Sporting CP vs Arsenal

Arsenal head to Lisbon off the back of a win in the Premier League as they look to break in to the automatic Champions League places.

Key Stats

Sporting CP have never won against Arsenal Sporting CP are on a nine game winning streak

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Sporting CP Preview

Sporting CP Predicted Line-up: Franco Israel; Matheus Reis, Ousmane Diomande, Zeno Debast; Maximiliano Araújo, Morten Hjulmand, Hidemasa Morita, Geovany Quenda; Pedro Gonçalves, Francisco Trincão; Viktor Gyokeres

Sporting CP have looked electric this season so far. Their manager, Ruben Amorim has recently left for Manchester United, which will be a problem, but they’ve looked unstoppable.

Sporting CP have won their last nine games in a row in all competitions. In the league, they’re already top and ahead of Porto by six points with 11 wins from 11 matches. In the Champions League, they’re second out of the 36, only behind Liverpool in first.

Better still, for their first time without Amorim, they thrashed Amarante 6-0 in the Taca de Portugal. Not bad for a team many have suggested relied on their previous manager.

Viktor Gyokeres is the obvious standout performer in this team, who has already scored 24 goals in all domestic competitions.

Arsenal Preview

Arsenal Predicted Line-up: David Raya; Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel Magalhães, William Saliba, Jurrien Timber; Mikel Merino, Jorginho, Martin Ødegaard; Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka

Arsenal will be glad to be back to winning ways coming into a match with one of the most in-form teams in Europe. They beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 on the weekend which was their first victory in all competitions since the end of October.

In the Champions League, the Gunners are just two points outside of the Automatic places and could do with another three points in this game. They’ve had two wins, one draw and the one loss so far. When it comes to standout performers, Bukayo Saka seems to be the obvious choice for Arteta’s side. He has five goals in all competitions and eighth assists (the most in the Premier League).

Head-to-head Stats: Sporting CP vs Arsenal

16th March 2023 - Arsenal 1-2 Sporting CP - UEFA Europa League

9th March 2023 - Sporting CP 2-2 Arsenal - UEFA Europa League

8th November 2018 - Arsenal 0-0 Sporting CP - UEFA Europa League

25th October 2018 - Sporting CP 0-1 Arsenal - UEFA Europa League

Sporting CP vs Arsenal: Predictions

We’re backing Sporting CP to win this match. Through our bookmakers, you can get odds of 2/1 for this tip and if successful, you’ll see returns of £30 from a £10 stake.

Sporting look unstoppable in all of their competitions so far this season. The loss of their manager could be significant, but at home with some tremendous form against an inconsistent team, we think they’ll be able to shock Arsenal.

Final Prediction: Sporting CP vs Arsenal

Sporting CP 2-1 Arsenal