Sporting CPForm guide
Sporting are third in Liga Portugal with 18 points from eight games, one behind Benfica and six behind leaders Porto, and they have not lost in the league or the Champions League. They have five wins and three draws domestically, with 20 goals scored and 9 conceded. In the Champions League they have a perfect record: 3-1 against Galatasaray in Lisbon and 2-0 at Lens last week. They won 3-1 at Braga just before that. Every one of their eight games since late August has had at least two goals.
LASK are third in the Austrian Bundesliga with 19 points from nine games, but their recent form is patchy. They lost 2-1 at Sturm Graz, drew 3-3 at Hartberg and lost 2-0 at home to Rapid Vienna before a 6-3 home defeat by Liverpool in the Champions League last week. They bounced back with a 4-0 win at Austria Lustenau at the weekend. They have no points from two European games and have conceded seven goals.
Head-to-head
We found no previous competitive meeting between the two clubs.
Team news
Sporting are missing Debast, Zalazar and Santos. LASK are without forwards Harakaté and Usor and defender Bello.
Our prediction and why
Sporting or draw (1X) is our banker of the day. Sporting are unbeaten in the league and in Europe, they are at home, and they have already won away at Lens in this competition. LASK have won only one of their last five games, and they leaked six goals in their last Champions League match.
Other bets to consider
Over 1.5 goals is our second pick. All eight of Sporting's games since late August had at least two goals, and seven of LASK's last eight did too. The only exception was a 1-0 defeat at AEK.