Europe’s elite: Rui Borges’ Sporting only trail Bayern and Barcelona | OneFootball

Sporting continues to take firm steps in consolidating their performances, and the 6-0 thrashing of AFS further reinforced a fact that is beginning to gain recognition on a European scale: the Lions are among the teams with the best average goals per game in the continent’s top leagues.

When compared to the so-called ‘big five’, only Bayern Munich and Barcelona surpass the team led by Rui Borges – who is satisfied, but not 100%. The Bavarians, who recently defeated the green and whites 3-1 in the Champions League group stage, top this ranking with overwhelming numbers: 51 goals in 14 games, which amounts to an average of 3.6 goals per match. Next comes Barcelona, with 49 goals in 17 matches (2.9 per game).

Sporting comes right after, with an average of 2.7 goals per game, thanks to the 38 goals scored in the first 14 rounds of the Championship. This record confirms the team’s strong attacking tendency, with Luis Suárez as one of its main figures. The Colombian international, who scored twice against Aves, raised his league tally to 11, moving up to second place in the top scorers’ list, just behind Pavlidis.

But it’s not just in attack that Sporting stands out. Defensively, the numbers are also very positive. The team has conceded only seven goals in 14 matches, which corresponds to an average of 0.5 goals allowed per game. Even so, Porto surpasses the Lions in this regard: the Dragons have conceded only three goals in 13 rounds (0.2 per game).

In the main European leagues, clubs such as Roma, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Villarreal, and Lens have the best defensive records, but all with averages higher than those of Porto and Sporting, which further highlights the defensive consistency of Portuguese teams at this stage of the season.

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