Sporting Lisbon vs Lille Osc Prediction & Picks - Champions League
by Simon Day | in Champions League Picks
In form Sporting Lisbon welcome Lille to the Estádio José Alvalade, in the opening round of the revamped Champions League group stage. Sporting have a perfect record of five wins from five games in the Liga Portugal, scoring 19 goals and conceding just two in the process. A key part of their success has been the form of striker Viktor Gyökeres. The Swedish frontman was the top scorer in the league last season, and already has eight goals to his name this campaign.Limited Offer. Currently at FanDuel
Sporting Lisbon vs Lille Osc Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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31
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
Sporting Lisbon and Lille Osc Latest Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 13, 2024 - Liga Portugal
Aug 31, 2024 - Liga Portugal
Aug 23, 2024 - Liga Portugal
Aug 17, 2024 - Liga Portugal
Aug 9, 2024 - Liga Portugal
Aug 3, 2024 - Super Cup
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Sep 13, 2024 - Ligue 1
Sep 1, 2024 - Ligue 1
Aug 28, 2024 - Champions League
Aug 24, 2024 - Ligue 1
Aug 20, 2024 - Champions League
Aug 17, 2024 - Ligue 1
Sporting Lisbon - Lille Osc: Form Analysis
After their last Portuguese league title, Sporting CP were expecting to launch their new season with a title. However, they lost the Portuguese Supercup to FC Porto in extra time (3-4), despite leading 3-0 after 24 minutes. However, Ruben Amorim's team never looked in doubt. They have launched themselves into the championship in the best possible way. The Lisbon club managed to win their first 5 matches, always by at least 2 goals. They also got their revenge against FC Porto (2-0). The leader of the Portuguese Liga is therefore confident ahead of the return leg of the Champions League.
It's not quite the same story for LOSC. They started their season very early, playing in the Champions League qualifiers. To reach the league phase, the Lille club came through against Fenerbahçe (aggregate score: 3-2 ap) and Slavia Prague (aggregate score: 3-2). In Ligue 1, Les Dogues also got off to a good start. They won their first 2 matches against Stade de Reims (0-2) and SCO Angers (2-0). Since then, things have been a little more complicated. After losing to PSG, where Bruno Génésio's men were nonetheless convincing (1-3), they were much less so last weekend. They gave AS Saint-Étienne their 1st win and scored their 1st Ligue 1 goal (1-0).
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Sporting Lisbon against Lille Osc Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 3 - 4 - 3
Formation : 5 - 4 - 1
Sporting Lisbon & Lille Osc Squad Analysis
There will be a few absentees in the Sporting CP ranks. Vladan Kovacevic, Jerry St. Juste and Rafael Nel are not expected to be available for the start of the Champions League. There is, however, another player who is the center of attention: a certain Viktor Gyökeres. He's one of the players of the early season. The Swedish striker has already scored 8 goals and provided 3 assists in 6 matches in all competitions. But he's not the only danger. Pedro Gonçalves is also in fine form. The Portuguese winger has 4 goals and 3 assists in 6 games.
LOSC won't be able to count on their full squad either. Akim Zedadka, Samuel Umtiti, Ismaily, Nabil Bentaleb, Ngal'ayel Mukau and Hakon Arnar Haraldsson are all out. Last weekend, Bruno Génésio decided to give Angel Gomes and Jonathan David a break. After the international break, the two talents only played around 30 minutes for Saint-Étienne. They will certainly be back in the starting line-up for the Champions League. Lucas Chevalier is likely to have his work cut out for him in the Lille goal. As in the qualifiers, the young French keeper will be looking to pull out all the stops.
Sporting Lisbon - Lille Osc Key Points
- Viktor Gyokeres has scored 8 goals in 5 games
- Sporting have won 8 league games in a row
- Lille have lost their last 2 games
- Sporting have won their only 2 previous games against Lille
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Our Sporting Lisbon vs Lille Osc Prediction
This is a daunting task for a Lille team struggling for form. Sporting are absolutely flying domestically and we think that form can be replicated in Europe. Unsurprisingly, the bookies have Sporting as short priced favorites for the win, so we are going to recommend that you combine a home win with a goal from the prolific Gyokeres. The Swede is in the form of his life and we fully expect him to add to his impressive tally for the season. Our prediction for Sporting Lisbon vs Lille is: Sporting Lisbon to win and Viktor Gyokeres to score, +220 at FanDuel
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