Manchester City FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Champions League 2021-22 LAST 16

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UEFA Champions League · 2021-22

Manchester City FC

0 – 0

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Sporting Clube de Portugal

Wed 9 Mar 2022 · 20:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 15' Paulinho

Gabriel Jesus 39' Y

Y 40' Islam Slimani

Overview

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Manchester City FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City FC 8 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Arda Kardesler
Referee Paolo Valeri
Referee Ibrahim Caglar Uyarcan
Referee Abdulkadir Bitigen
Referee Mustafa Eyisoy (Turkey)
Referee Halil Meler (Turkey)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern München	8	21
3	Liverpool FC	8	18
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	8	17
5	FC Barcelona	8	16
6	Chelsea FC	8	16
7	Sporting Clube de Portugal	8	16
8	Manchester City FC	8	16
9	Real Madrid CF	8	15
10	FC Internazionale Milano	8	15
11	Paris Saint-Germain FC	8	14
12	Newcastle United FC	8	14
13	Juventus FC	8	13
14	Club Atlético de Madrid	8	13
15	Atalanta BC	8	13
16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	8	12
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	11
18	PAE Olympiakos SFP	8	11
19	Club Brugge KV	8	10
20	Galatasaray SK	8	10
21	AS Monaco FC	8	10
22	Qarabag Agdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodø/Glimt	8	9
24	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	8	9
25	Olympique de Marseille	8	9
26	Paphos FC	8	9
27	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	8	9
28	PSV	8	8
29	Athletic Club	8	8
30	SSC Napoli	8	8
31	FC København	8	8
32	AFC Ajax	8	6
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	4
34	SK Slavia Praha	8	3
35	Villarreal CF	8	1
36	FK Kairat	8	1

Head-to-Head

Manchester City FC 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sporting Clube de Portugal

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-09 Manchester City FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2022-02-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–5 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Manchester City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	0–0	D
06 Mar	Manchester United FC	H	4–1	W
26 Feb	Everton FC	A	1–0	W
19 Feb	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	2–3	L
15 Feb	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	5–0	W
12 Feb	Norwich City FC	A	4–0	W

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	Manchester City FC	A	0–0	D
05 Mar	FC Arouca	H	2–0	W
26 Feb	CS Marítimo	A	1–1	D
20 Feb	GD Estoril Praia	H	3–0	W
15 Feb	Manchester City FC	H	0–5	L
11 Feb	FC Porto	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Manchester City FC		Sporting Clube de Portugal
#8	Position	#7
16	Points	16
8	Played	8
5 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 2
15	Scored	17
9	Conceded	11
+6	GD	+6
2.00	PPG	2.00
63%	Win %	63%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

Manchester City FC are 8th (16 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 7th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/2

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

2/2

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland	5 G
Phil Foden	3 G	1 A

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Luis Suarez	4 G
Issa Doumbia	2 G
Rodrigo Zalazar	1 G
Geny Catamo	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Clube de Portugal.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matheus Reis made 333 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Paulinho will be fuming at that decision.
20' Goncalo Inacio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 517 appearances.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
35' Manchester City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
39' Poor challenge from Gabriel Jesus. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
40' Controversy at the stadium! Islam Slimani argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
45' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
46' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Bernardo Silva is replaced by Riyad Mahrez.
47' GOAL! Gabriel Jesus scores on 47. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez
52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
57' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
58' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Portugal! Marcus Edwards comes on to replace Pablo Sarabia.
63' Manuel Ugarte needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
68' Sporting Clube de Portugal are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
73' The Manchester City FC manager makes a substitution. Ederson departs to be replaced by Scott Carson.
78' Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ricardo Esgaio is hanging Pedro Porro on the field on 78 minute.
79' Another change for Sporting Clube de Portugal made on 79 minute. Paulinho leaves to be changed by Nuno Santos.
84' The Manchester City FC bench stirs into life. Aymeric Laporte is withdrawn and Luke Mbete-Tatu gets his opportunity.
89' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Portugal — Zouhair Feddal on, Luis Neto off on 89 minutes.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Ilkay Gundogan
31
Ederson ↓ Scott Carson 73'
25
Fernandinho
9
Gabriel Jesus
20
Bernardo Silva ↓ Riyad Mahrez 46'
5
John Stones
7
Raheem Sterling
14
Aymeric Laporte ↓ Luke Mbete-Tatu 84'
47
Phil Foden ↓ James McAtee 46'
11
Oleksandr Zinchenko
56
Conrad Egan-Riley

Bench

17
Kevin De Bruyne
26
Riyad Mahrez ↑ 46'
33
Scott Carson ↑ 73'
10
Jack Grealish
16
Rodri
48
Liam Delap
79
Luke Mbete-Tatu ↑ 84'
37
Kayky
84
Cieran Slicker
87
James McAtee ↑ 46'
53
Samuel Edozie

Coach Pep Guardiola

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Marcus Edwards ↑ 58'
31
Joao Virginia
16
Ruben Vinagre
3
Zouhair Feddal ↑ 89'
11
Nuno Santos ↑ 78'
47
Ricardo Esgaio ↑ 78'
22
Andre Paulo
84
Dario Essugo

Coach Ruben Amorim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Viktor Gyokeres	3
Bernardo Silva	2
Phil Foden	2
Raheem Sterling	1
Riyad Mahrez	1
Gabriel Jesus	1
Maximiliano Araujo	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.8 Manchester City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester City FC55% Draw25% Sporting Clube de Portugal20%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

45%

Manchester City FC or Sporting Clube de Portugal

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester City FC39% Draw45% Sporting Clube de Portugal16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 0

10.4%

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 2

2.9%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap	Manchester City FC covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	23%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Manchester City FC vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Champions League 2021-22 LAST 16

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Manchester City FC Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Clean Sheet