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The Match

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash between Manchester City and Sporting Lisbon.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Champions League clash between Manchester City and Sporting Lisbon, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Manchester City could line up for Wednesday's Champions League last-16 second leg with Sporting Lisbon.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Manchester City's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: West Ham 2-2 Man City
Sunday, May 15 at 2pm in Premier League
Next Game: Man City vs. Aston Villa
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League

We said: Manchester City 3-0 Sporting Lisbon

Sporting can afford to play without fear at the Etihad knowing that their efforts will likely be in vain either way, but the absence of two key midfielders spells danger for the beleaguered visitors. City need not throw caution to the wind given their healthy five-goal advantage, but Guardiola will still expect his side to win with minimal difficulty as quarter-final preparations begin. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester City win with a probability of 54.59%. A win for Sporting Lisbon had a probability of 26.11% and a draw had a probability of 19.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.63%) and 3-2 (5.48%). The likeliest Sporting Lisbon win was 1-2 (5.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (6.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood.

Result
Manchester CityDrawSporting Lisbon
54.59%19.3%26.11%
Both teams to score 73.59%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
77.11%22.89%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
57.88%42.12%
Manchester City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.02%8.98%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
69.38%30.62%
Sporting Lisbon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.85%19.15%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.2%50.8%
Score Analysis
    Manchester City 54.59%
    Sporting Lisbon 26.11%
    Draw 19.3%
Manchester CityDrawSporting Lisbon
2-1 @ 8.26%
3-1 @ 6.63%
3-2 @ 5.48%
2-0 @ 4.99%
1-0 @ 4.14%
3-0 @ 4.01%
4-1 @ 4%
4-2 @ 3.3%
4-0 @ 2.42%
5-1 @ 1.93%
4-3 @ 1.82%
5-2 @ 1.59%
5-0 @ 1.17%
Other @ 4.85%
Total : 54.59%
1-1 @ 6.85%
2-2 @ 6.82%
3-3 @ 3.02%
0-0 @ 1.72%
Other @ 0.89%
Total : 19.3%
1-2 @ 5.66%
2-3 @ 3.76%
1-3 @ 3.12%
0-1 @ 2.84%
0-2 @ 2.35%
2-4 @ 1.55%
0-3 @ 1.29%
1-4 @ 1.29%
3-4 @ 1.25%
Other @ 3%
Total : 26.11%

How you voted: Man City vs Sporting Lisbon

Manchester City
84.8%
Draw
6.4%
Sporting Lisbon
8.8%
296
Head to Head
Feb 15, 2022 8pm
Sporting Lisbon
0-5
Man City

Nunes (65'), Esgaio (78'), Ugarte (83')
Mahrez (7'), Silva (17', 44'), Foden (32'), Sterling (58')
Gundogan (74')
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