Porto v Sporting CP: leaders meet free-scoring chasers in Liga Portugal title test | OneFootball

Porto host Sporting CP in Liga Portugal at Estádio Do Dragão on Monday, 9 February 2026, with first facing second and a four-point gap putting the title race centre stage.

Porto sit top on 55 points, while Sporting CP trail on 51 after 20 games. The hosts also won the reverse fixture 2-1 in August in Lisbon.

Farioli's side lost at Casa Pia last time out in the league but had won four in a row beforehand, including a 3-0 win against Gil Vicente. The visitors arrive in form, with five successive wins across competitions, beating PSG and Athletic Bilbao and edging Nacional 2-1 most recently in the league.

Leões are without Nuno Santos through injury.

This could pit Porto's defence against attacking firepower. The leaders have conceded only six league goals, with 15 clean sheets, and average 56% possession with 85.09% passing accuracy. Leões have scored 54 league goals at 2.7 per game, with 62% possession and 288 shots at 50.35% accuracy. Luis Suárez has 18 league goals, Pedro Gonçalves has 10 and five assists. Samu Aghehowa leads Porto with 13, while Alberto Costa has six assists.

A home win would take Porto to 58 points and further tighten their grip on first place. Three points for Leões would move them to 54 and cut the gap to one point, keeping the title picture wide open.