AVS v Sporting CP: European push meets survival fight | OneFootball

AVS host Sporting CP in Liga Portugal on Sunday, 26 April 2026 at the Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves, with the visitors targeting European positioning and the bottom club fighting to stay alive.

Sporting CP have won three of the past four meetings with AVS, with one draw, including a 6-0 league win in December and a 3-2 cup victory in February.

AVS have drawn three of their last five, alongside defeats to Gil Vicente and Santa Clara. The Leões, meanwhile, beat Santa Clara 4-2 and Estrela Amadora 1-0 before a narrow 2-1 loss to Benfica.

For the Leões, Iván Fresneda is injured, trimming options at full back.

The Leões have scored 74 league goals, average 61% possession and complete 87.62% of passes. AVS have conceded 64 and scored 21, with 40% possession and 73.92% passing accuracy. Luis Suárez leads the division with 24 goals, supported by Pedro Gonçalves on 13 and Trincão, who has 11 assists. That control and cutting edge could test a defence with only four clean sheets and may pin the hosts deep.

AVS sit bottom on 13 points. A win would lift them to 16 and could trim the gap to the relegation play-off places. The Leões are third on 71 points and would move to 74 with victory, strengthening their hold on European qualification.