It's time for episode two of the Manchester City - Sporting CP 8th Finals battle

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 09.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Etihad Stadium (55097 seats)

It's time to decide the outcome of the Champions League 8th Finals meeting between Manchester City and Sporting CP. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It's no vacation for neither City nor Sporting CP as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Manchester City form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the final.

Manchester City have performed here at Etihad Stadium this season with 11 wins from 14 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Manchester City has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.

The Manchester City regulars enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Manchester United and win 4-1. Bruyne (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 10.0/10. Bruyne scored two goals, served one assist, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 38 successful passes (of 41 total).

Goals are plentiful at Etihad Stadium in the league this season as Manchester City has scored 40 goals here in 14 home games. From these home matches, City have conceded only 10 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sporting CP form and stats

Sporting CP was sent out of Europa League in the play-offs last season.

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Primeira Liga. Total Champions League statistics for Sporting CP: 3 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses.

Sporting CP are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Arouca. Slimani, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.15. Slimani scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).

Sporting CP have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 25 goals from 12 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sporting CP - City 0-5 was the score in these participants' latest head-to-head fixture, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - zero - one (Manchester City wins - draws - Sporting CP wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Manchester CityR. Mahrez
R. Mahrez
10 goals
Manchester CityR. Sterling
R. Sterling
10 goals
Manchester CityK. De Bruyne
K. De Bruyne
9 goals

Manchester City missing players

Sporting CP missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester City Sporting CP
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
22 11   Won W   9 18
1 0   Drew D   2 2
2 1   Lost L   2 5
70 38   Scored S   30 53
18 11   Conceded C   14 28
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
84% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 96%
68% 75%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   69% 68%
44% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   46% 36%
32% 50%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   23% 20%
52% 58%   BTTS BTTS   62% 56%
48% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 40%
0% 0%   Failed to Score F T   0% 4%
 
8.9 9.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5 5
2.4 2   Corners against (avg) C A   3.5 3.4
1.2 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 3
1 0   Red cards R C   7 7
 
18.8 19.7   Shots (avg) S (   14.5 14.4
7.1 7.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.5 6
40% 40%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 36%
 
6.4 6.2   Shots against (avg) S A   8.5 8
2.6 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.6 2.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 28 22 3 3 68 18 14 11 1 2 40 10 14 11 2 1 28 8 50 69
2 Liverpool 27 19 6 2 71 20 14 11 3 0 37 7 13 8 3 2 34 13 51 63
3 Chelsea 26 15 8 3 53 18 12 6 5 1 27 10 14 9 3 2 26 8 35 53
4 Arsenal 25 15 3 7 41 29 13 9 2 2 22 10 12 6 1 5 19 19 12 48
5 Manchester United 28 13 8 7 45 38 14 7 3 4 21 16 14 6 5 3 24 22 7 47
6 West Ham United 28 13 6 9 46 35 14 7 3 4 25 19 14 6 3 5 21 16 11 45
7 Tottenham Hotspur 25 13 3 9 35 32 12 7 1 4 18 15 13 6 2 5 17 17 3 42
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 12 4 11 24 23 13 5 2 6 10 12 14 7 2 5 14 11 1 40
9 Southampton 27 8 11 8 34 41 13 5 7 1 18 10 14 3 4 7 16 31 -7 35
10 Crystal Palace 28 7 12 9 39 38 14 4 6 4 22 17 14 3 6 5 17 21 1 33
11 Aston Villa 26 10 3 13 37 37 13 5 3 5 24 20 13 5 0 8 13 17 0 33
12 Leicester City 25 9 6 10 40 43 13 6 3 4 22 18 12 3 3 6 18 25 -3 33
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 27 7 12 8 26 32 13 3 5 5 10 16 14 4 7 3 16 16 -6 33
14 Newcastle United 26 6 10 10 30 46 14 4 6 4 20 25 12 2 4 6 10 21 -16 28
15 Brentford 28 7 6 15 30 45 14 4 2 8 14 19 14 3 4 7 16 26 -15 27
16 Leeds United 27 5 8 14 29 61 13 3 4 6 15 25 14 2 4 8 14 36 -32 23
17 Everton 24 6 4 14 28 41 12 5 1 6 18 18 12 1 3 8 10 23 -13 22
18 Burnley 26 3 12 11 22 36 13 2 6 5 10 16 13 1 6 6 12 20 -14 21
19 Watford 27 5 4 18 27 50 14 2 1 11 14 34 13 3 3 7 13 16 -23 19
20 Norwich City 27 4 5 18 16 58 14 2 3 9 9 28 13 2 2 9 7 30 -42 17
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 25 21 4 0 63 19 12 10 2 0 30 9 13 11 2 0 33 10 44 67
2 Sporting CP 25 19 4 2 49 16 13 11 1 1 24 5 12 8 3 1 25 11 33 61
3 Benfica 25 18 3 4 65 23 12 8 1 3 30 12 13 10 2 1 35 11 42 57
4 Sporting Braga 25 13 7 5 41 24 13 7 4 2 22 10 12 6 3 3 19 14 17 46
5 Gil Vicente 25 11 9 5 36 25 13 5 4 4 19 15 12 6 5 1 17 10 11 42
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 25 9 6 10 35 34 12 7 2 3 23 15 13 2 4 7 12 19 1 33
7 Maritimo 25 8 8 9 30 32 12 3 6 3 14 11 13 5 2 6 16 21 -2 32
8 Estoril 25 7 10 8 28 30 12 2 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 13 13 -2 31
9 Portimonense 25 7 8 10 25 28 13 2 4 7 10 17 12 5 4 3 15 11 -3 29
10 Santa Clara 25 7 8 10 30 43 13 6 4 3 18 21 12 1 4 7 12 22 -13 29
11 Pacos de Ferreira 25 6 9 10 22 31 13 3 5 5 14 18 12 3 4 5 8 13 -9 27
12 Famalicao 25 6 8 11 32 40 12 3 5 4 13 14 13 3 3 7 19 26 -8 26
13 Boavista 25 4 14 7 31 39 13 3 9 1 18 15 12 1 5 6 13 24 -8 26
14 Vizela 25 5 9 11 27 43 13 3 5 5 12 17 12 2 4 6 15 26 -16 24
15 Arouca 25 5 7 13 23 45 12 3 2 7 11 26 13 2 5 6 12 19 -22 22
16 Tondela 24 6 2 16 30 47 12 4 0 8 17 24 12 2 2 8 13 23 -17 20
17 Moreirense 25 4 8 13 23 40 12 3 3 6 15 17 13 1 5 7 8 23 -17 20
18 Belenenses 24 3 6 15 14 45 12 3 2 7 10 26 12 0 4 8 4 19 -31 15

