Champions League | Group Stage
Oct 26, 2022 at 8pm UK
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Spurs
1 - 1
Sporting Lisbon
Reaction
Tottenham Hotspur held by Sporting Lisbon after late VAR drama
Tottenham Hotspur are left to rue a late VAR call as they miss the chance to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League with a 1-1 draw against Sporting Lisbon.
Oct 26, 21:58
Antonio Conte storms out of press conference after Tottenham denied by VAR
Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte storms out of his post-game press conference after his side are denied a late winner by VAR in their 1-1 draw with Sporting Lisbon.
Oct 27, 07:12
Marcus Edwards opens door to Premier League return
Sporting Lisbon attacker Marcus Edwards, formerly of Tottenham Hotspur, "would love" to return to English football in the future.
Oct 28, 16:29
The Match
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Sporting Lisbon.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Champions League clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Sporting Lisbon, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Tottenham Hotspur could line up for Wednesday's Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up Tottenham Hotspur's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon.
More game data and we say below the videos
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Spurs 1-2 Newcastle
Sunday, October 23 at 4.30pm in Premier League
Sunday, October 23 at 4.30pm in Premier League
Last Game: Sporting Lisbon 3-1 Casa Pia
Saturday, October 22 at 8.30pm in Primeira Liga
Saturday, October 22 at 8.30pm in Primeira Liga
We said: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Sporting Lisbon
Tottenham would do well to take advantage of Sporting's absentees this week, especially given their penchant for goals at home, but it is difficult to back Conte's side with any real confidence while Kulusevski is not there to pick the lock. Sporting's own attacking prowess will be taken down a notch without top goalscorer and top assister Goncalves, but barring any more moments of madness from Amorim's side, we can envisage a low-scoring stalemate as Tottenham share the points in Europe's premier competition for the first time in over a decade. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Tottenham Hotspur win with a probability of 56.63%. A win for Sporting Lisbon had a probability of 23.8% and a draw had a probability of 19.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tottenham Hotspur win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.92%) and 2-0 (6.02%). The likeliest Sporting Lisbon win was 1-2 (5.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.64%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.
| Result | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Draw | Sporting Lisbon |
56.63% ( 0.04) | 19.58% ( -0) | 23.8% ( -0.03) |
| Both teams to score 69.71% ( -0.04) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
