Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Sporting CP and Galatasaray who meet up this coming Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Galatasaray face a daunting first assignment in the Champions League when they visit the title favourites Sporting CP on the opening day of the new campaign.
Team form: Sporting CP vs Galatasaray
Sporting CP Form
Sporting CP are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 3-1 win against Alverca. They went on to beat Rio Ave by 0-4, before also getting the better of Nacional in a 2-0 victory. Sporting CP showed little mercy in their past six matches at Estadio Jose Alvalade, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 16 times, while letting in four themselves.
Galatasaray Form
Galatasaray are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Erzurumspor FK got left behind in a 0-4 win, before Goztepe got hammered in a 3-2 victory. Istanbul Basaksehir was the most recent victim in a 2-3 win for Galatasaray. Galatasaray claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Champions League. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 15 goals to six.
Betting facts for Sporting CP and Galatasaray
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Sporting CP and Galatasaray. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 13 Sporting CP matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Sporting CP home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sporting CP have won 10 of the last 12 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Sporting CP have won 7 of the last 9 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Sporting CP have won 8 of the last 9 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Galatasaray matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Galatasaray away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Galatasaray have lost 6 of the last 8 away matches in the Champions League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Galatasaray have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches in the Champions League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 3 Galatasaray matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Players on top: Sporting CP vs Galatasaray
Luis Suarez has been great for Sporting CP lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Galatasaray are optimistic that Mario Lemina doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular betting markets: Sporting CP vs Galatasaray
Full-time result
Sporting CP claimed nine wins in their previous 10 matches at Estadio Jose Alvalade across all tournaments. They lost one as well, while visitors Galatasaray won six of their last 10 away matches. They drew zero and lost four. Sporting CP won their last 4 matches.
Both teams to score
Sporting CP scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Galatasaray scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Sporting CP managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Sporting CP’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 3.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Galatasaray played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.1 goals themselves during this run. Sporting CP are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 15 matches. Galatasaray’s last 4 matches had more than three goals.
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