Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Arsenal FC, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
Sporting Clube de Portugal
1 – 5
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Tue 26 Nov 2024 · 20:00 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade 47,386 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' Martinelli
0–2 21' Kai Havertz
0–3 45+1' Gabriel Magalhaes
Goncalo Inacio 48' 1–3
1–4 65' Bukayo Saka pen
1–5 82' Leandro Trossard
Ousmane Diomande 4' Y
Y 53' David Raya

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Arsenal FC — Champions League at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Match Details

  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Radoslaw Siejka
14 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

1
3
3
Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 games · Avg 3.1 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-26 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–5 Arsenal FC 2023-03-16 Arsenal FC 4–6 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2023-03-09 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 Arsenal FC 2018-11-08 Arsenal FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2018-10-25 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–1 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Arsenal FC H 1–5 L
10 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga A 4–2 W
05 Nov Manchester City FC H 4–1 W
01 Nov CF Estrela da Amadora H 5–1 W
26 Oct FC Famalicão A 3–0 W
22 Oct SK Sturm Graz A 2–0 W
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Sporting Clube de Portugal A 5–1 W
23 Nov Nottingham Forest FC H 3–0 W
10 Nov Chelsea FC A 1–1 D
06 Nov FC Internazionale Milano A 0–1 L
02 Nov Newcastle United FC A 0–1 L
27 Oct Liverpool FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Portugal Arsenal FC
#7 Position #1
16 Points 24
8 Played 8
5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 0
17 Scored 23
11 Conceded 4
+6 GD +19
2.00 PPG 3.00
63% Win % 100%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season
67% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Sporting Clube de Portugal are 7th (16 pts). Arsenal FC are 1st (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Arsenal FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal
Luis Suarez 5 G 1 A
Trincao 4 G 3 A
Arsenal FC
Martinelli 6 G 2 A
Viktor Gyokeres 5 G 2 A
Kai Havertz 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Arsenal FC is underway.
  • 4' Sporting Clube de Portugal receives a card for a hard tackle on 4.
  • 7' Against the run of play, Martinelli has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 12' Over 12 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 17' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Portugal in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Arsenal FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 21' A stunning finish from Kai Havertz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 26' Jurrien Timber has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 31' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Goal! Gabriel scores his 28 goal in 466 matches.
  • 48' What a strike from Goncalo Inacio! The score is 1-3.
  • 53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for David Raya.
  • 58' The travelling Arsenal FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' GOAL! Bukayo Saka scores on 65.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Marcus Edwards is replaced by Daniel Braganca.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Martinelli is replaced by Leandro Trossard.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 78' The Arsenal FC manager makes a substitution. Riccardo Calafiori departs to be replaced by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 82' The deadlock is broken! Leandro Trossard gets on the scoresheet on 82 minutes.
  • 84' Jakub Kiwior has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gabriel on 84 minute.
  • 88' Trincao makes way for Joao Simoes at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Clube de Portugal.
  • Sporting Clube de Portugal will have plenty to reflect on. Arsenal FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Goncalo Inacio 2
Kai Havertz 2
Hidemasa Morita 1
Bukayo Saka 1
Paulinho 1
Martinelli 1
William Saliba 1
Hidemasa Morita 1

Head to Head

2024-11-26 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–5 Arsenal FC 2023-03-16 Arsenal FC 4–6 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2023-03-09 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 Arsenal FC 2018-11-08 Arsenal FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2018-10-25 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–1 Arsenal FC

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2024-11-26 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–5 Arsenal FC L 2024-11-10 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2024-11-05 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–1 Manchester City FC W 2024-11-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–1 CF Estrela da Amadora W 2024-10-26 FC Famalicão 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2024-10-22 SK Sturm Graz 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W

Arsenal FC Form

2024-11-26 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–5 Arsenal FC W 2024-11-23 Arsenal FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-11-10 Chelsea FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2024-11-06 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 Arsenal FC L 2024-11-02 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Arsenal FC L 2024-10-27 Arsenal FC 2–2 Liverpool FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.36 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.35 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Portugal27% Draw23% Arsenal FC50%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw
50%
Draw or Arsenal FC
73%
Sporting Clube de Portugal or Arsenal FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Clube de Portugal19% Draw38% Arsenal FC43%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted
1 – 5
Actual
1 – 2
8.9%
1 – 1
8.7%
1 – 3
6.9%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.3%
2 – 1
5.2%
0 – 3
5.2%
2 – 3
4.7%
1 – 4
4.1%
0 – 0
3.7%
0 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap Sporting Clube de Portugal covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 12% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 21% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 17% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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