Sporting vs GalatasarayPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Lisbon opens the league phase with Sporting CP and Galatasaray, who have never met before. Neither club has played a game in this competition yet, so the reference points are the results of recent weeks. Sporting CP in the league Four Primeira Liga rounds, three won and one drawn: 4-0 away at Rio Ave on 28 August, 3-1 against Alverca on 22 August, 3-2 against Vitória SC on 14 August and 2-2 away at Estrela on 8 August. The totals read twelve goals scored and five conceded. Their two late-July friendlies brought a 4-1 against Nottingham Forest on 31 July and a 2-0 against Monaco on 25 July. Galatasaray and the Süper Lig Galatasaray have won their last two league games, 3-2 at home to Göztepe on 29 August and 4-0 away at Erzurumspor FK on 21 August, after a 2-2 at home with Çorum FK on 14 August. The three friendlies before that went less smoothly: 1-2 against Villarreal on 8 August, 3-3 with Rennes on 2 August and 0-3 against Venezia on 27 July. Across those three league games the tally reads nine goals scored and four conceded. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.