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Champions League: Sporting CP vs Kairat Almaty – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the Champions League round 1 match between Sporting CP and Kairat Almaty and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Kairat Almaty 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.

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Team form: Sporting CP vs Kairat Almaty

Sporting CP Form

Sporting CP added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Nacional by 1-4. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat against FC Porto, followed up by a 1-2 win against Famalicao. Sporting CP only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Champions League matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored nine and conceded 12 goals.

Kairat Almaty Form

Kairat Almaty came through the last three games without a win, but still managed to record two draws in this run. They lost 1-0 against Slovan Bratislava, followed by a 0-0 draw with Celtic. In their last match, they finished even 0-0 against Celtic.

Betting stats and facts for Sporting CP and Kairat Almaty

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Sporting CP and Kairat Almaty played across all tournaments.

  • In 11 of the last 13 Sporting CP matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Sporting CP home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 3 Sporting CP matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Sporting CP home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Sporting CP matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Kairat Almaty away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • In 5 of the last 7 Kairat Almaty away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players in form: Sporting CP vs Kairat Almaty

It is the beginning of a new Champions League campaign, and both Sporting CP and Kairat Almaty will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Estadio Jose Alvalade across all tournaments Sporting CP won six times, drew one and lost three times. Kairat Almaty claimed zero wins, two draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Sporting CP scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Kairat Almaty scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing Sporting CP on the scoreboard on Thursday with Kairat Almaty managing just a single five clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Sporting CP’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in one of Kairat Almaty’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.