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Sporting CP score 89 goals in Primeira Liga yet finish 6 points behind Porto's stingy defence
- Sporting CP scored 89 goals — among the highest in the Portuguese top flight — yet finished 6 points behind champions FC Porto
- Porto conceded only 18 goals across 34 games, the stingiest defence in the league, despite scoring 23 fewer goals than Sporting
- Porto won the title with a strong defensive record rather than an offensive one — a contrast to Sporting's prolific attack
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Primeira Liga standings snapshot 2026-05-18. Sporting CP: 89 GF, 24 GA, +65 GD, 82 pts. FC Porto: 66 GF, 18 GA, +48 GD, 88 pts. Porto conceded 6 fewer goals than Sporting despite scoring 23 fewer. Both teams played 34 games.