Sporting CP vs Manchester City Tips & Predictions - City to lift against Amorim and Sporting

Andrew Hendrie

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Last updated: 05 Nov 2024

Andrew Hendrie 05 Nov 2024

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Sporting CP vs Manchester City predictions for Tuesday's Champions League game
City are unbeaten in their last 12 European away games
City haven't lost three games in a row since August 2021
The match is scheduled for kick off at 7.00am AEDT on Wednesday November 6

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Erling Haaland of Manchester City (Photo by Getty Images)

Sporting CP vs Manchester City Tips & Predictions

One of the standout Champions League matches on Tuesday sees Sporting CP square off against Manchester City in Lisbon.

Sporting CP vs Manchester City Tips & Predictions
Head To Head
Sporting CP Form
Manchester City Form

Both teams are unbeaten in the Champions League after three games and there's an intriguing subplot, with Sporting manager Ruben Amorim set to join City's fierce rivals Man United in the coming weeks.

City haven't lost three games in a row for over three years
City are unbeaten in their last 12 European away games dating back to 2022
City defeated Sporting 5-0 away in their last meeting
Sporting have lost three of their four home UCL games vs English teams
Sporting have scored 35 goals in the league this season

Head To Head

These two teams last played in the 2021/22 Champions League R16, with City crushing Sporting 5-0 in Lisbon.

Sporting CP Form

After surging to the Liga Portugal title last season, Sporting have gone to another level this term and are one of the form teams in Europe.

Indeed, Sporting have won all 10 of their league games this season, banging in 35 goals and conceding just three, while they are unbeaten in the Champions League, defeating Lille and Sturm Graz either side of a draw on the road against PSV.

Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres has been on fire, scoring 24 goals in 20 games for club and country this term, including 16 in 10 league outings and four in Sporting's most-recent 5-1 thrashing of Estrela this past weekend.

However, it remains to be seen if Sporting can maintain this level after Amorim announced he was set to join Manchester United in the international break, with some players - including Gyokeres - expressing disappointment at his decision.

Manchester City Form

City tend to start seasons a bit off the pace and that's been no different this term, but this time, they're also dealing with a growing casualty ward.

Ballon d'Or winner Rodri is out for the season with a knee injury, while the likes of Ruben Dias, John Stones, Oscar Bobb and Jack Grealish are also definitely out of this clash. Kevin De Bruyne and Savinho are also in doubt.

As a result, City are staring down the barrel of suffering three straight defeats for the first time since August 2021 - and even those came across two different seasons.

City went down 2-1 against Tottenham in the EFL Cup last week - a result they won't care too much about - but another 2-1 defeat against Bournemouth in the league certainly wasn't in their plans.

Verdict

Sporting CP v Manchester City

City are struggling at the moment, but I think they could be inspired for this clash, with Amorim joining their main rivals in the coming weeks.

City also haven't lost three games on the trot for over three years, so this is by far Sporting's biggest test of the season. City's odds are solid in the H2H market, but Sporting can get on the scoresheet in defeat.