Sporting vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Richard Clarke, Football Analyst | Published: 4 months ago | Last Updated: Feb 12, 02:00 | 4 min read

Sporting CP

Football UEFA Champions League Estadio Jose Alvalade Wed 12 Feb 03:00

Borussia Dortmund

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

A High-Scoring Game On the Cards?

Get ready for the first leg of this Champions League knockout phase play-off tie as Sporting clash with Borussia Dortmund at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Sporting and Dortmund are capable of scoring a combined three goals or more. Therefore, our betting prediction is to back the odds 1.91 when it comes to Over 2.5 Goals in this encounter.

Match Preview & H2H

Sporting CP drew 1-1 on the road against Porto in their last game. The Lions had 44% possession and three shots on target in the Portuguese Primeira Liga clash at Estadio do Dragao, with Ivan Fresneda scoring for Sporting.

Borussia Dortmund lost 2-1 at home to Stuttgart in their previous match. Julian Brandt found the net for BVB, with Dortmund having six shots on target and 65% of possession in the German Bundesliga game at Signal Iduna Park.

In the teams most recent Champions League encounters, Sporting drew 1-1 at home with Bologna, while Dortmund won 3-1 when hosting Shakhtar Donetsk.

Sporting won the last meeting between the pair. Landing a 3-1 home victory when facing Dortmund. This was a Champions League group stage clash in November 2021.

Sporting – Last 10 League Games

5 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.8 goals from 6.0 shots on goal and 16.8 attempts. Sporting have had 60.5% possession, 527.8 passes and 6.4 corners per game. On average, the Lisbon side have conceded 1.1 goals from 2.2 shots on goal and 8.1 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 3.3 corners.

Top goalscorer is Viktor Gyoekeres on 6 goals, while Trincao has bagged 4 and Ivan Fresneda 2. Geovany Quenda is the top assists maker on 3, with goalkeepers Rui Silva and Franco Israel managing 4 clean sheets between them.

Borussia Dortmund – Last 10 League Games

Dortmund have 2 victories, 4 defeats and 4 draws, with an average of 1.5 goals from 11.7 attempts and 3.8 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 59.5% possession, 536.4 passes, 5.4 corners in their favour and 4.9 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.8 goals from 10.4 attempts and 4.5 shots on goal.

Jamie Gittens is the leading scorer with 4 goals, followed by Serhou Guirassy on 3, with Julian Brandt and two others bagging 2. The top assistors in the last 10 games are Ramy Bensebaini, Waldemar Anton and Julian Brandt who have all made 2.

Confirmed Lineups

Sporting confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Rui Silva (GK), Ivan Fresneda, Ousmane Diomande, Jerry St. Juste, Matheus, Zeno Debast, Joao Simoes, Geovany Quenda, Trincao, Maximiliano Araujo, Conrad Harder.

Borussia Dortmund confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Gregor Kobel (GK), Julian Ryerson, Emre Can, Nico Schlotterbeck, Daniel Svensson, Marcel Sabitzer, Pascal Gross, Karim Adeyemi, Julian Brandt, Jamie Gittens, Serhou Guirassy.

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Expert Champions League Analysis

Football recommendations are only made once we have established the latest team news. It’s also important to study the form and investigate the most relevant stats to get the full picture.

Key Sporting vs Borussia Dortmund stats:

  • Sporting have scored 2 or more goals in 16 of their 21 Primeira Liga matches this season
  • In 14 of this season's 21 Sporting Primeira Liga matches, there have been Over 2.5 Goals
  • In 8 of the last 10 Dortmund away matches, there have been Over 2.5 Goals
  • Dortmund have scored 2 or more goals in 6 of their past 10 away matches
  • Dortmund have conceded 2 or more goals in 6 of their last 10 away matches

Sporting vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Head to the Total Goals market when it comes to this Champions League knockout phase play-off game. Our prediction is Over 2.5 Goals, with the two teams clearly having the potential to score three or more.

There’s the opportunity to look at other betting angles and that includes Over 3.5 Goals if you want to chance four or more being scored.

Our Pick

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Sporting vs Borussia Dortmund Odds

Bookies favourites Sporting are regarded as the likeliest winners for this Champions League game and the 2.55 about them triumphing means a 39% chance of winning based on their current betting odds. For those wanting to back Borussia Dortmund, you will find 2.75 about this outsider.

The Total Goals market reveals that Over 2.5 Goals is the current betting favourite. The Both Teams to Score market is always popular and BTTS Yes can be backed at 1.70.

Many customers enjoy placing a Champions League Bet Builder where you can combine different betting selections with the football betting sites. The more picks means that the odds get bigger.

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Team Stats

Latest Champions League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

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Borussia Dortmund logo Borussia Dortmund Betting Stats

Full time Result

  • 11 wins, 5 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 1 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 7 wins, 9 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Sporting

Borussia Dortmund

Goals / match
1.6 1.8
Conceded / match
1 1.6
Total / match
2.6 3.4

Corners

Corners

Sporting

Borussia Dortmund

For / match
6.4 6
Against / match
3 4
Total / match
9.4 10

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

If you’re looking for Sporting vs Borussia Dortmund team news, then we have predicted and confirmed lineups available along with details of any injuries on both sides.

