánchez n 8	87.6	1.2 5/3	0.9 4/3	—
R. Sallai n 8	77	1.2 5/3	1.8 6/3	—
Y. Akgün n 8	74.5	1.4 5/3	2.3 7/4	R. Zalazar
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Galatasaray — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Galatasaray before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Torreira n 8	82	1.9 6/4
Gabriel Sara n 8	77.1	0.6 3/1
D. Sánchez n 8	87.6	1.4 3/3
R. Sallai n 8	77	1 5/2
Y. Akgün n 8	74.5	0.5 3/0
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Galatasaray Attacking

Galatasaray — 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.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
V. Osimhen	4	76303 min	61.8 /90	20.6 /90	298.6 /90	164.8 /90	41.2 /90	10.3 /90
Rafael Leão	1	2222 min	00 /90	00 /90	14.1 /90	00 /90	00 /90	14.1 /90
L. Torreira	4	86344 min	10.3 /90	20.5 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	41 /90	10.3 /90
Gabriel Sara	4	86343 min	20.5 /90	20.5 /90	92.4 /90	41 /90	164.2 /90	20.5 /90
Y. Akgün	4	82327 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	82.2 /90	41.1 /90	154.1 /90	51.4 /90
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Galatasaray — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Galatasaray before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Torreira n 8	82	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
Gabriel Sara n 8	77.1	1.6 4/4	0.9 4/2
D. Sánchez n 8	87.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
R. Sallai n 8	77	1.3 5/2	0.4 2/1
Y. Akgün n 8	74.5	1.8 7/3	0.8 5/0
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Galatasaray — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Galatasaray before kick-off, to 5 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Torreira n 8	82	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Gabriel Sara n 8	77.1	0.3 2/0	0.6 4/0
D. Sánchez n 8	87.6	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
R. Sallai n 8	77	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Y. Akgün n 8	74.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting CP		Galatasaray
38%	Possession	62%
1.75	Expected goals (xG)	1.23
8	Shots	10
5	Shots on target	3
1	Shots off target	6
2	Blocked shots	1
4	Shots inside the box	8
1	Corners	4
3	Offsides	0
13	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
368	Passes	579
81%	Pass accuracy	90%

Sporting CP Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Sergi Altimira	90	0	1	1	0	2	Y	6.9
Rui Silva	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
M. Araújo	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
Geny Catamo	90	1	1	1	0	1	0	7.6
Gonçalo Inácio	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.3
Luis Guilherme	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Eduardo Quaresma	84	0	0	0	0	4	0	7.5
G. Vagiannidis	84	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
Issa Doumbia	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Suárez	74	1	3	2	0	1	Y	7.5
R. Zalazar	66	1	1	1	2	0	0	7.6
Flávio Gonçalves sub	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
F. Ioannidis sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. Andersen sub	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Iván Fresneda sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Z. Debast sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Galatasaray Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
U. Çakır	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
B. Yılmaz	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
D. Sánchez	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
R. Sallai	90	2	1	0	0	0	6.5
I. Jakobs	90	0	0	1	0	Y	5.6
E. Elmalı	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6
L. Torreira	85	1	0	0	3	0	7.3
Y. Akgün	84	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
Gabriel Sara	84	2	1	2	0	0	6.2
A. Batrakov	64	0	0	1	2	0	5.9
L. Sané	58	2	0	0	2	0	6.2
Rafael Leão sub	32	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
D. Gül sub	26	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
Renato Nhaga sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
İ. Gündoğan sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Ugochukwu sub	10	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

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

Recent form

Sporting CPDWWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

GalatasarayLDWWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Sporting CP#10 pos9 pts4 pl+4 GD

Galatasaray#18 pos6 pts4 pl-1 GD

Goals per game

Sporting CP scored2

Galatasaray scored2

Sporting CP conceded1

Galatasaray conceded2.25

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Sporting CP v Galatasaray?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Sporting CP v Galatasaray was Over 2.5 goals (best price 1.54 at Unibet).
What is the recent form of Sporting CP and Galatasaray?: Recent form — Sporting CP 4W 1D 0L; Galatasaray 3W 1D 1L.

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