Champions League Predictions
Sporting vs Arsenal Prediction: Pressure Gets To Gunners Once Again
William Hill News tipster Sam Cox previews Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final between Sporting CP and Arsenal, with the Gunners looking to bounce back after a shock defeat to Southampton in the FA Cup.
Mikel Arteta’s side will be reeling from Saturday night’s defeat but the Premier League leaders don’t have to wait too long for the chance to write a few wrongs.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich travel to Real Madrid for a mouth-watering contest at the Santiago Bernabeu and it has all the makings of a dramatic night of Champions League action on Tuesday.
In this particular piece, the focus is on Sporting v Arsenal though and you can find out tipster’s thoughts, odds and match prediction below.
Sporting CP vs Arsenal Prediction
Arsenal’s quadruple dreams have been cut in half across their last two matches. A defeat in the Carabao Cup final was followed by the international break then a defeat to Southampton in the FA Cup.
Sporting vs Arsenal Odds:
- Sporting – 16/5
- Draw – 12/5
- Arsenal – 17/20
It’s not extreme to say this is a serious wobble. The Gunners are under immense pressure heading into this Champions League quarter-final, even though they have the most favourable matchup in the competition.
Sporting are without Nuno Santos, Fotis Ioannidis, Geovany Quenda, and Luis Guilherme. The hosts are high on confidence, though, with only one defeat in their last 16 matches and they showed immense resilience to overturn a deficit against Bodø/Glimt in the last round.
With a 100% record at home in the Champions League this season, Sporting will surely still be in this tie after the first leg. It won’t take much for Arsenal to get jittery following their recent defeats, and there’s a chance the Gunners are without Gabriel.
As great as Arsenal have been in the Champions League, we cannot overlook Sporting’s sensational home form. Arsenal drew away to Bayer Leverkusen in the last round and could be looking at a similar result here.
Sporting v Arsenal Prediction: Sporting to win or draw (21/20)
*Odds subject to change – prices accurate at the time of writing*
