Sporting’s rampant attack leaves Barcelona eating dust | OneFootball

Sporting has the most effective attack in the current edition of the Liga Portugal Betclic, with 52 goals scored in 19 matches, ten more than Benfica, the team that is in second place in terms of goals scored. But the lions' attack stands out beyond borders.

Compared to the so-called big-5, the main European leagues, Sporting ranks at the top of the list of most effective teams, behind Bayern Munich (72 goals) and with more offensive efficiency than Barcelona, Marseille, and even Manchester City, with an average of 2.74 goals per match.

The offensive flow of the lions is the result of a very intense style of play, with high pressure, spiced with dangerous crosses, effectiveness in set pieces and in the final third, with Luis Suárez, who arrived at Alvalade this season, bearing the burden of replacing Gyokeres, being the team's top scorer, having scored 17 of the 52 goals Sporting has in the League, followed by Pedro Gonçalves (eight), Trincão, Geny Catamo, and Maxi Araújo (all with four goals).

It is noteworthy that since Rui Borges took over as head coach of the lions at the end of December 2024, Sporting has scored in all 38 league matches played so far. A record that proves the good work of the former Vitória de Guimarães coach.

In fact, the arrival of the Mirandela-born coach has highlighted the team's offensive trend: 97 goals scored in the aforementioned 38 games, which makes an average of 2.55 goals per game, and comparing the last season to the current one, the green and whites are more lethal, as in Arouca, the last match played, Sporting reached the milestone of 31 consecutive games scoring, counting all competitions, matching a record that dates back to the distant 1940/1941 season.

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