Sporting CP vs Arsenal Predictions - Tight encounter in Champions League

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Sporting CP undefeated in 31 matches.
Arsenal struggles with away form, only one win in last five away games.
Both teams have key player injuries, affecting match strategy.

Sporting CP haven't beaten Arsenal in 6 attempts (Getty)

Sporting CP vs Arsenal Predictions

Sporting are in very good form with nine wins on the bounce. Despite losing their manager, Sporting still have a very strong side and Arsenal's away form has been poor. A draw is the best the visitors are going to get.

Sporting CP vs Arsenal Predictions
Facts
Head to Head
Sporting CP Form
Sporting CP News
Arsenal Form
Arsenal News

Facts

Sporting CP are undefeated in their last 31 matches.
Sporting CP have drawn their last 3 matches against Arsenal.
Arsenal have failed to win in 7 of their last 8 away matches (Champions League).

Head to Head

Arsenal have a 2-0 advantage against Sporting CP with four draws in six matches.

They last met in the 2022/23 Europa League Round of 16, Sporting advancing in a penalty shootout following two draws.

Sporting CP Form

Sporting CP have won all 11 games in the Primeira Liga where they have a six point lead at the top of the table. They have won nine straight in all competitions following a 1-1 draw at PSV in the Champions League.

The Lions won their next two games in the competition, a 2-0 victory at Sturm Graz followed by a 4-1 win against Manchester City with Viktor Gyokeres hitting a hat-trick.

Sporting returned to Liga action with a 4-2 win in Braga where they overcame a 2-0 deficit. Ruben Amorim left to join Manchester United and was replaced by João Pereira.

Pereira’s first game in charge was a 6-0 win against Amarante in the Portuguese Cup. It was a comprehensive victory with Marcus Edwards scoring twice alongside strikes to Ricardo Esgaio, Conrad Harder, Trincão and Gyökeres.

Sporting CP News

Left-back Nuno Santos is out for the season after suffering a knee ligament rupture.

Midfielder Pedro Gonçalves is injured but centre-back Goncalo Inácio is set to return to the starting side here.

Expect Hidemasa Morita, Geovany Quenda and Gyökeres to return to the starting side here.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal have been in poor form, especially on the road where they have won one of their previous five games. That came in a 3-0 victory at Preston North End in the League Cup.

Mikel Arteta’s side played their next three matches away from the Emirates, a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle followed by another 1-0 loss at Inter Milan in the Champions League. They returned to the Premier League with a 1-1 draw at Chelsea.

The Gunners are coming off a 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest where they had 7-0 shots on target. Bukayo Saka scored and assisted Thomas Partey before 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri wrapped it up.

Arsenal News

Defenders Ben White, Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu are all injured.

Thomas Partey, Declan Rice, Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz should return to the starting side in Portugal.

Verdict

Sporting v Arsenal

Sporting CP are yet to lose in regulation time this season and haven’t tasted defeat in 31 consecutive games. Arsenal have been poor on the road and should be happy to leave Lisbon with a draw.

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