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Sporting CP badgeSporting CPHome · 7 in league
LDWWW
Momentum↗ Rising83/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
0:1
UK time · Europe/London
Arsenal badgeArsenalAway · 1 in league
DWWLL
Momentum↘ Falling42/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
K. Havertz90+1′
Estádio José Alvalade · LisbonSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate0.1%Sporting CP
Draw4.3%at full time
Current result estimate95.6%Arsenal
Another goal8.1%before full time

Next goal: Sporting CP 4.4% · no further goal 91.9% · Arsenal 3.7%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
Sporting CPArsenal
3Corner Kicks4
11Fouls10
1Yellow Cards0
—Red Cards—
3Goalkeeper Saves5
385Total passes511
328Passes accurate467

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

UEFA Champions League

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Arsenal9+2027—
2Bayern München8+1421—
3Liverpool8+1218—
4Tottenham8+1017—
5Barcelona8+816—
6Chelsea8+716—
7Manchester City8+616↑ 1
8Sporting CP9+516↓ 1
9Real Madrid8+915—
10Inter8+815—
11Paris Saint Germain8+1014—
12Newcastle8+1014—
13Juventus8+413—
14Atletico Madrid8+213—
15Atalanta8013—
16Bayer Leverkusen8-112—
17Borussia Dortmund8+211—
18Olympiakos Piraeus8-411—
19Club Brugge KV8-210—
20Galatasaray8-210—
21Monaco8-610—
22Qarabag8-810—
23Bodo/Glimt8-19—
24Benfica8-29—
25Marseille8-39—
26Pafos8-39—
27Union St. Gilloise8-99—
28PSV Eindhoven808—
29Athletic Club8-58—
30Napoli8-68—
31FC Copenhagen8-98—
32Ajax8-136—
33Eintracht Frankfurt8-114—
34Slavia Praha8-143—
35Villarreal8-131—
36Kairat Almaty8-151—
Quarter-finalsSporting CP 0–1 Arsenal
Current progressionArsenal
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Sporting CP 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Arsenal 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

Sporting CP

7/10Wins
2.2Goals / game
0.9Conceded / game

Keep in view: 1 loss in that sample. At home, 9 wins from 10 available matches.

Inspect Sporting CP’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Arsenal

6/10Wins
1.7Goals / game
1.0Conceded / game

Keep in view: 2 losses in that sample. At away venues, 5 wins from 10 available matches.

Inspect Arsenal’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Sporting CP at home with Arsenal away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 08:18 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

UEFA Champions League · 2025/26 · all league matches

Sporting CPArsenal
10Matches played10
19Points earned28
6Wins9
2.2Goals scored / match2.6
1.4Goals conceded / match0.5
2Clean sheets6
1Failed to score0

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Sporting CP at home with Arsenal away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Sporting CP

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Rui Borges
  1. 1R. SilvaG
  2. 22I. FresnedaD
  3. 26O. DiomandeD
  4. 25G. InacioD
  5. 20M. AraujoD
  6. 5H. MoritaM
  7. 52J. SimoesM
  8. 10G. CatamoM
  9. 17TrincaoM
  10. 8P. GoncalvesM
  11. 97L. SuarezF
Substitutes (11)

12 · J. Virginia

41 · Diego Callai

14 · G. Kochorashvili

23 · D. Braganca

72 · E. Quaresma

15 · S. Faye

90 · R. Nel

58 · F. Goncalves

91 · R. Mangas

13 · G. Vagiannidis

6 · Z. Debast

Arsenal

Confirmed formation4-3-3Mikel Arteta
  1. 1D. RayaG
  2. 4B. WhiteD
  3. 2W. SalibaD
  4. 6GabrielD
  5. 33R. CalafioriD
  6. 8M. OdegaardM
  7. 36M. ZubimendiM
  8. 41D. RiceM
  9. 20N. MaduekeF
  10. 14V. GyökeresF
  11. 19L. TrossardF
Substitutes (11)

13 · K. Arrizabalaga

79 · K. Ranson

9 · Gabriel Jesus

29 · K. Havertz

11 · G. Martinelli

49 · M. Lewis-Skelly

3 · C. Mosquera

56 · M. Dowman

71 · A. Harriman-Annous

89 · M. Salmon

16 · C. Norgaard

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Sporting CP

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Rui Silva906.9—0—27—
Iván Fresneda906.2—0—42—
Ousmane Diomande906.6—0154—
Gonçalo Inácio906.9—0—66—
Maximiliano Araújo906.9—02329
Hidemasa Morita906.7—0—502
João Simões626.7—0—15—
Geny Catamo907.2—0429—
Francisco Trincão906.7—01361
Pedro Gonçalves796.9—0—20—
Luis Javier Suárez907.0—01232
Daniel Bragança286.5—0—8—
Rafael Nel116.3—0—2—
Zeno Debast———————
Ricardo Mangas———————
Giorgi Kochorashvili———————
Eduardo Quaresma———————
Giorgos Vagiannidis———————
João Virgínia———————
Diego Callai———————
Souleymane Faye———————
Flavio Goncalves———————

Arsenal

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
David Raya908.6—0—28—
Ben White907.0—0—502
William Saliba907.3—0—922
Gabriel Magalhães906.9—0—651
Riccardo Calafiori906.6—0—223
Martin Ødegaard706.9—02592
Martín Zubimendi906.9—0—61—
Declan Rice906.9—0—69—
Noni Madueke767.2—0—23—
Viktor Gyökeres906.5—019—
Leandro Trossard766.9—01203
Kai Havertz207.51015—
Max Dowman146.6—0—2—
Gabriel Martinelli146.9—116—
Cristhian Mosquera———————
Kepa Arrizabalaga———————
Myles Lewis-Skelly———————
Gabriel Jesus———————
Christian Nørgaard———————
Andre Harriman-Annous———————
Marli Salmon———————
Khari Ranson———————
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