Group D of the 2022/23 Champions League has been extremely close and on the 1st of November we have a meeting between Sporting CP and Eintracht Frankfurt.
The game will take place at the Estádio José Alvalade and the hosts begin the match second in the group on 7 points while the visitors are in third place, also on 7 points.
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Sporting CP come into the match having lost 1-0 at Arouca in the Portuguese Primeira Division on the weekend. The only goal of the game was scored in the 47th minute but Sporting CP have had one eye on the Champions League over the past two weeks.
Nonetheless, the defeat to Arouca means Sporting CP have recorded only 1 win from their 5 most recent fixtures in all competitions. There have been 3 defeats, with one of those losses coming at home against Marseille in the Champions League.
Sporting CP have failed to win any of their last 3 matches in the Champions League, losing to Marseille home and away but picking up a good point at Tottenham Hotspur last time out.
Trends show Sporting CP have won 3 of their last 5 home Champions League games. There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of their last 7 Champions League fixtures on home soil and Sporting CP have scored 2 or more goals in 3 of their 5 most recent home Champions League games.
Eintracht Frankfurt travel to the Estádio José Alvalade having lost 2-1 at home against Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga on the weekend. Having conceded the opening goal in the 20th minute, Eintracht Frankfurt equalised just 6 minutes later.
However, Borussia Dortmund scored their second shortly after half time to win the match.
The loss to Borussia Dortmund was the first defeat in 5 matches for Eintracht Frankfurt. They had won each of their previous 4 fixtures, including a 2-1 home victory over Marseille last time out in the Champions League.
Eintracht Frankfurt are undefeated in 3 of their last 4 Champions League matches. There have been wins over Marseille home and away plus a 0-0 draw at home with Tottenham Hotspur.
Both teams have scored in each of Eintracht Frankfurt’s last 2 Champions League games and there have been over 2.5 goals scored in 3 of their last 5 matches in the competition.
Team news and Sporting CP will be without the injured duo of Daniel Bragança and Luis Neto.
Eintracht Frankfurt have three players in the treatment room, with Christopher Lenz, Makoto Hasebe, and Ansgar Knauff all set to miss out.
This should be an entertaining game to watch. Eintracht Frankfurt need to win to qualify for the round of 16 whereas a point will be enough for Sporting CP.
Therefore, the onus is on the away team to attack but that could leave them open to the counterattack, which Sporting CP could exploit. We expect to see both teams score but for the hosts to come out on top.