Champions League predictions and standings: Sporting’s odds analysed | OneFootball

With the 3-0 victory over Club Brugge last Wednesday, Sporting took another solid step towards their main goal in this edition of the Champions League. Rui Borges made it clear from the start of the European campaign that Sporting’s ambition is to secure a place in the competition’s playoff, something that remains well within reach.

Currently, the national back-to-back champions sit in 8th place in the regular phase, a position that would guarantee direct entry into the round of 16. However, there are still three matches left to play: away games against Bayern Munich and Athletic Bilbao, as well as a home match against PSG. According to Opta’s projections, Sporting is expected to finish this phase in 15th place after eight rounds. Even so, they have an 84.05% probability of reaching the playoff and a 15.88% chance of making it to the round of 16.

In the match against the Belgians, Luis Suárez and Francisco Trincão scored again, reinforcing the important roles they have assumed in Sporting’s attack, especially at a time when Pote—who has scored nine goals this season—is unavailable due to injury. With his goal yesterday, the Colombian reached ten goals in 2025/26, including two in the Champions League, making him the team’s top scorer. The Portuguese international has now scored eight goals, three of which have come in Europe’s premier club competition.

With this victory—the 15th in 20 matches this season—Rui Borges’s men now have 10 points in the competition and are in eighth place. The next international fixture is scheduled for Tuesday, December 9, at 5:45 p.m., against Bayern Munich in Germany.

The green and white side will be back on the pitch next Sunday, November 30, against Estrela da Amadora, in a match for the 12th round of Liga Portugal Betclic. The game against João Nuno’s team will be played at 6:00 p.m. in Alvalade.

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