Sporting vs Arsenal: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live, team news, h2h results – preview
- Date: Thursday, March 9 | Time: 12:45 p.m. ET
- Location: Estadio Jose Alvalade — Lisbon, Portugal
- TV and live : Paramount+
Sporting and Arsenal will clash off on Thursday at Estadio Jose Alvalade in the first leg of the Round of 16 of the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League. Find out here the kick-off time, and how to it or live in different parts of the world.
Check out how to Sporting CP v Arsenal in the Europa League, including TV channel, radio coverage and kick-off time.
Sporting CP and Arsenal will face each other on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon in Leg 1 of the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League Round of 16. Here you can find the kick-off time of this Europa League soccer match and how to it or live free in your country.
This will be their third UEL meeting. Expectedly, Arsenal are the favorites in head-to-head clashes with one win so far; Sporting Lisbon are yet to claim a victory to this day, and the remaining match has ended in a draw.
Their last game was played on November 8, 2018, and it ended in a 0-0 in Group Stage. It promises to be an even more exciting clash as they meet for the first time since then, to determine if either of the two sides will go into the second leg with an advantage.
Arsenal travel to Lisbon as Mikel Arteta’s team turn their attention to the Europa League.
The Gunners progressed to the last 16 of the competition by topping Group A and have been paired with Sporting CP, who dropped out of the Champions League before trouncing FC Midtjylland in the Europa League play-offs.
The tricky tie represents a brief respite from the pressure of the Premier League title race for Arsenal, who are chasing their first ever major trophy on the continent.
Leandro Trossard is doubtful to make the trip to Portugal for the first leg after suffering a groin injury in last Saturday’s dramatic victory over Bournemouth, Eddie Nketiah is likely to miss out once again due to a knock, while Gabriel Jesus remains absent.
Sporting head into the clash in fine form having won their last four league matches, with the most recent being a 1-0 victory over Portimonense at the weekend.
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The two will be hoping to progress to the latter stages of this competition, and will also be hoping that this time next year they will be in the Champions League.
Sporting were in the Group Stages of the Champions League this campaign and did face Arsenal’s North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Sporting managed to beat Spurs in one of the matches.
The two will be hoping to progress to the latter stages of this competition, and will also be hoping that this time next year they will be in the Champions League.
Sporting were in the Group Stages of the Champions League this campaign and did face Arsenal’s North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Sporting managed to beat Spurs in one of the matches.
Arsenal are finally back to playing in the Europa League this season after a very long break between the group stages and the knockouts, and the Gunners will be hoping to continue their good Premier League form in Europe.
Arsenal vs Sporting Team News
Sporting have only one injury as Daniel Braganca is currently sidelined with an unknown return date. Midfielder Manuel Ugarte is also suspended.
Meanwhile, Gabriel Jesus is back training with the Arsenal squad, but no doubt this game will come too soon for him. Eddie Nketiah also faces a late fitness test ahead of the tie. Leandro Trossard and Mohamed Elneny also look set to miss out.
Prediction
With both teams on form and the Gunners away from home, we expected this game to be tense at the start; however, we see Arsenal having too much quality on the night and coming away with the advantage in the first leg.
Predicted Score: Sporting 1-2 Arsenal
| Country |
TV Channel |
| UK |
BT Sport 2 and 2 HD |
| USA |
Paramount+ and Vix+ |
