Champions League: Sporting CP vs Marseille – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Sporting CP and Marseille who meet up on Wednesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

As the early season favourites, Sporting CP will look to justify their title credentials on Wednesday when they take on Marseille for a round 3 match in the Champions League.

Team form: Sporting CP vs Marseille

Sporting CP Form

Sporting CP recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Estoril 0-1. They were then defeated 2-1 against SSC Napoli, before drawing 1-1 against Braga. Sporting CP claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 12 and conceded 11 goals.

Marseille Form

In their last three matches, Marseille first beat Ajax 4-0, then Metz by 0-3 and finally Le Havre by 6-2. Marseille only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Champions League. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 12 goals to four.

Betting facts for Sporting CP and Marseille

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sporting CP and Marseille. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Sporting CP vs Marseille

Look no further than Trincao, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Sporting CP in the Champions League, while Igor Paixao managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Marseille in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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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. Marseille claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Marseille won their last 5 matches. Marseille have not lost to Sporting CP in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Sporting CP scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Marseille scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Marseille managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sporting CP, who scored an average of 2.6 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Marseille, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.6 times goals per game. Sporting CP scored at least one goal in their last 11 matches.