Sporting CP vs Marseille prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-10-21 19:00.
[p]After making identical starts to the competition, Sporting CP take on Marseille in the UEFA Champions League (UCL), with both teams having registered a win and a defeat in the league phase so far.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Sporting supporters would have been hoping the form they showed before the international break was only a blip (D1, L1), but the Lions needed an own goal and extra time to inch past Pacos Ferreira in the Taça de Portugal on Saturday, with that result meaning Sporting are winless over 90 minutes in three successive games for the first time since February (D2, L1). That run was started by a 2-1 loss to Napoli in this competition on matchday two, yet their 4-1 thrashing of Kairat Almaty here on matchday one is a more positive omen they can cling to given it’s their only win from their last eight UCL matches (D2 L5).[/p]
[p]Marseille registered their biggest UCL win in almost 16 years when they hammered Ajax 4-0 on matchday two. That is one of five successive victories for a team who are on their joint-longest winning run since January 2023 and top of Ligue 1 after hammering ten-man Le Havre 6-2 on Saturday. Things are therefore going pretty well for manager Roberto De Zerbi, who is now attempting to end their 14-year wait for knockout football in this competition. A run of 11 defeats from their last 12 UCL away games in the competition proper threatens to be their undoing, although they’ll be quick to point out that the sole exception came in the form of a 2-0 win on this ground back in 2022.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Marseille have won the two previous H2Hs, which came in the group stage of the 2022/23 UCL. Aside from their away H2H win, Marseille have lost each of their other four European Cup/UCL matches away to Portuguese opposition.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Seven of Sporting’s last nine UCL games have featured over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Sporting have scored in each of their last 18 major European group stage matches. [/p]
[p]Marseille have scored at least twice in four successive fixtures. [/p]
[p]Marseille’s next UCL goal will be their 100th in the competition proper.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Sporting’s Francisco Trincão has netted 16 of his last 17 club goals after the 40th minute. Mason Greenwood scored four in Marseille’s win over Le Havre and has won 15 of the last 16 games in which he has been on target (D1).[/p]
[p]Daniel Bragança still has not played for Sporting this season due to an ACL injury. Marseille are without Amine Gouiri who requires surgery and is likely to be out around three months, while Facundo Medina is also out with an ankle problem.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Everything in this fixture points towards entertainment, so both teams to score and over 2.5 goals may carry value.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Matt Jones[/i][/p]