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Sporting CP vs Kairat Almaty – Lineups & Match Details

Sporting CP beat Kairat Almaty 4-1. Goals: Trincão (44'), Trincão (65'), Alisson Santos (67'), Geovany Tcherno Quenda (68'), Edmilson (86'). Sporting CP had 64% possession against Kairat Almaty's 36%. Shots on target: 8-4.

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 1

Thursday, 18 September 2025

Sporting CPSporting CP

4 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Kairat AlmatyKairat Almaty

Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak, Poland

Lineups

Sporting CPSporting CP4-2-3-1
J. Virginia12J. VirginiaG
I. Fresneda22I. FresnedaD
E. Quaresma72E. QuaresmaD
G. Inacio25G. InacioD
M. Araujo20M. AraujoD
M. Hjulmand42M. HjulmandM
G. Kochorashvili14G. KochorashviliM
G. Quenda7G. QuendaM
Trincao17TrincaoM
P. Goncalves8P. GoncalvesM
L. Suarez97L. SuarezF

Substitutes

41Diego CallaiG
2Matheus ReisD
5H. MoritaM
6Z. DebastD
13G. VagiannidisD
27Alisson SantosF
28R. RibeiroF
52J. SimoesM
60Rayan LucasM
67L. AnjosF
89F. IoannidisF
91R. MangasD
Kairat AlmatyKairat Almaty4-2-3-1
S. Kalmurza82S. KalmurzaG
E. Tapalov20E. TapalovD
A. Martynovich14A. MartynovichD
E. Sorokin80E. SorokinD
L. Mata3L. MataD
D. Kasabulat4D. KasabulatM
O. Arad15O. AradM
A. Mrynskiy24A. MrynskiyM
Jorginho7JorginhoM
V. Gromyko55V. GromykoM
D. Satpaev9D. SatpaevF

Substitutes

31D. ReimovG
98B. AldashevG
5L. KurginD
6A. SadybekovM
17O. BaybekM
25A. ShirobokovD
26EdmilsonF
33J. StanojevM
99RicardinhoF

Match Events

4'Y

G. Kochorashvili

31'Y

L. Suárez

39'Y

Jorginho

44'G

Trincão

Assist: G. Kochorashvili

61'S

G. Kochorashvili

Substitution 1

61'S

Pote

Substitution 2

61'S

L. Suárez

Substitution 3

65'S

M. Araújo

Substitution 4

65'G

Trincão

67'G

Alisson Santos

Assist: Geovany Tcherno Quenda

68'G

Geovany Tcherno Quenda

Assist: H. Morita

69'Y

Geovany Tcherno Quenda

70'S

M. Hjulmand

Substitution 5

70'S

O. Arad

Substitution 1

70'S

E. Tapalov

Substitution 2

75'S

D. Kasabulat

Substitution 3

79'Y

Z. Debast

81'S

Luís Mata

Substitution 4

81'S

A. Mrynskiy

Substitution 5

86'G

Edmilson

Assist: Ricardinho

90'+2Y

D. Satpaev

Statistics

Sporting CP
64%36%
Kairat Almaty
4.25Expected Goals (xG)0.7
21Total Shots9
8Shots on Target4
8Corners3
14Fouls11
0Offsides1
86Pass Accuracy (%)75
4Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Sporting CP host Kairat Almaty on Thursday, 18 September 2025 at Estádio José Alvalade. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Sporting CP go into the match 7th in the table; Kairat Almaty sit 36th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Sporting CP have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Kairat Almaty have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 2 draws in a row.

Match recap

Sporting CP beat Kairat Almaty 4-1. Sporting CP scored through Trincão 44', Trincão 65', Alisson Santos 67', Geovany Tcherno Quenda 68'. Kairat Almaty replied with Edmilson 86'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 86 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Sporting CP held 64% of the ball against 36% for Kairat Almaty. Shots on target finished 8-4. Expected goals read 4.25 for Sporting CP, 0.70 for Kairat Almaty.

Verdict

The win nudges Sporting CP forward and leaves Kairat Almaty with work to do. Sporting CP sat 7th and Kairat Almaty 36th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.