Sporting’s chances of advancing in the Champions League revealed | OneFootball

Sporting's team is considered the one with the highest probability of advancing to the play-off for qualification to the Champions League round of 16. According to the account 'Football Meets Data', Rui Borges' squad has a 79% chance.

At the moment, the green and whites occupy 11th place in the league phase table of the millionaires' competition and, if things ended here, that is exactly what would happen, since the teams ranked between 9th and 24th are guaranteed a spot on that path of the European competition.

Furthermore, the same page also reveals Sporting's most likely opponents should their play-off qualification be confirmed: Napoli (5.5%), Atalanta (5.4%), Galatasaray (5.3%), Juventus (5.1%), Atlético Madrid (5.1%), Tottenham (5.1%), Brugge (5.0%), Qarabag (4.6%), PSV Eindhoven (4.3%), Villarreal (4.3%), Newcastle (4.0%), Marseille (3.9%), and so on.

With the victory against Marseille, Rui Borges' men rose to 11th place in the league phase of the Champions League. Sporting has accumulated six points in three matches played so far in the millionaires' competition, recording two wins and one loss (Napoli).

Furthermore, Sporting will compete again in the Champions League next Wednesday, November 4th. The Lions will face Juventus, in Turin, with the match against the team now managed by Luciano Spalletti kicking off at 8:00 p.m.

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