Sporting CP 3-2 Académica: result and report

Liga Portugal · Saturday 30 January 2016

Result

Sporting CP 3-2 Académica

Liga Portugal · Saturday 30 January 2016, 20:45 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Sporting CP 3-2 Académica: match report

Sporting CP defeated Académica 3-2 in Liga Portugal on Saturday 30 January 2016. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Rafa Soares opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Sporting CP's goals came from Adrien Silva (30'), Bryan Ruiz (43') and Fredy Montero (84'). Académica scored through Rafa Soares (8') and an own goal by Ewerton (58').

Discipline: Sporting CP received 4 yellow cards; Académica received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Sporting CP were 1st on 48 points from 19 and Académica 15th on 18 points from 19. Sporting CP went on to finish that season 2nd with 86 points, and Académica 18th with 24.

Sporting CP lined up in a 4-4-2 and Académica in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to F. Montero of Sporting CP (8.5), ahead of João Mário (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Sporting CP wins, 2 draws and 0 for Académica.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Rafa SoaresAcadémica · 0-1
  • 19'Yellow card · AderlanAcadémica
  • 22'Yellow card · Rafa SoaresAcadémica
  • 30'Goal · Adrien SilvaSporting CP · 1-1
  • 40'Yellow card · Leandro SilvaAcadémica
  • 41'Yellow card · Adrien SilvaSporting CP
  • 43'Goal · Bryan RuizSporting CP · 2-1
  • 47'Yellow card · Fernando AlexandreAcadémica
  • 50'Yellow card · EwertonSporting CP
  • 50'Yellow card · EwertonSporting CP
  • 58'Own goal · EwertonAcadémica · 2-2
  • 80'Second yellow · AderlanAcadémica
  • 80'Yellow card · Hugo SecoAcadémica
  • 82'Yellow card · Marvin ZeegelaarSporting CP
  • 84'Goal · Fredy MonteroSporting CP · 3-2

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Sporting CP 3, draws 2, Académica 0.

Team news

Sporting CP line-up (4-4-2)

Rui Patrício, João Pereira, Naldo, Rúben Semedo, Marvin Zeegelaar, João Mário, William Carvalho, Adrien Silva, Carlos Mané, Bryan Ruiz, Islam Slimani

Académica expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Pedro José da Silva Trigueira, Aderlan, Iago Santos, Richard Ofori, Fernando Alexandre, Ivanildo, Nuno Piloto, Leandro Silva, Nii Plange