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Athletic Club vs Sporting CP: result 2-3 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeagueLeague Stage - 8Kick-off on January 28, 2026 at 08:00 PM (UTC)San Mamés Barria, Bilbao

Athletic Club
2-3
Sporting CP

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What was the result of Athletic Club vs Sporting CP?

Sporting CP won 2-3 on January 28, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 3′Oihan SancetAthletic Club
  • 12′O. DiomandeSporting CP
  • 28′Gorka GuruzetaAthletic Club
  • 62′TrincãoSporting CP
  • 90′Alisson SantosSporting CP

Official lineup for Athletic Club vs Sporting CP

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Athletic Club

4-2-3-1
  1. 11Gorka Guruzeta
  1. 23Robert Navarro
  2. 8Oihan Sancet
  3. 20Unai Gómez
  1. 30Alejandro Rego
  2. 16Ruíz de Galarreta
  1. 19A. Boiro
  2. 17Yuri
  3. 4Aitor Paredes
  4. 2Gorosabel
  1. 1Unai Simón

Sporting CP

4-2-3-1
  1. 97L. Suárez
  1. 17Trincão
  2. 23Daniel Bragança
  3. 10Geny Catamo
  1. 52João Simões
  2. 42Morten Hjulmand
  1. 20M. Araújo
  2. 25Gonçalo Inácio
  3. 26O. Diomande
  4. 22Iván Fresneda
  1. 1Rui Silva
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Athletic Club have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Sporting CP have 11, 2 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Athletic Club
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 24, 2026Sevilla(away)1-2La Liga
Jan 21, 2026Atalanta(away)3-2UEFA Champions League
Jan 17, 2026Mallorca(away)2-3La Liga
Jan 13, 2026Cultural Leonesa(away)4-3Copa del Rey
Jan 7, 2026Barcelona(away)0-5Super Cup
Sporting CP
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 24, 2026Arouca(away)2-1Primeira Liga
Jan 20, 2026Paris Saint Germain(home)2-1UEFA Champions League
Jan 16, 2026Casa Pia(home)3-0Primeira Liga
Jan 6, 2026Guimaraes(home)1-2Taça da Liga
Jan 2, 2026GIL Vicente(away)1-1Primeira Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Athletic Club wins, 0 draws, 1 Sporting CP win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 27, 2024Sporting CP 3-0 Athletic ClubFriendlies Clubs

Last archived meeting: Sporting CP vs Athletic Club on Jul 27, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Athletic Club score 1.1 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting CP score 2.7 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Athletic Club1.11.856/158/15
Sporting CP2.70.969/1513/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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6Sporting CP2200516

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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