Sporting CP vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction, odds and preview

When Sporting Lisbon and Tottenham Hotspur square off in Tuesday’s Group D match at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, both teams will be looking to keep up their winning starts in the 2022–23 Champions League.

The North London juggernauts trounced a 10-man Marseille team 2-0, while Ruben Amorim’s team easily defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 last week.

Marcus Edwards, a former Tottenham teenager who never quite made it in the English capital, stole the show when Sporting visited Frankfurt and is now on a mission to show his former team just what they are missing.

After 65 minutes of goalless play at the Deutsche Bank Park, Edwards scored the first goal before setting up Francisco Trincao to double Sporting’s advantage just two minutes later. Nuno Santos’ late goal gave the Portuguese giants a convincing victory.

Sporting did not let the rumors about their young and creative manager Amorim taking the Chelsea position affect them as they easily defeated Portimonense 4-0 in league play. A trio of left-footed strikes undoubtedly let Tottenham know what they will need to pay the most attention to this weekend.

Sporting, who leads Group D after one matchday and has put together a three-game winning streak in all competitions with three clean sheets and nine goals, is now looking to break their winless trend against Premier League rivals.

The Lions have lost all six of their Champions League games against English opponents, and they have never started a premier European season with back-to-back victories, so the history is unfavorable to the hosts as Tottenham looks to capitalize on their extended break.

After Chancel Mbemba was sent out for a last-man foul, Marseille fought back for a while, but Richarlison scored twice in his Champions League debut to give Tottenham the victory on the opening day of play.

Tottenham would have wanted to keep their winning streak going against Premier League champions Manchester City at the weekend after making their comeback to the top of European football with a bang. However, the game was one of many that were postponed following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

Therefore, Antonio Conte’s team still has a winning record for the season as they try to go eight games without a loss overall. However, only one of their three away games this season have resulted in victories, and they struggled mightily against Marseille for large stretches of the game.

Tottenham and Sporting have never faced off in a competitive match, but the Lilywhites famously lost 1-0 to Pacos de Ferreira in the Europa Conference League qualifications last season before making up for it with a 3-0 victory at home.