Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Tottenham
Match Time & Date:
26/10/2022
21:00
Prediction: 2-0
Sporting
After defeating Eintracht Frankfurt in their fourth group game, Tottenham will look to retain top position in Group D when they take on Sporting CP in London on Wednesday evening. Spurs have been producing fine displays in all competitions this term, and, as a result, the bookies see them as hot favourites to beat the Lions on home soil. Emerson Royal is back from suspension, but both Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski remain on the sidelines with injuries.
The Primeira Liga outfit, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in back-to-back losses to Olympique Marseille, which is yet another reason why we are going to bet on Harry Kane and Co. To make things even worse for the away team, both Pedro Goncalves and Ricardo Esgaio are banned for the match, while Daniel Braganca and Luis Neto miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Harry Kane):
Widely regarded as one of England’s best strikers at the moment, Harry Kane enjoyed a meteoric rise at Tottenham Hotspur, scoring 21 Premier League goals during the 2014/2015 campaign to be voted PFA Young Player of the Year.
The highly rated striker went on to surpass that achievement the following season as he helped Tottenham Hotspur mount a serious title challenge for the first time in club’s recent history and he made seamless transition to international football. Kane scored four goals in his first ten appearances for England to prove he was here to stay and at the same time established himself as a first choice striker in Roy Hodgson’s squad ahead of the Euro 2016 finals.
Kane is a modern striker, who is extremely dangerous in the opposition box, but it was some outstanding goals from distance as well as link-up play with teammates that earned him an excellent reputation in world football. Kane is expected to lead both Tottenham and England in years to come, that is if he can resist the lure of top European clubs that continue to cast admiring glances his way.
Highlighted Team (Sporting):
When it comes to official club members, Portugal giants Sporting Lisbon are the sixth club in the world. Commonly referred to as Leoes which is Portuguese for Lions, Sporting Lisbon were founded in 1906 and are one of the founders of the Primeira Liga.
Sporting’s main rivals are Benfica, with both teams contesting the Lisbon Derby, one of the most fierce ones in Europe. Lions play their games at Estadio Jose Alvelade in front of 50,000 people and are the third most successful club in the country with 46 titles in Portuguese competitions and a title in the European Cup Winner’s Cup from 1963-64.
During this time that is also known as the club’s golden years, Sporting Lisbon won the majority of their 18 Primeira Liga titles in total. Sporting Lisbon boasts the quality football youth academy system which has yielded world-class footballers such as Paulo Furte, Simao Sabrosa, Nani and Ballon d’Or winners Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.
