Sporting Lisbon v Man City

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Sporting Lisbon currently occupy eighth place in the Champions League table after the opening three games and the Portuguese hosts head into this Matchday 4 clash against Manchester City on the back of a resounding 5-1 home win against Estrela in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, while Manchester City slipped to a second defeat on the trot with a 2-0 loss away at Bournemouth.

Sporting Lisbon bring an impressive six-match winning streak in all competitions into this upcoming European tie, while the Portuguese hosts are now unbeaten in their previous 15 games overall, collecting 14 wins in the process, so Tuesday night's hosts will be in confident mood.

Sporting Lisbon manager Rúben Amorim will more than likely be missing from the dug-out as his contract with new club Manchester United starts on 11th November but nevertheless, Sporting have won their last seven home games on the trot, while the bigger picture shows the hosts have suffered just one loss in their last 32 home games across all competitions.

That loss came in the shape of a 4-3 defeat at home to Porto in the Portuguese Super Cup but Sporting have also collected a total of 28 wins within this period as well, thus giving the hosts a decent chance of a result here.

Manchester City slipped to a second defeat on the trot in all competitions on the weekend when they were dealt a disappointing 2-0 loss away from home at Bournemouth.

This loss followed a previous 2-1 defeat away from home at Tottenham in the domestic League Cup and these defeats put an end to a previously impressive run of 15 matches in all competitions which consisted of 12 wins and three draws, so despite the recent losses, Pep Guardiola's side will still fancy their chances against their manager-less opposition on Tuesday night.

The visitors sit in third place in the Champions League table having won twice and drawn once in their opening three games overall; an opening 0-0 draw at home with Inter Milan was followed by picking up subsequent wins against Slovakian outfit Slovan Bratislava 4-0 away from home and a crushing 5-0 victory over Czech Republic side Sparta Prague on Matchday 3.

In addition, Manchester City bring a solid and stubborn looking 12-match unbeaten sequence on the road in the Champions League into this upcoming fixture which consists of six wins and six draws which also gives the visitors a decent chance of achieving a result at the Estádio José Alvalade.

Sporting Lisbon v Manchester City Verdict

Manchester City are unbeaten in their last three meetings against Sporting Lisbon and having won two of these encounters, City might just sneak a 1-0 win here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Manchester City win @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester City win & Under 2.5 goals @ 2.50

Correct Score: Manchester City 1-0 @ 10.00