Arsenal vs Sporting CP Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th April 2026

It is time to find out whether Sporting CP or Arsenal get to see the next round of the Champions League. They meet for their second leg battle at the Emirates Stadium this coming Wednesday with a 0-1 score from the first leg to look back on.

Sporting CP need a goal to at least take this battle into extra-time after succumbing to a 1-0 defeat at home in the first leg match. Arsenal, on the other hand, have the advantage of being able to sit back and await the next move from their visitors. After all, the home side are in no hurry after coming from Sporting CP victorious. Sporting CP need a goal to at least take this battle into extra-time after falling to a 1-0 defeat at home in the first leg match. Arsenal can sit back and await the next move from their visitors, as they are in no hurry.

The Gunners are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Champions League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches in this tournament. The home side scored 2.5 goals on average per match, or 25 in total, while allowing five goals against, for an average of 0.5 per outing. They managed six clean sheets along the way.

Sporting CP head into their next match on Wednesday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 in ten matches in this tournament. They scored a total of 18 , whilst shipping 14 against. An average of 1.4 against a game. They hung on to a clean sheet two times in this streak.

Arsenal vs Sporting CP Prediction

Arsenal Form

Showing inconsistent form, Arsenal lost two of their past three matches, going down 2-1 against Southampton, before beating Sporting CP 0-1. The joy was short-lived, as Bournemouth proved too strong in a 1-2 defeat. Arsenal have been in potent form at Emirates Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Champions League matches here. They also hammered in 14 goals, while letting in four as they also lost once.

Sporting CP Form

The results have been up and down for Sporting CP, who beat Santa Clara by 4-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 0-1 against Arsenal, before claiming a victory in a 0-1 game against Estrela da Amadora. Sporting CP claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Champions League. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to six.

A home win for Arsenal is the obvious choice at Emirates Stadium. With the attacking qualities on display here, it has the makings of a high scoring affair when Sporting CP come visiting.

Arsenal vs Sporting CP Team News

At the time of writing, Arsenal have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Sporting CP this coming Wednesday. Arsenal have to alter their line-up, as both Myles Lewis-Skelly, Christian Noergaard, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard get a day in the shade.

Sporting CP just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Luis Suarez nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Sporting CP.

Arsenal vs Sporting CP H2H

Arsenal won the last two meetings against Sporting CP, as they followed up a 5-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 1-0 score. Looking back over their previous six encounters, visitors Sporting CP claimed a win in just zero of these. Instead, home side Arsenal build up a small advantage against their next opponent, winning three times.

Of the last 4 encounters between Arsenal and Sporting CP 3 saw over 2.5 goals scored, making us hopeful of an entertaining encounter on Wednesday.

Arsenal vs Sporting CP Results

Arsenal vs Sporting CP Betting Tips

Luis Suarez shows decent form right now for Sporting CP, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Arsenal, who are strong favourites this coming Wednesday. Siding with Kai Havertz also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Champions League matches.

Arsenal were able to win seven of their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing zero of the games. They suffered defeat in three of these outings. Sporting CP won six of their last 10 games away, drew three and suffered defeat in one of them. Arsenal managed to open the scoring no less than eight of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Sporting CP performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past six encounters between Arsenal and Sporting CP, with Arsenal scoring 1.67 goals on average per game. Sporting CP averaged 0.67 goals, while both teams scored three times. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Arsenal, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Sporting CP, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves.