Sporting CP vs Marseille – For Sporting Lisbon’s (SL) rematch against Marseille in the UEFA Champions League (UCL), Rben Amorim will be hopeful his team can play with 11 players.
Last week, the two teams faced off in France, where the Portuguese team lost 4-1. However, Amorim claimed that “eleven against eleven, we would have been in the game more” and he will now be hoping that Sporting can back up his claim.
Sporting defeated Santa Clara 2-1 at the weekend to pick up their sixth victory in eight games and remain atop of UCL Group D after winning their two previous games (L2).
Sporting’s inconsistent home performance in this competition since October 2016—five losses in 11 games (W4, D2)—makes it uncertain whether they will be able to follow that up with another victory. On eight occasions, the team that scored the opening goal went on to win.
Sporting CP vs Marseille – Betting Analysis
Opponents Marseille is aware that a victory would help them move out of last place in the group, but they will need to make history because they have never previously won in Portugal (D1, L7). You would anticipate Marseille to travel confident after last week’s crushing victory in the reverse match, but their horrendous road UCL record—nine straight losses and five straight games without a goal—raises questions about their suitability here!
Additionally, following a 2-1 loss to Ajaccio on Saturday, manager Igor Tudor is pressing his team for an answer and questioning their motivation by saying, “it just felt like we didn’t really want to win.” With just one clean sheet in their last seven games across all competitions (W3, D1, L3), Marseille’s unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season came to an abrupt end after that defeat (W7, D2). To counter that porous defense, Marseille’s attack may need to be at full strength.
Watch out for Pedro Gonçalves, who prefers the comforts of home after scoring seven of his last eight goals for Sporting. Nuno Tavares of Marseille has triumphed in three of his four individual matches against Sporting (L1), scoring at least four goals in each victory.
Sporting CP vs Marseille – Head To Head
Our Prediction: Away Win
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