Sporting Lisbon meet Manchester City in an exciting league phase fixture in 2024-25 UEFA Champions League.
Victory could put Sporting top if results elsewhere go in their favour, whilst Man City likewise could go top with a win if results swing their way.
Team News
Sporting Lisbon have a near-full squad available with only Eduardo Quaresma (muscle) and Nuno Santos (knee) sidelined.
Man City have no fresh injury concerns to report following their Premier League loss at Bournemouth.
Ruben Dias, John Stones (both unspecified), Jack Grealish (unspecified), Rodri (knee) and Oscar Bobb (leg) remain absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Sporting Lisbon host Man City at Estadio Jose Alvalade on Tuesday 5 November at 9pm CET, live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Sporting Lisbon are winless in two previous Champions League meetings against Man City (D1, L1).
- Man City won 5-0 in their only previous Champions League trip to Sporting in February 2022.
- Sporting are yet to score a Champions League goal against Man City,
- Viktor Gyokeres has scored in two of Sporting’s three league phase fixtures.
- Man City are yet to concede in the league phase this season.
Prediction
With just nine goals conceded and 48 goals scored in 16 matches across all competitions this season, Sporting know that they have a chance to spring a shock if they continue to play like they’re currently doing.
This game also marks their last home game under Ruben Amorim before he heads to Manchester United next week, so there will be extra motivation for them to get a positive result.
Man City meanwhile haven’t really looked comfortable on the road this season and were outclassed at Tottenham and Bournemouth in the past week, which is a worry with fatigue and injuries impacting them already.
A huge response is therefore needed from Pep Guardiola’s Cityzens but against a team in red-hot form, I just feel that a point would be the best that they can hope for but my instinct is that they will suffer another loss.
Prediction: Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Manchester City
Result: Sporting Lisbon 4-1 Manchester City
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