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UEFA Champions League Prediction - Sporting CP VS Arsenal
UEFA Champions League - Sporting CP VS Arsenal
Match Time:27-11-2024 04:00 Wednesday (GMT+8)
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Sporting CP
Sporting CP are in relatively good shape ahead of their encounter with Arsenal. Only Nuno Santos and Pedro Goncalves are missing. The former is a long-term absentee with a knee problem. The latter will be a big miss for the hosts, considering how big a player he has been for them.
Maximilian Araujo should replace Santos, while Geny Catamo should deputise for Goncalves in the lineup. Pereira will continue his work with a similar formation featuring a back three and wing-backs, as exciting winger Geovany Quenda and Araujo will feature out wide for the Portuguese side.
Francisco Trincao and Catano should feature in behind star striker Gyokeres. Hidemasa Morita and Morten Hjulmand should continue their midfield partnership, as Joao Pereira had rested a host of his main players for the cup game at the weekend. At the back, Goncalo Inacio should be back alongside Ousmane Diomande and Zeno Debast, as Sporting have a strong setup to feature against Arsenal.
Arsenal
Mikel Arteta made some surprise changes to his lineup for the Forest game on Saturday, completely resting a few of his key stars. Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, and Gabriel Martinelli sat on the bench and did not play a single minute, as Arsenal managed a big win without the trio.
Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are out of the equation for the foreseeable future, while Kieran Tierney is well short of match fitness despite returning to training. Those are the only three absentees, although Arteta will also assess Rice’s toe injury before deciding on the midfielder’s inclusion from the start.
In any case, Mikel Merino continued his upward trend in an Arsenal shirt and could continue in the lineup should Rice start from the bench. Thomas Partey was also rested for half the game against Forest, so he should start in that holding role, while Martin Odegaard will keep his place on the right side of the midfield three.
The back four are expected to be the same as Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori, who start in those full-back positions. Bukayo Saka should keep his place after a tremendous performance, although Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz are expected to replace Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus, respectively, in the front three.
Sporting CP possible starting lineup:
Israel; Reis, Inacio, Diomande; Quenda, Morita, Hjulmand, Araujo; Trincao, Gyokeres, Edwards
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli
Sporting CP vs Arsenal Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Arsenal have a mediocre record against Sporting Lisbon on the European stage and have won only two of the six matches played between the two teams, with the other four games ending in draws.
Sporting Lisbon are winless in their six matches against Arsenal in major European competitions - their joint-highest number of games against a single opponent without a victory.
Arsenal have won only one of their last 11 matches away from home against teams from Portugal in major European competitions and lost their most recent such game at the hands of FC Porto by a 1-0 scoreline in February this year.
Sporting CP are unbeaten in their last four matches in the UEFA Champions League and have managed to win three of these games
Prediction: Sporting CP 2-2 Arsenal
Had Arsenal been travelling to Sporting before the international break with no Odegaard in the ranks, Arteta's men would no doubt have been at risk of sharing the same fate as Man City, but Saturday's stellar success ought to be the catalyst for a Christmas renaissance. As such, we can envisage the Gunners ending Sporting's perfect home record in 2024-25, but the Portuguese titans are too hot for any team to handle up front and can restrict Arteta's men to just the one point in what should be a Champions League classic.
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