Sporting CP have traveled here for an interesting Champions League fight against Eintracht Frankfurt. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
It's quite the trip for Sporting CP when visiting Eintracht Frankfurt as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.
Only a few days to rest for the home side, as they played a Bundesliga game only four days back. This match was also played here at Deutsche Bank Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sporting CP have had more rest.
Eintracht Frankfurt form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for Eintracht Frankfurt at their home stadium (Deutsche Bank Park) is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Eintracht Frankfurt's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-0 versus RB Leipzig. The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Eintracht "killed" RB Leipzig in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Defender Tuta got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.82/10. Tuta scored one goal and won 1 of 5 duels.
In the preceding match a 4-3 victory visiting Werder Bremen.This is expected to be a close game, with Eintracht Frankfurt perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Eintracht Frankfurt as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Eintracht Frankfurt has won 3 of these, drawn 4 and lost 1.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Eintracht as they have a new game in only three days, a Bundesliga match thankfully also at home. Wolfsburg are visiting.
Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Eintracht Frankfurt with 7 goals conceded in these matches.
Sporting CP form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals against Manchester City.Things could have gone better for Sporting CP in their Primeira Liga away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
It's the second away game in a row for Sporting CP, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Estoril last time out. Gonçalves, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.24. Gonçalves signed up for two assists, hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Chaves.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Portimonense in just three days.
Sporting CP are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Kamada 3 goals |   Pote 3 goals |  R. Kolo Muani 2 goals |
Eintracht Frankfurt missing players
Sporting CP missing players
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Sporting CP | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 39 | 17 | Scored | S | 20 | 43 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Conceded | C | 12 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 13.4 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.6 | 14.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | ||
| 10.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 8.4 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Freiburg | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | FC Bayern München | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 11 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 5 | Köln | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Mainz 05 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | RB Leipzig | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Stuttgart | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | Schalke 04 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| 16 | Wolfsburg | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Bochum | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -12 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 13 |
| 3 | Porto | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | Portimonense | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Estoril | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Chaves | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Casa Pia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Sporting CP | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Boavista | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 11 | Arouca | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 12 | Vizela | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Famalicao | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 0 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -11 | 0 |
