Sporting CP vs Real Madrid
UEFA Champions League – Group F
Date: Tuesday, 22nd November 2016,
Kick-Off at 19:45 UK,
Venue: Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon.
Real Madrid need to earn the three points in the last game away in the Champions League group stage to secure a place in the Last 16 round. Los Blancos drew the other two games out of Santiago Bernabéu against Borussia Dortmund and Legia Warsaw. In La Liga, Los Blancos are playing better away than at home and on Saturday they thrashed city rivals (0-3) in the derby.
Zinedine Zidane is uncertain about the presence of Karim Benzema, still with muscular problems. The captain Sergio Ramos could start after seeing on the bench the victory against Atlético Madrid. Isco, the best player on Saturday, is expected to start again at José Alvalade in his debut in the Champions League. Morata, Toni Kroos, Casemiro and Pepe will miss the game.
Sporting Lisbon thrashed Praiense (5-1) in Taça de Portugal on Thursday and they need to beat Real Madrid to try to get through the next round. Sporting lost both games against Borussia Dortmund and they are five points behind Los Blancos.
Sporting v Real Madrid
Sporting (4-4-2): Rui Patricio; Zeegelaar, Coates, Schelotto, Paulo Oliveira, Bruno César, William Carvalho, Rúben Semedo, B. Ruiz, Castaignos and Gelson Martins.
R Madrid (4-3-3): Keylor; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Kovacic, Modric, Isco; Bale, Cristiano and Benzema.
Sporting vs Real Madrid: Head-to-head stats
Real Madrid and Sporting have locked horns in UEFA competitions on five occasions and the Spanish giants lead the head-to-head with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. However, Madrid haven’t won in their previous two away games against Sporting, they lost 1 and drew 1.
Sporting’s overall record against Spanish sides is 6W, 5D, 10L. At home they picked 6 wins along with 2 draws from 10 matches, while lost twice.
Madrid have a solid record against Portuguese sides as their overall record read 13 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from 21 matches. Their away record is even with 4W, 1D, 4L from 9 visits.
Sporting vs Real Madrid: Prediction
Real Madrid are coming on the back of an excellent 3-0 win against their city rivals Atletico Madrid. This was a classy performance and result to go with despite missing some key players like Sergio Ramos, Pepe and Toni Kroos. While Sporting’s form is not that bad, it is unlikely that they can raise any kind of threat to the free-scoring Madrid side. A surprise can only happen if Real go to sleep like they did in their previous Champions League fixture against Legia Warsaw.
Sporting vs Real Madrid: Bet Tips
The following Odds are provided by .
Madrid to Score in both Halves at 2.10 (11/10)
Both Teams to Score and Real Madrid to win at 2.75 (7/4).
