Sporting CP vs Marseille Prediction & Tips
Sporting CP and Marseille meet at the Estádio José Alvalade in a UEFA Champions League (Group Stage) encounter.
The home team is currently in 1st place with 6 points earned after 2 wins and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won at home to Tottenham Hotspur by (2-0). In the last match, they lost away to Olympique Marseille by (4-1). In the last match they played, for the Primeira Liga, they won away to Santa Clara by (1-2). In the last 10 home games Sporting CP registers 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. Their attack has been scoring with regularity, as they have managed to score in 8 of the last 10 games. There is a tendency for goals in its home games, as 29 of its last 31 matches have ended with More than 1.5 goals. In 14 games, it has never managed to turn the score around in the 5 games in which it conceded the first goal. There are 1 outstanding periods in the last 8 matches played at home in all competitions: it scored 5 of its 14 goals between the minutes (76′-90′).
Sporting enters this match motivated after a 1-2 away triumph in the visit to Santa Clara’s field: Morita and Nuno Santos scored the “goals” of this excellent victory. Coach Rúben Amorim should put his team in a 5-2-3 tactical system, where the three most advanced players will be Marcus Edwards, Francisco Trincão and Pedro Gonçalves. Manuel Ugarte and Hidemasa Morita are expected to play in the midfield. The leonine coach will not be able to count on Jovane Cabral, Daniel Bragança, Pedro Porro and Luís Neto because they are injured at this stage. Goalkeeper Antonio Adán will not be available because he is serving a suspension.
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After 1 win and 2 losses, the away team is currently on the 4th position with 3 points. In the last match, they won by (4-1) at home against Sporting CP, after in the previous match, they lost by (0-1) at home against Eintracht Frankfurt. The team arrives in this match after a defeat at home with Ajaccio by (1-2). In the last 10 away matches played in all competitions, Marseille have won 4, drawn 2 and lost 4. Their attack has been scoring with regularity, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, it has managed to turn the score around in 2 of the 6 games in which it has conceded the first goal.
Marseille come into this clash demotivated after a 1-2 home setback in the reception of Ajaccio. The visiting team usually plays in a 5-2-3 formation, giving more importance to a style of play in transition, so the three most advanced pieces are Dimitri Payet, Gerson and Alexis Sánchez. The man responsible for defining and leading his team’s attacks is the Frenchman Valentin Rongier. Coach Igor Tudor will not be able to count on left-back Sead Kolasinac because he is currently recovering from physical problems.
Sporting CP – Marseille FREE TIPS
Sporting CP – Win @ 2.25
