Manchester City favourites

The 2021/22 Champions League resumes this week and on Tuesday the 15th of February we have a meeting between Sporting CP and Manchester City at the Estádio José Alvalade.

The hosts finished second in the group stages of the competition behind Ajax Amsterdam while Manchester City finished top of their group, 1 point clear of Paris Saint-Germain.

Sporting CP come into this match on the back of a fiery 2-2 draw away from home against title rivals Porto in the Primeira Liga on Friday night.

Sporting CP found themselves 2-0 up after 34 minutes but Porto equalised 7 minutes before half-time. Sporting CP were reduced to 10 men early in the second half and Porto scored the equaliser in the 78th minute.

That was how the game finished but there was carnage at the end of the match as both teams had two players sent off after the final whistle.

That result means Sporting CP are undefeated in their last 5 games in all competitions and have lost only 2 of their last 14.

Form in the Champions League shows Sporting CP have won 3 of their last 4 fixtures, beating Besiktas home and away plus Borussia Dortmund at home, the latter of which was a great result.

Trends show Sporting CP are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 home Champions League games and have seen both team score in 4 of those 5 matches.

Manchester City make the trip to the Estádio José Alvalade on the back of a comfortable 4-0 win at Norwich City in the Premier League.

Pep Guardiola rotated his starting XI but it did not make any difference and Manchester City were in control as soon as they opened the scoring in the 31st minute.

Manchester City favourites

That result means Manchester City are undefeated in their last 12 games in all competitions.

You must go back to the 2-1 loss at RB Leipzig in the Champions League on the 7th of December to find the last time Manchester City lost a match. It is worth pointing out they had already secured their place in the knockout stages.