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Guimaraes vs Sporting CP carries a clear Sporting CP advantage in the Primeira Liga, although Guimaraes have supplied meaningful exceptions. Sporting won 3-2 at home on 14 August 2026 and 4-1 away on 23 December 2025, while Guimaraes won 2-1 at Sporting in the Taça da Liga on 6 January 2026. The contrast keeps venue and competition relevant to every future meeting.
Past matches, Guimaraes vs Sporting CP
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Sporting CP
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12G
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50D
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6D
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22D
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55D
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4M
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21M
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73M
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28F
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97F
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9F
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31F
Guimaraes Substitutes
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G
22
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98
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D
82
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D
5
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D
23
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M
18
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M
44
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M
56
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M
6
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M
17
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F
29
Match events
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9'⚽F. Goncalves Normal Goal (Asst: F. Ioannidis)
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22'⚽F. Ioannidis Normal Goal (Asst: G. Catamo)
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24'Sergi Altimira Yellow Card
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26'Thiago Balieiro Yellow Card
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38'Óscar Rivas Yellow Card
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41'⚽S. Altimira Normal Goal (Asst: F. Ioannidis)
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46'T. Strata Maga
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46'L. Doucet Beni
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46'M. Nogueira O. Camara
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55'Geny Catamo Yellow Card
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64'Miguel Nogueira Yellow Card
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66'L. Suarez F. Goncalves
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66'Luis Guilherme G. Catamo
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66'⚽Samu Normal Goal (Asst: M. Nogueira)
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68'⚽A. Ndoye Normal Goal (Asst: T. Strata)
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69'Eduardo Quaresma Yellow Card
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75'J. Derry F. Ioannidis
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76'S. Verdi G. Nogueira
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78'Gustavo Silva Yellow Card
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83'I. Fresneda G. Vagiannidis
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88'P. Ouotro Samu
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90' +1Gonçalo Inácio Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Guimaraes VS Sporting CP
Sporting CP set the standard
The overall head-to-head balance strongly favours Sporting CP, whose results have established a clear hierarchy against Guimaraes. Sporting won 3-2 at home on 14 August 2026 and 4-1 away at Guimaraes on 23 December 2025. Taken together, those scorelines show an advantage that travels between grounds. Guimaraes therefore approach each Primeira Liga meeting with a substantial historical challenge, even when home support offers a different setting.
Guimaraes’s resistance and the next contest
Guimaraes have nevertheless shown that Sporting’s position is not an absolute guarantee. They won 2-1 away at Sporting in the Taça da Liga on 6 January 2026, a result that provides a strong counterpoint to the league hierarchy. The competition context matters: a cup meeting can produce a different path from a regular-season fixture, without changing what the wider balance says. Future encounters will again put that tension on display, with Sporting carrying the stronger context and Guimaraes seeking another result that shifts the emphasis back toward the challenger.