Manchester City:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 25 21 4 0 63 19 12 10 2 0 30 9 13 11 2 0 33 10 44 67
2 Sporting CP 25 19 4 2 49 16 13 11 1 1 24 5 12 8 3 1 25 11 33 61
3 Benfica 25 18 3 4 65 23 12 8 1 3 30 12 13 10 2 1 35 11 42 57
4 Sporting Braga 25 13 7 5 41 24 13 7 4 2 22 10 12 6 3 3 19 14 17 46
5 Gil Vicente 25 11 9 5 36 25 13 5 4 4 19 15 12 6 5 1 17 10 11 42
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 25 9 6 10 35 34 12 7 2 3 23 15 13 2 4 7 12 19 1 33
7 Maritimo 25 8 8 9 30 32 12 3 6 3 14 11 13 5 2 6 16 21 -2 32
8 Estoril 25 7 10 8 28 30 12 2 6 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 13 13 -2 31
9 Portimonense 25 7 8 10 25 28 13 2 4 7 10 17 12 5 4 3 15 11 -3 29
10 Santa Clara 25 7 8 10 30 43 13 6 4 3 18 21 12 1 4 7 12 22 -13 29
11 Pacos de Ferreira 25 6 9 10 22 31 13 3 5 5 14 18 12 3 4 5 8 13 -9 27
12 Famalicao 25 6 8 11 32 40 12 3 5 4 13 14 13 3 3 7 19 26 -8 26
13 Boavista 25 4 14 7 31 39 13 3 9 1 18 15 12 1 5 6 13 24 -8 26
14 Vizela 25 5 9 11 27 43 13 3 5 5 12 17 12 2 4 6 15 26 -16 24
15 Arouca 25 5 7 13 23 45 12 3 2 7 11 26 13 2 5 6 12 19 -22 22
16 Tondela 24 6 2 16 30 47 12 4 0 8 17 24 12 2 2 8 13 23 -17 20
17 Moreirense 25 4 8 13 23 40 12 3 3 6 15 17 13 1 5 7 8 23 -17 20
18 Belenenses 24 3 6 15 14 45 12 3 2 7 10 26 12 0 4 8 4 19 -31 15

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.