The 2022/23 Champions League group stages continue this week and on the 13th of August we have a Group D Meeting between Sporting CP and Tottenham Hotspur.
The game will be played at the Estádio José Alvalade and the hosts begin the match top of the group on 3 points, while the visitors are one place below them, also on 3 points.
Starting our #UCL campaign with three points and a clean sheet 💪You can now watch the highlights from our win against Marseille ⤵️— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 8, 2022
Starting our #UCL campaign with three points and a clean sheet 💪You can now watch the highlights from our win against Marseille ⤵️
Sporting CP come into the game on the back of a comfortable 4-0 home win over Portimonense in the Portuguese Primeira Division on the weekend. Having scored 2 goals in the first half, Sporting CP doubled their advantage after half time to take maximum points.
That was the third victory in succession for Sporting CP who beat Estoril 2-0 away in the Primeira Division the previous weekend and followed that with an excellent 3-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.
The score was 0-0 at half time in Frankfurt but Sporting CP came out strongly in the second half and scored 2 goals in three minutes just after the hour and added a third goal in the 82nd minute to seal the victory.
Trends show Sporting CP are undefeated in 4 of their last 6 home Champions League fixtures. They have won 3 of their last 5 Champions League matches on home soil and have seen over 2.5 goals scored in their 4 most recent home Champions League matches.
Tottenham Hotspur travel to the Estádio José Alvalade having had their English Premier League fixture postponed on the weekend. That means their most recent game was in the Champions League last week and Tottenham Hotspur beat Marseille 2-0 at home.
It was not an easy night for Tottenham Hotspur but when Marseille were reduced to 10 men early in the second half, they started to take control. The 2 goals came in the 76th and 81st minute courtesy of Richarlison.
That result means Tottenham Hotspur are undefeated this season. They have won 5 of their 7 fixtures in all competitions, with 4 of those wins coming in the Premier League.
In terms of the Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur have lost 3 of their last 4 matches in the competition. They have won only 3 of their 11 most recent away games in the Champions League and have seen over 2.5 goals in each of their last 6 on the road.
Team news and Sporting CP are without the injured trio of Jeremiah St. Juste, Daniel Bragança, and Jovane Cabral. With doubts over the fitness of Goncalo Inacio and Luis Neto, the hosts could be left short in defence.
Tottenham Hotspur travel without Lucas Moura but he is the only player unavailable for the visitors.
Sporting CP made a good start to their Champions League campaign last week but playing Tottenham Hotspur is going to be a tougher test.
We expect to see both teams score and over 2.5 goals but for the Premier League club to come away with maximum points.