Sporting CP v Estoril: title push meets top-half surge | OneFootball

Sporting CP face Estoril in Liga Portugal at Estádio José Alvalade on Friday, 27 February 2026, with the hosts pressing the title race and the visitors seeking to strengthen their top-half position.

Sporting CP won 1-0 away in September and come in second with 58 points. Estoril sit seventh on 33 and have climbed the table in recent weeks, but recent head to heads have largely favoured the Lisbon side.

The Leões are unbeaten in their last five league games, including a 3-0 win at Moreirense. Estoril have three wins in five, capped by a 3-1 victory over Gil Vicente, though a 3-0 loss at AVS showed their vulnerability on the road.

Defender Nuno Santos is injured for the Leões.

The Leões average 2.6 goals per game and have conceded only 12 in 23, with 12 clean sheets and 62% possession. Luis Suárez is joint top of the league scoring chart with 20 goals, supported by Pedro Gonçalves on 10. Estoril score two per game but concede 1.7 and have just three clean sheets. Yanis Begraoui has 17 league goals, while Joao Carvalho leads the assists list with nine and Jordan William Holsgrove has six. Control and open play threat from the hosts could test an away defence that has been vulnerable, while Estoril's front line may punish transitions.

A win would lift the Leões to 61 points and keep pressure on leaders Porto in the title race. Victory would take Estoril to 36 points and could move them into sixth, sharpening their push towards the European places.