Manchester City - Sporting CP

Manchester City

UEFA Champions League League Stage 2026 - Round 8

Wednesday 27 January 2027 20:00

Planned

Sporting CP

Match preview

Manchester City take on Sporting CP in UEFA Champions League at Etihad Stadium on 27 January 2027.

The most recent match for Manchester City was a 0-1 defeat against Brighton (Premier League), preceded by a 2-2 draw with Brighton (EFL Carabao Cup).

The most recent match for Sporting CP was a 2-0 win over Casa Pia (Liga Portugal Bwin), preceded by a 2-1 win over Maritimo (Taça da Liga).

The record over the 3 previous meetings: one win for Manchester City, one win for Sporting CP and one draw. See every meeting between Manchester City and Sporting CP.

41% Manchester City

24% Draw

35% Sporting CP

Our algorithm predicts Manchester City to win, with a probability of 41%.

Team forms

Manchester City

Brighton 0-1 D

Brighton 2-2 L

Aston Villa 1-2 W

AEK Athens FC 5-1 W

Ipswich 3-2

Sporting CP

Casa Pia 2-0 W

Maritimo 2-1 L

Academico Viseu 1-2 L

Lask Linz 2-3 W

Lens 2-0

Previous confrontations (H2H)

1 Manchester City

1 Draw

1 Sporting CP

67% Over 2.5 goals

33% Both teams scored

3.3 Goals per match

2 | 1 Clean sheets

Biggest win: Sporting CP 0-5 Manchester City (2022)

Most goals: Sporting CP 4-1 Manchester City (2024)

Goals scored all matches

2.00

1.33

Goals in home matches

0.00

2.00

Goals in away matches

3.00

0.00

Above is calculated based on the below matches

Full H2H of Manchester City and Sporting CP →

2024-11-05 Tuesday 20:00

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Sporting CP 3 P2

Manchester City 3

2022-03-09 Wednesday 20:00

Draw 🤔

Manchester City

Sporting CP 2

2022-02-15 Tuesday 20:00

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Sporting CP 3

Manchester City

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Possible line-up

This possible line-up is based on both teams' past line-ups, especially the most recent one. The actual line-up may differ and will be shown here as soon as it is announced.

Manchester City — Formation: 4-3-3

Gianluigi Donnarumma

Matheus Luiz Nunes

Abdukodir Khusanov

Rúben Santos Gato Alves Dias

Joško Gvardiol

Ayyoub Bouaddi

Elliott Anderson

Enzo Jeremías Fernández

Iliman Ndiaye

Erling Håland

Jeremy Doku