Sporting host LASK at the José Alvalade Stadium on Wednesday 21 October 2026 (kick-off 20:00 UK time) in League phase matchday 3 of the Champions League. The two clubs sit a long way apart in the table.
Contrasting starts in the league phase
Sporting are sixth after two games. They have won both, scored five, conceded one and have a goal difference of +4. Their six points match leader PSG, who are ahead on goal difference (+7).
LASK are 33rd of 36 with no points and a goal difference of -4. Only Slovan Bratislava, on -8, are in a worse position among the clubs in our table. With the top eight going straight through and ninth to 24th heading for the knockout play-offs, LASK already have ground to make up.
Form and season numbers
Sporting's two results are a 3-1 win over Galatasaray and a 2-0 win at Lens. That gives them an average of 3 points and 2.5 goals per game. They have conceded 0.5 per game and have one clean sheet.
LASK lost 1-0 at AEK Athens and then lost 6-3 at home to Liverpool. They average 1.5 goals per game, which is not far short of Sporting's figure. The problem is at the back. They concede 3.5 per game and have not kept a clean sheet.
- Goals per game: Sporting 2.5, LASK 1.5
- Conceded per game: Sporting 0.5, LASK 3.5
- Points per game: Sporting 3, LASK 0
- Clean sheets: Sporting 1, LASK 0
- Yellow cards: three each
Head-to-head
The recent record is split. The sides have met twice, both times in 2019. Sporting won 2-1 at home on 3 October. LASK won 3-0 on 12 December. That makes it one win each and no draws.
Those games are seven years old, so they say little about this season. They do show that LASK have beaten Sporting before, and by a wide margin.
MFF prediction
MFF's match model points to a home win. It predicts a 2-0 victory for Sporting, and gives them a 78% chance of winning. It puts the draw at 14% and a LASK win at 9%.
The model's view fits the numbers so far. Sporting have the better results, the better defensive record and the home advantage. LASK have shown they can score, but they will need to defend far better than they have in this competition to take anything from Lisbon.
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