Sporting Lisbon aim to remain unbeaten against Arsenal FC. Prediction, 26.11.24
Sporting aim to remain unbeaten in top match against the Gunners
The hosts are one of the positive surprises of this Champions League season. After 4 match days, they are in 2nd place in the CL table behind Liverpool FC. With 10 points to their name, they have almost reached the maximum. They even managed to beat Manchester City recently. Now the next top opponent from England awaits with Arsenal FC. The Gunners have not yet shown the desired performance, but are still in 12th place with 7 points. After going 3 games unbeaten in a row at the start, they were recently beaten away to Inter Milan. They will therefore want to avoid another defeat at all costs. Despite their form, the English side are considered favorites.
Sporting Lissabon
- 10 points from 4 games
- Most recently won 4:1 against ManCity
- Scored in every game so far
FC Arsenal
- 7 points from 4 games
- Only 3 goals scored
- All 4 games ended with less than 2.5 goals
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| Manchester City 4:1 | 1:1 FC Chelsea |
| CF Estrela Amadora 5:1 | 1:0 Inter Mailand |
| Nacional Madeira 3:1 | 1:0 Newcastle United |
| Casa Pia AC 2:0 | 0:3 Preston North End |
| OSC Lille 2:0 | 2:0 AFC Bournemouth |
Sporting Lisbon is the team of the moment in the Champions League
The Portuguese side are certainly one of the positive surprises of this Champions League season. After 3 wins from their first 4 games and a further draw, they are in 2nd place in the table. Only Liverpool FC have managed to collect more points. Sporting's opponents in the first three matchdays were certainly doable: OSC Lille, PSV Eindhoven and Sturm Graz. In addition to two 2:0 victories against Lille and Sturm Graz, they also drew 1:1 away at PSV. Perhaps their best game of the season so far came on matchday 4 at home against English champions Manchester City. They were able to shoot them out of the stadium with 4:1. They have now scored a total of 9 goals from 4 games and conceded just 2. A win against the next top English club would even give them the chance to take the lead in the table. However, Ruben Amorim will no longer be on the touchline. He only recently moved to Manchester United. His successor for the time being is Joao Pereira from the second team.
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SC Braga
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Sporting Lissabon
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Sporting Lissabon
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Manchester City
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05.11.2024 - UEFA Champions League
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Sporting Lissabon
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CF Estrela Amadora
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5:1 (3:1) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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01.11.2024 - Primeira League
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Sporting Lissabon
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Nacional Madeira
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3:1 (0:0) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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29.10.2024 - Taça da Liga
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| Primeira League |
FC Famalicão
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Sporting Lissabon
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0:3 (0:0) | S | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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26.10.2024 - Primeira League
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Sporting's success depends on one player
Of course it is presumptuous to say that the success of a team depends on one player. But what Viktor Gyökeres is playing this season should not go unmentioned and is presumably linked to Sporting's success. The Swede already has 23 goals and 4 assists after 18 competitive games. No player in Europe can boast a better record. In the domestic league, he has scored 16 goals in 11 games. In the Champions League, he has shown that he can also deliver internationally. In the 4 group games so far, he has scored 5 goals and thus more than 50% of all Sporting goals.
Sporting Lisbon
System: 4-3-3.
Arsenal FC cannot afford to lose
The Gunners are in a bit of a crisis at the moment. Both in the Premier League and in the Champions League, they have not been able to achieve the results they had hoped for recently. The start to this Champions League season was actually very good. Although they only managed a draw against Atalanta Bergamo on matchday 1, they beat Paris St. Germain, a real top team, 2:0 on matchday 2. They also won their third match 1:0 against Donetsk despite a poor performance. They then suffered their first defeat against Inter Milan. They were beaten 1-0 away at the Italian champions. Although Arsenal have only conceded one goal so far, they have only managed to score 3 goals in 4 games! In general, the Gunners have had major problems in attack in recent weeks.
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23.11.2024 - England Premier League
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FC Chelsea
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FC Arsenal
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10.11.2024 - England Premier League
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Inter Mailand
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FC Arsenal
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06.11.2024 - UEFA Champions League
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Newcastle United
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FC Arsenal
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02.11.2024 - England Premier League
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Preston North End
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FC Arsenal
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30.10.2024 - EFL - Carabao Cup
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Losing touch in the Premier League
They have not won any of their last 4 games there. As a result, they have recently dropped down the table. Although they are still in 4th place, they are already 9 points behind league leaders Liverpool FC. Even here, they are not really convincing with 18 goals and cannot keep up with the top teams. Away from home, they even have a balanced record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. The goal difference here is 6:6. Their most recent away defeats in the league were 1:0 against Newcastle and 2:0 against Bournemouth.
Arsenal FC
System: 4-2-3-1.
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Comparison statistics last 10 events
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9 Wins 5 |
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1 Draw 2 |
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0 Defeats 3 |
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29 Goals scored 15 |
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7 Goals received 8 |
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12 Shots on target 8 |
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Sporting are difficult to beat - Our prediction
The Portuguese are in absolute top form and can hardly be beaten. With Gyökeres up front, they are almost certain to score in the match. A win bet is therefore difficult to predict. We would even recommend a risky bet on a draw. The Gunners are currently finding it very difficult to score goals, but are usually good defensively. We therefore believe that less than 3.5 goals will be scored in any case.
