Chelsea vs Sporting CP: result 3-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 6Kick-off on December 10, 2014 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Stamford Bridge, London
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What was the result of Chelsea vs Sporting CP?
Chelsea won 3-1 on December 10, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 8′Cesc FàbregasChelsea (pen.)
- 16′A. SchürrleChelsea
- 50′J. SilvaSporting CP
- 56′Mikel John ObiChelsea
Official lineup for Chelsea vs Sporting CP
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Chelsea
- 19Diego Costa
- 4Cesc Fàbregas
- 12Mikel John Obi
- 14A. Schürrle
- 17Mohamed Salah
- 21N. Matić
- 3Filipe Luís
- 5K. Zouma
- 24Gary Cahill
- 28César Azpilicueta
- 1Petr Čech
Sporting CP
- 9I. Slimani
- 18A. Carrillo
- 11Diego Ángel Capel Trinidad
- 14William Carvalho
- 17João Mário
- 23Adrien Silva
- 3Maurício
- 26Paulo Oliveira
- 33J. Silva
- 47Ricardo Esgaio
- 1Rui Patrício
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Chelsea have 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat; Sporting CP have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2014 | Newcastle(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Dec 3, 2014 | Tottenham(home) | 3-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 29, 2014 | Sunderland(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Nov 25, 2014 | FC Schalke 04(away) | 5-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 22, 2014 | West Brom(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 2014 | Boavista(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 29, 2014 | Vitoria Setubal(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 25, 2014 | Maribor(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 9, 2014 | Pacos Ferreira(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 5, 2014 | FC Schalke 04(home) | 4-2 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Chelsea win, 0 draws, 0 Sporting CP wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2014 | Sporting CP 0-1 Chelsea | UEFA Champions League |
Last archived meeting: Sporting CP vs Chelsea on Sep 30, 2014
How many goals should we expect?
Chelsea score 2.2 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting CP score 2.2 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 2.2 | 0.5 | 8 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Sporting CP | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sporting CP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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