Sporting CP vs Bologna prediction 29/01/2025 | Champions League

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  • Date: 29/01/2025
  • Competition: Champions League
  • KO: 21:00 CET
  • Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (Lisboa)

Sporting CP can secure their place in the Champions League playoffs when they face Bologna at the Estádio José Alvalade.

Sporting CP vs Bologna Betting Tips: BTTS / Sporting CP to Win

Bologna bring their first-ever Champions League campaign to a close on Wednesday when they face a Sporting side with one foot in the playoff stages.

While the Italians can no longer qualify after a disappointing campaign which has seen them pick up just five points from seven games, Sporting sit inside the playoff positions with ten points collected.

Sporting will be keen to finish their campaign with victory, though, after slipping to defeat at RB Leipzig last week. While a draw will be enough to secure their spot in the next phase, expect the hosts to push for victory against their Italian visitors.

Goals look likely in Wednesday's contest with Sporting seeing BTTS in five of their six previous UCL encounters. A total of 17 goals were scored in their four most recent European contests, and a similarly entertaining contest should be on the cards with Bologna having no reason to sit back on their visit to the Estádio José Alvalade.

Bologna have shown some signs of improvement after a slow start to their campaign, both domestically and in European competition. Vincenzo Italiano´s men are unbeaten in 11 of their last 12 matches, including each of their five previous fixtures. All of their last six games saw BTTS with over 2.5 goals netted in five of those games. 

In the end, a competitive contest where both teams make chances is expected, and while Sporting are likely to get over the line, a BTTS pick offers more sense considering the hosts recent vulnerabilities under three managers over the past three months.

BTTS is my primary selection, in a likely high-scoring encounter in Portugal.

Sporting CP

Sporting CP team news

Sporting come into Wednesday’s crunch UCL contest with three players likely to miss out. Nuno Santos, Pedro Gonçalves, Eduardo Quaresma are all expected to remain unavailable with various injury issues.

Last matches of Sporting CP

  1. Sporting CP

    2 : 0

    CD Nacional

    Liga Portugal

  2. RB Leipzig

    2 : 1

    Sporting CP

    Champions League

  3. Rio Ave

    0 : 3

    Sporting CP

    Liga Portugal

  4. Sporting CP

    6 : 7

    Benfica

    Taça da Liga

  5. Sporting CP

    1 : 0

    Porto

    Taça da Liga

Sporting CP lineup

Goalkeeper

  • 1

    Franco Israel

Defenders

  • 22

    Iván Fresneda

  • 26

    Ousmane Diomande

  • 3

    Jerry St. Juste

  • 20

    Maximiliano Araújo

Midfielders

  • 21

    Geny Catamo

  • 6

    Zeno Debast

  • 42

    Morten Hjulmand

  • 57

    Geovany Quenda

Forwards

  • 17

    Francisco Trincão

  • 9

    Viktor Gyökeres

Bologna

Bologna team news

Bologna boss Vincenzo Italiano has a strong squad available this week. Riccardo Orsolini remains the only expected injury absentee for the visitors. 

Last matches of Bologna

  1. Empoli

    1 : 1

    Bologna

    Serie A

  2. Bologna

    2 : 1

    Borussia Dortmund

    Champions League

  3. Bologna

    3 : 1

    AC Monza

    Serie A

  4. Inter Milan

    2 : 2

    Bologna

    Serie A

  5. Bologna

    2 : 2

    AS Roma

    Serie A

Bologna lineup

Goalkeeper

  • 1

    Lukasz Skorupski

Defenders

  • 2

    Emil Holm

  • 31

    Sam Beukema

  • 26

    Jhon Lucumí

  • 22

    Charalampos Lykogiannis

Midfielders

  • 80

    Giovanni Fabbian

  • 18

    Tommaso Pobega

  • 21

    Jens Odgaard

  • 19

    Lewis Ferguson

  • 11

    Dan Ndoye

Forwards

  • 9

    Santiago Castro

Key Facts Sporting CP vs Bologna

  1. Sporting CP won 5 of their last 6 matches
  2. Sporting CP won 2 of their last 3 home UCL matches
  3. Bologna lost 4 of their last 6 UCL matches

Main prediction Sporting CP - Bologna

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Sporting CP & Bologna current standing in Champions League

League Stage P W D L
G - A
GD Pts
1 Liverpool 8 7 0 1 17 - 5 +12 21
2 FC Barcelona 8 6 1 1 28 - 13 +15 19
3 Arsenal 8 6 1 1 16 - 3 +13 19
4 Inter 8 6 1 1 11 - 1 +10 19
5 Atlético Madrid 8 6 0 2 20 - 12 +8 18
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 5 1 2 15 - 7 +8 16
7 LOSC Lille 8 5 1 2 17 - 10 +7 16
8 Aston Villa 8 5 1 2 13 - 6 +7 16
9 Atalanta 8 4 3 1 20 - 6 +14 15
10 Borussia Dortmund 8 5 0 3 22 - 12 +10 15
11 Real Madrid 8 5 0 3 20 - 12 +8 15
12 FC Bayern München 8 5 0 3 20 - 12 +8 15
13 Milan 8 5 0 3 14 - 11 +3 15
14 PSV 8 4 2 2 16 - 12 +4 14
15 Paris Saint Germain 8 4 1 3 14 - 9 +5 13
16 Benfica 8 4 1 3 16 - 12 +4 13
17 Monaco 8 4 1 3 13 - 13 0 13
18 Brest 8 4 1 3 10 - 11 -1 13
19 Feyenoord 8 4 1 3 18 - 21 -3 13
20 Juventus 8 3 3 2 9 - 7 +2 12
21 Celtic 8 3 3 2 13 - 14 -1 12
22 Manchester City 8 3 2 3 18 - 14 +4 11
23 Sporting CP 8 3 2 3 13 - 12 +1 11
24 Club Brugge 8 3 2 3 7 - 11 -4 11
25 Dinamo Zagreb 8 3 2 3 12 - 19 -7 11
26 VfB Stuttgart 8 3 1 4 13 - 17 -4 10
27 Shakhtar Donetsk 8 2 1 5 8 - 16 -8 7
28 Bologna 8 1 3 4 4 - 9 -5 6
29 Crvena Zvezda 8 2 0 6 13 - 22 -9 6
30 Sturm Graz 8 2 0 6 5 - 14 -9 6
31 Sparta Praha 8 1 1 6 7 - 21 -14 4
32 RB Leipzig 8 1 0 7 8 - 15 -7 3
33 Girona 8 1 0 7 5 - 13 -8 3
34 Salzburg 8 1 0 7 5 - 27 -22 3
35 Slovan Bratislava 8 0 0 8 7 - 27 -20 0
36 Young Boys 8 0 0 8 3 - 24 -21 0

Sporting CP vs Bologna - FAQ

? Sporting CP Player to Watch

Viktor Gyökeres - The in-demand Swede has scored 28 goals including UCL strikes this season. 

? Bologna Player to Watch

 Santiago Castro - The 20-year-old Argentine scored two goals in his last four appearances.

? Where to watch

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