Sporting CP v Lask Linz match analysis
This analysis was locked at kick-off on Wed 21 Oct 2026 and has not been changed since.
Pre-match analysis · as published
Written before kick-off
Sporting CP are clear favourites. The hosts have won three of their last five matches, while Lask Linz have won one of theirs.
How the match could end · bookmaker odds before kick-off
- 75%Sporting CP win
- 16%Draw
- 9%Lask Linz win
Bookmaker odds, margin removed · prices at Wed 21 Oct 2026 · 13:27 BST
Goals · bookmaker odds, margin removed
- Over 2.5 goals70%
- Under 2.5 goals30%
- Both teams score: yes52%
- Both teams score: no48%
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Form · newest first
Sporting CPLast 5: 3 wins, 2 draws, no defeats
Lask LinzLast 5: 1 win, 1 draw, 3 defeats
Past results
From stored results before kick-off. Each figure shows how many games it covers.
In Europe this season
Sporting CP
2 games: 2 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost (90 minutes)
xG 3.42 for, 2.95 against, in 2 games with xG
- Wonat LensUEFA Champions League13 Oct 20262–0xG 1.67–1.72
- Wonv GalatasarayUEFA Champions League9 Sep 20263–1xG 1.75–1.23
Lask Linz
4 games: 1 won, 0 drawn, 3 lost (90 minutes)
xG 2.80 for, 4.97 against, in 2 games with xG
- Lostv LiverpoolUEFA Champions League14 Oct 20263–6xG 2.08–3.26
- Lostat AEK Athens FCUEFA Champions League8 Sep 20260–1xG 0.72–1.71
- Wonv CelticUEFA Champions League25 Aug 20264–1
- Lostat CelticUEFA Champions League19 Aug 20260–3
The two leagues in UEFA matches
Primeira Liga clubs against other leagues since 2021-22: 294 games, 141 won, 62 drawn, 91 lost (1.65 points per game)
Bundesliga · Austria clubs against other leagues since 2021-22: 230 games, 84 won, 45 drawn, 101 lost (1.29 points per game)
UCL and UEL, 90 minutes. Each club counts with the league it played that season.
Home and away
League figures are against each club's own league opponents, so they do not compare across leagues.
Sporting CPSporting CP at home
Last 5: 4 won, 1 drawn, 0 lost
- DrawnAroucaPrimeira Liga19 Sep 20262–2
- WonGalatasaray9 Sep 20263–1
- WonNacionalPrimeira Liga5 Sep 20262–0
- WonAlvercaPrimeira Liga22 Aug 20263–1
- WonVitória SCPrimeira Liga14 Aug 20263–2
Sporting CP: home games in Primeira Liga
Last 10 league games, 90-minute score
- Goals
- 28 scored, 12 conceded in 10
- Both teams scored
- 7 of 10
- Over 2.5 goals
- 9 of 10
- Clean sheets
- 3 of 10
Lask LinzLask Linz away
Last 5: 2 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost
- WonAustria LustenauBundesliga · Austria17 Oct 20264–0
- DrawnTSV HartbergBundesliga · Austria20 Sep 20263–3
- LostSturm GrazBundesliga · Austria13 Sep 20261–2
- LostAEK Athens FC8 Sep 20260–1
- WonWolfsberger ACBundesliga · Austria1 Sep 20263–1
Lask Linz: away games in Bundesliga · Austria
Last 10 league games, 90-minute score
- Goals
- 27 scored, 14 conceded in 10
- Both teams scored
- 7 of 10
- Over 2.5 goals
- 8 of 10
- Clean sheets
- 3 of 10
Rest and schedule
Days since each team's last match and until its next one, in the competitions Ledger tracks. Friendlies are left out.
Sporting CP- Last match
- 8 days before13 Oct 2026 · v Lens · UEFA Champions League
- Next match
- 4 days after25 Oct 2026 · v Academico Viseu · Primeira Liga
Lask Linz- Last match
- 4 days before17 Oct 2026 · v Austria Lustenau · Bundesliga · Austria
- Next match
- 4 days after25 Oct 2026 · v Red Bull Salzburg · Bundesliga · Austria
Injuries and suspensions
- Ruled out
- Z. Debast (Injury) · N. Santos (Knee Injury) · R. Zalazar (Thigh Injury)
- Ruled out
- K. Cheikne (Off the roster) · R. Harakate (Knee Injury) · A. Smakaj (Off the roster)
- Doubtful
- G. Bello (Muscle Injury) · M. Usor (Shoulder Injury)
Published 21 Oct 2026, 18:58 BST · not changed since
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