Manchester City vs Sporting CP predictions, H2H, statistics and tips
Match analysis
At home, the team coached by E. Maresca will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, where Manchester City will face Sporting CP at Etihad Stadium stadium on 8 September at 19:00.
Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Manchester City vs Sporting CP.
Manchester City
Manchester City comes from playing against Crystal Palace and finished the match with a result of 1-4, with win for Manchester City. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against The Lions coached by Rui Borges. In that last match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace, Cityzens team achieved a 72% possession of the ball, with 9 shots on goal of which 4 were goals. The goals were scored by E. Haaland (x2) and R. Cherki (x2).
In the last 8 matches, the team coached by E. Maresca has achieved 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 2 matches. Manchester City average number of goals per game is 1.9 goals, while they concede an average of 1.0 goals per game. With this trend they have 5 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 15 goals while conceding 8 goals.
Latest statistics in Manchester City matches:
Over 2.5 goals: 6/8
Both teams to score: 4/8
Matches conceding goals: 5
First to score: 5/8
Sporting CP
The team coached by Rui Borges heads into this match on the back of a recent 0-4 win over Rio Ave. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the The Lions team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Manchester City.
In that match between Sporting CP and Rio Ave, the The Lions team achieved 61% ball possession, getting 7 shots on goal, 4 of which were goals. The goals were scored by L. Suarez (x2), F. Goncalves and G. Catamo.
Analysing the last 8 matches, Rui Borges's team has won 6, drawn 1 and lost 1, and is on a run of 3 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 10 matches. Sporting CP average 3.1 goals per game, while they concede an average of 1.1 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 25 goals while conceding 9 goals.
Latest statistics in Sporting CP matches:
Over 2.5 goals: 8/8
Both teams to score: 6/8
First to score: 6/8
Winning streak: 3
Half-time winner: 6/8
Manchester City vs Sporting CP: H2H STATS
The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.
The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Manchester City vs Sporting CP prediction. The last match between these teams was in the UEFA Champions League competition, in an event that took place at the José Alvalade stadium on 05-11-2024 with the result of 4-1, with Sporting CP winning.
The last 3 meetings between Manchester City and Sporting CP have resulted in 1 win for Manchester City, 1 win for Sporting CP, and 1 draw. In those matches, Manchester City managed to score 6 goals, while Sporting CP scored 4 goals against Manchester City.
In 1/3 matches both teams scored
Manchester City
Sporting CP
Victories
1
1
Unforfeited Matches
2
2
Conceding goals
1
2
First to score
2
0
E. Maresca
Rui Borges
Last head to head
05/11/2024 - UEFA Champions League
Sporting CP
4
-
1
Manchester City
09/03/2022 - UEFA Champions League
Manchester City
0
-
0
Sporting CP
15/02/2022 - UEFA Champions League
Sporting CP
0
-
5
Manchester City
Timeline
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Manchester City vs Sporting CP prediction
Having analysed in detail the latest results of both Cityzens and The Lions and their current form, the StaTips team, using their AI tool, have determined the following predictions for the Manchester City vs Sporting CP match which you can see below:
These figures summarize official season data and the most recent matches available for both teams.
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Streak statistics
Manchester City
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Sporting CP
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Goals stats
This data is from the last 6 months in official matches.
Manchester City
Sporting CP
Games played
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BTTS FH
BTTS/OVER 2,5 GOALS
Corners stats
corners/match
This figure corresponds to the average number of corners of the home team at home to the average number of corners of the away team when playing away.
This data only takes into account the data of the individual teams. Not the total of their matches.
Manchester City
Sporting CP
Avg corners
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Avg corners away
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Cards stats
cards/match
This figure corresponds to the average number of cards of the home team at their home stadium with the average number of cards of the away team when playing away from their home stadium.
This data only takes into account the data of the individual teams. Not the total of their matches.
Yellow cards 1 p.
Straight red 2 p.
Manchester City
Sporting CP
Avg cards
Avg cards home
Avg cards away
Matches over 2,5
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Matches over 4,5
Matches over 5,5
Offsides stats
offsides/match
This figure corresponds to the average number of offsides of the home team at their home stadium with the average number of offsides of the away team when playing away from their home stadium.
This data only takes into account the data of the individual teams. Not the total of their matches.
UEFA Champions League
