Manchester City vs Sporting CP: result 0-0 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16Kick-off on March 9, 2022 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Etihad Stadium, Manchester
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What was the result of Manchester City vs Sporting CP?
Manchester City and Sporting CP drew 0-0 on March 9, 2022.
Official lineup for Manchester City vs Sporting CP
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Manchester City
4-3-3- 9Gabriel Jesus
- 7R. Sterling
- 47P. Foden
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 11O. Zinchenko
- 8İ. Gündoğan
- 25Fernandinho
- 56C. Egan-Riley
- 5J. Stones
- 14Aymeric Laporte
- 31Ederson
Sporting CP
3-4-2-1- 7Tabata
- 21Paulinho
- 9I. Slimani
- 15M. Ugarte
- 17Pablo Sarabia
- 25Gonçalo Inácio
- 24Pedro Porro
- 2Matheus Reis
- 4S. Coates
- 13Luís Neto
- 1Adán
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester City have 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat; Sporting CP have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2022 | Manchester United(home) | 4-1 | Premier League |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Peterborough(away) | 2-0 | FA Cup |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Everton(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Feb 19, 2022 | Tottenham(home) | 2-3 | Premier League |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Sporting CP(away) | 5-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2022 | Arouca(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 2, 2022 | FC Porto(home) | 1-2 | Taça de Portugal |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Maritimo(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 20, 2022 | Estoril(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Manchester City(home) | 0-5 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Manchester City win, 0 draws, 0 Sporting CP wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2022 | Sporting CP 0-5 Manchester City | UEFA Champions League |
Last archived meeting: Sporting CP vs Manchester City on Feb 15, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Manchester City score 2.9 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting CP score 2.1 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 2.9 | 0.7 | 8 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Sporting CP | 2.1 | 1.3 | 5 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Manchester City sit 6th in UEFA Champions League (6 points from 3 matches) and Sporting CP sit 7th (6 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Sporting CP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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