Roma vs Sporting CP prediction and preview

Champions League · Tuesday 8 December 2026, 20:00 UTC

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Roma vs Sporting CP

Champions League · Tuesday 8 December 2026, 20:00 UTC · Stadio Olimpico, Roma

Roma · Sporting CP · Champions League predictions

Roma vs Sporting CP preview

The Champions League fixture between Roma and Sporting CP is scheduled for Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 20:00 UTC at Stadio Olimpico in Roma. Roma sit 19th on 4 points after 4 matches, while Sporting CP are 6th in the table with 9 points from 4.

Roma come into the game with a L-W-W-D-W run in the league (3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Sporting CP's recent sequence reads W-L-W-W. Over their last 6, Roma have scored 3.3 and conceded 1.7 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. Sporting CP average 2.0 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 4, with 2 clean sheets.

Head to head, Roma have 1 win to Sporting CP's 0 across 2 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 3.5 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 7 Nov 2007, ended Sporting CP 2-2 Roma.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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6Sporting CP430184+49WWLW
19Roma4112108+24DLWL

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Head-to-head

2 meetings: Roma 1, draws 1, Sporting CP 0.

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Roma expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Pierluigi Gollini, Mario Hermoso, Gianluca Mancini, Marten de Roon, Wesley, Bryan Cristante, Matías Soulé, Donyell Malen

Sporting CP expected line-up (3-4-1-2)

Rui Silva, Gonçalo Inácio, Eduardo Quaresma, Maxi Araújo, Geny Catamo, Sergi Altimira, Luis Suárez, Issa Doumbia

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