This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Sporting CP at Estádio José Alvalade when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Eintracht Frankfurt with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sporting CP and Eintracht Frankfurt.
Sporting CP form and stats
Sporting CP participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 8th finals and lost against Manchester City.Sporting CP have played 5 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-1 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the Champions League, Sporting CP has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
The supporters are hoping that Sporting CP will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Arouca. Midfielder Gonçalves was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.04 (out of ten) in that game. Gonçalves hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).
In the game before, 1-1 away to Tottenham Hotspur (Champions League). The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sporting CP have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Primeira Liga game versus Vitoria Guimaraes in only four days. This game is also played here at Estádio José Alvalade.
Sporting CP are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estádio José Alvalade in their league games, having scored an impressive 13 goals in 5 matches. Sporting CP have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Eintracht Frankfurt form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Eintracht Frankfurt, as they won the Champions League.The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses both home and away.
Eintracht's previous game was their home loss versus Borussia Dortmund (1-2). Midfielder Kamada was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.81. Kamada scored one goal and had 74 successful passes (of 84 total).
Before that game, the victory at home hosting Olympique Marseille in the Champions League (2-1). As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Eintracht Frankfurt in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Eintracht Frankfurt, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
Eintracht have another fixture away from home in just four sleeps, a Bundesliga game vs Augsburg. A strenuous schedule for them!
Eintracht Frankfurt have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 11 goals from 5 away matches. As for defending, Eintracht Frankfurt rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the statistics show this recent match: Eintracht Frankfurt - Sporting CP 0-3.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Kamada 7 goals |   Pote 6 goals |  J. Lindstrøm 5 goals |
Sporting CP missing players
Eintracht Frankfurt missing players
| Sporting CP | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 42 | 26 | Scored | S | 26 | 46 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14.3 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 12.6 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 36% | ||
| 9.6 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 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 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 31 |
| 2 | Porto | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Casa Pia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Arouca | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 8 | Boavista | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 9 | Estoril | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Portimonense | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 11 | Chaves | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Vizela | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | Famalicao | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 5 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -13 | 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 | FC Bayern München | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 28 | 25 |
| 2 | Union Berlin | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Freiburg | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | RB Leipzig | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Mainz 05 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | Köln | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Wolfsburg | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 9 |
| 17 | Bochum | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -21 | 7 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 6 |
