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Sporting Lisbon
Champions League | League Stage
Nov 5, 2024 at 8pm UK
Estadio Jose Alvalade
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Sporting Lisbon
4 - 1
Man City

Gyokeres (38', 49' pen., 80' pen.), Araujo (46')
Goncalves (55'), Araujo (73'), Hjulmand (88')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Foden (4')
Kovacic (45'), Savio (73'), Nunes (79')

The Match

Match Report

Ruben Amorim receives the ideal send-off in his final home game at Sporting Lisbon as the hosts batter Manchester City 4-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash between Sporting Lisbon and Manchester City.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Sporting Lisbon and Manchester City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Sporting Lisbon could line up for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Manchester City.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Manchester City's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sporting Lisbon

All competitions
Champions League
Last Game: Sporting Lisbon 5-1 Estrela Amadora
Friday, November 1 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga

Manchester City

All competitions
Champions League
Last Game: Bournemouth 2-1 Man City
Saturday, November 2 at 3pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sporting Lisbon win with a probability of 48.32%. A win for Manchester City had a probability of 29.12% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.11%) and 2-0 (6.62%). The likeliest Manchester City win was 1-2 (7.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.98%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sporting Lisbon would win this match.

Result
Sporting LisbonDrawManchester City
48.32% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)22.56%29.12% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Both teams to score 63.7% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.34% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)36.66% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.19% (0.007000000000005 0.01)58.82% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Sporting Lisbon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.45% (0.0040000000000049 0)15.56%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.5% (0.0020000000000024 0)44.5% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.44% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)24.57% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.95% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)59.05% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Score Analysis
    Sporting Lisbon 48.32%
    Manchester City 29.13%
    Draw 22.56%
Sporting LisbonDrawManchester City
2-1 @ 9.29%
1-0 @ 7.11% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
2-0 @ 6.62% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-1 @ 5.76%
3-0 @ 4.1% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-2 @ 4.04%
4-1 @ 2.68%
4-0 @ 1.91%
4-2 @ 1.88%
5-1 @ 1%
Other @ 3.94%
Total : 48.32%
1-1 @ 9.98%
2-2 @ 6.52% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-0 @ 3.82% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-3 @ 1.89%
Other @ 0.34%
Total : 22.56%
1-2 @ 7.01% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-1 @ 5.36% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-2 @ 3.77% (0.00099999999999989 0)
1-3 @ 3.28% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 3.05% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-3 @ 1.76%
1-4 @ 1.15% (0.0010000000000001 0)
2-4 @ 1.07% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 2.67%
Total : 29.13%

How you voted: Sporting Lisbon vs Man City

Sporting Lisbon
29.7%
Draw
21.2%
Manchester City
49.2%
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