Overview.
Sporting CP and LASK will meet for the first time since the 1969-70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round – Sporting CP progressing 6-2 on aggregate, having won the home leg 4-0. Sporting Lisabon have lost two of their last three home Europa League matches (W1 D0 L2), having lost only two of their previous 28 in the competition (W18 D8 L2). LASK are looking for their first away win in the UEFA Cup/Europa League since a 1-0 win at Czech side Baník Ostrava in October 1985, losing all four away games in the competition since then. Only Getafe and Manchester United (0) faced fewer shots on target on MD1 of this season’s Europa League than LASK did against Rosenborg (1). Sporting CP’s Bruno Fernandes had more shots than any other player on MD1 of this season’s Europa League (8) – his tally of eight efforts at goal was more than 11 teams managed on MD1.
Match Info.
Competition: Europa League – Group Stage – Round 2
Kick off: 03.10.2019, 16:55 UTC.
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (Lisabon).
Referee: Durieux A. (Lux).
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Teams Comparison.
Sporting Lisbon started their Europa League (EL) campaign with a 3-2 loss at PSV, yet a 1-0 win last time out ended both a five-game winless run (D1, L4 – in all competitions), and a streak of eight consecutive games in which both teams scored. Typically, Sporting’s games have been tight this season, with six of their last seven results (wins/losses) being decided by a single-goal margin (W2, L4). Worryingly, that set of results includes three straight losses at home, with Sporting conceding a first-half opener in two, although in both they netted an equaliser before half-time.
In contrast to their hosts, LASK Linz have won four of their last five competitive games (D1) notching up three wins ‘to nil’ in the process, including a 1-0 victory in their EL opener. Strong-starting LASK have also netted the opener in all 12 of their competitive victories this season, winning at half-time in seven (six by a 1-0 scoreline). Furthermore, the visitors have won eight of their nine competitive away games this term (L1). Four of those victories arrived by a winning margin of at least three goals, and four were ‘to nil’.
Quick Facts.
Pre-match League Table.
