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 (2025/26)
Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)

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	Qarabağ Ağdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn	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 Maritimo	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

30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

25% 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)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC

Erling Haaland

8 G

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Luis Suarez	5 G	1 A
Trincao	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Manchester City FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal get this one started.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Poor challenge from Paulinho. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
25' Luis Neto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Clube de Portugal needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
39' Gabriel Jesus has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 39.
40' Islam Slimani catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
45' Manuel Ugarte is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Portugal so far.
46' Riyad Mahrez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bernardo Silva on 46 minute.
47' Gabriel Jesus makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Manchester City FC are in front.
52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Manchester City FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' Over 57 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
58' Marcus Edwards gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Portugal. He replaces Pablo Sarabia and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Manchester City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester City FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
73' The crowd applauds Ederson as he leaves the pitch. Scott Carson steps in for Manchester City FC.
78' Fresh legs for Sporting Clube de Portugal! Ricardo Esgaio comes on to replace Pedro Porro.
79' The crowd applauds Paulinho as he leaves the pitch. Nuno Santos steps in for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
84' The whistle greets Aymeric Laporte as he departs to be replaced by Luke Mbete-Tatu.
89' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Luis Neto is replaced by Zouhair Feddal.
It finishes all square. Manchester City FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal share the spoils 0-0.

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
Phil Foden	2
Bernardo Silva	2
Riyad Mahrez	1
Gabriel Jesus	1
Maximiliano Araujo	1
Raheem Sterling	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