There’s European action in the Portuguese capital this Tuesday. Our Sporting Lisbon vs Lille prediction and Champions League betting tips consider whether either side can make a winning start to the new league phase.
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Sporting Lisbon vs Lille prediction: Hosts to triumph with Gyokeres on target
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- Our Sporting Lisbon vs Lille betting tips take into account that the French side only failed to score in one of their 12 European matches last term.
- Sporting have scored at least once in all of their last 27 competitive fixtures.
- It’s three defeats in a row for Lille who didn’t lose more than twice in succession at any point last season.
Correct score prediction: Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Lille
Since exiting last season’s Europa League against eventual winners Atalanta, Sporting have won 14 and drawn once in 15 matches in all competitions. They should take real confidence into this as a result and with Lille not at their best right now, a home win looks likely here.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Sporting the clear favourites
- HOME: 8/11 (1.73) – 57.9%
- DRAW: 14/5 (3.80) – 26.3%
- AWAY: 18/5 (4.60) – 21.7%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
The hosts are the favourites according to the Sporting Lisbon vs Lille odds with an implied probability of 57.9% that they win this match.
Sporting made it five wins out of five this term, with Pedro Goncalves opening the scoring in a 3-0 win at Arouca on Friday night in the Portuguese top flight.
Lille also played on Friday, going down 1-0 to St-Etienne in Ligue 1.
Today’s football betting tips look at some of the best picks from the upcoming European games.
Most recent H2Hs: First meeting since 2010
Our Sporting Lisbon vs Lille prediction suggests the Portuguese side will have the edge, as was the case when the clubs last met. Sporting recorded 1-0 and 2-1 wins over Lille in the group stage of the 2010/11 Europa League.
Sporting Lisbon preview: Duo ruled out through injury
The hosts will be missing their first choice keeper Vladan Kovacevic for this one. Jeremiah St. Juste is also out injured.
Predicted Lineup: Israel (GK), Quaresma, Diomande, Inacio, Quenda, Morita, Hjulmand, Catamo, Trincao, Gyokeres & Goncalves
UEFA Champions League 01/10/24 D PSV 1 Sporting 1 Portugal Primeira Liga 27/09/24 W Estoril 0 Sporting 3 Portugal Primeira Liga 22/09/24 W AVS 0 Sporting 3 UEFA Champions League 17/09/24 W Lille 0 Sporting 2 Portugal Primeira Liga 13/09/24 W Arouca 0 Sporting 3
Lille preview: Mbappe rated doubtful
Ethan Mbappe is a doubt for the visitors. Lille are also expected to be without Ngal'ayel Mukau, Ismaily and Hakon Haraldsson due to injuries.
Predicted Lineup: Chevalier (GK), Ribeiro, Diakite, Mandi, Gudmundsson, Gomes, Andre, Santos, Cabella, Zhegrova & David
UEFA Champions League 02/10/24 W Real Madrid 0 Lille 1 France Ligue 1 28/09/24 W Le Havre 0 Lille 3 France Ligue 1 21/09/24 D Strasbourg 3 Lille 3 UEFA Champions League 17/09/24 L Sporting 2 Lille 0 France Ligue 1 13/09/24 L St Etienne 1 Lille 0
Player to watch – Viktor Gyokeres
Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres takes stunning form into this game. The Swedish international has rattled in eight goals in five matches so far this term in Liga Portugal. He also netted three goals in the recent international break for his country.
Gyokeres scoring after the break
75% of the competitive goals scored by the 26-year-old for Sporting this term have come after the interval. Four of his eight league strikes have come between the 61st and 75th minutes.