The Champions League squad information is a great asset when it comes to making your bets.

Sporting vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Sporting Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Borussia Dortmund Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Sporting Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

24 Rui Silva
22 Ivan Fresneda 26 Ousmane Diomande 3 Jerry St. Juste 2 Matheus
6 Zeno Debast 52 Joao Simoes
57 Geovany Quenda 17 Trincao 20 Maximiliano Araujo
19 Conrad Harder
1 Gregor Kobel
26 Julian Ryerson 23 Emre Can 4 Nico Schlotterbeck 24 Daniel Svensson
20 Marcel Sabitzer 13 Pascal Gross
27 Karim Adeyemi 10 Julian Brandt 43 Jamie Gittens
9 Serhou Guirassy

Borussia Dortmund Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Sporting Substitutes

  • 1Franco Israel
  • 5Hidemasa Morita
  • 9Viktor Gyoekeres
  • 23Daniel Braganca
  • 25Goncalo Inacio
  • 30Gabriel Teixeira
  • 41Diego Callai
  • 47Ricardo Esgaio
  • 50Alexandre Brito
  • 67Lucas Anjos
  • 72Eduardo Quaresma
  • 90Afonso Moreira

Borussia Dortmund Substitutes

  • 2Yan Couto
  • 3Waldemar Anton
  • 6Salih Oezcan
  • 7Giovanni Reyna
  • 14Maximilian Beier
  • 16Julien Duranville
  • 17Carney Chukwuemeka
  • 25Niklas Suele
  • 33Alexander Meyer
  • 35Marcel Lotka

Previous Sporting Lineups

08 Feb Primeira Liga
Porto 1-1 Sporting
03 Feb Primeira Liga
Sporting 3-1 Farense
30 Jan Champions League
Sporting 1-1 Bologna

Previous Borussia Dortmund Lineups

08 Feb Bundesliga
Dortmund 1-2 Stuttgart
01 Feb Bundesliga
Heidenheim 1-2 Dortmund
30 Jan Champions League
Dortmund 3-1 Sh. Donetsk

We aim to bring you predicted lineups before the confirmed teams are announced. Get formations and substitutes as part of our Sporting vs Borussia Dortmund lineups service.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sporting Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Morten Hjulmand Disciplinary (accumulated yellow cards)
João Simões Muscle injury
Geny Catamo Muscle injury
P. Gonçalves Pote ACL injury
Nuno Santos ACL injury

Borussia Dortmund Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Carney Chukwuemeka Knee injury
Felix Nmecha Knee injury

Team Squads

Sporting Squad

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Check out the latest injuries and suspensions. You can find out the length of absence for each player, with injury news being updated regularly.

Squad information is available for every team so you can identify all the players.

UEFA FlagTables & Standings

Champions League

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Liverpool 8 7 0 1 17:5 21
2 Barcelona 8 6 1 1 28:13 19
3 Arsenal 8 6 1 1 16:3 19
4 Inter Milan 8 6 1 1 11:1 19
5 Atlético Madrid 8 6 0 2 20:12 18
6 Leverkusen 8 5 1 2 15:7 16
7 Lille 8 5 1 2 17:10 16
8 Aston Villa 8 5 1 2 13:6 16
9 Atalanta 8 4 3 1 20:6 15
10 Dortmund 8 5 0 3 22:12 15
11 Real Madrid 8 5 0 3 20:12 15
12 Bayern Munich 8 5 0 3 20:12 15
13 AC Milan 8 5 0 3 14:11 15
14 PSV 8 4 2 2 16:12 14
15 PSG 8 4 1 3 14:9 13
16 Benfica 8 4 1 3 16:12 13
17 Monaco 8 4 1 3 13:13 13
18 Brest 8 4 1 3 10:11 13
19 Feyenoord 8 4 1 3 18:21 13
20 Juventus 8 3 3 2 9:7 12
21 Celtic 8 3 3 2 13:14 12
22 Man City 8 3 2 3 18:14 11
23 Sporting 8 3 2 3 13:12 11
24 Club Brugge 8 3 2 3 7:11 11
25 Dinamo Zagreb 8 3 2 3 12:19 11
26 Stuttgart 8 3 1 4 13:17 10
27 Sh. Donetsk 8 2 1 5 8:16 7
28 Bologna 8 1 3 4 4:9 6
29 Crvena Zvezda 8 2 0 6 13:22 6
30 Sturm Graz 8 2 0 6 5:14 6
31 Sparta Prague 8 1 1 6 7:21 4
32 RB Leipzig 8 1 0 7 8:15 3
33 Girona 8 1 0 7 5:13 3
34 RB Salzburg 8 1 0 7 5:27 3
35 Slovan Bratislava 8 0 0 8 7:27 0
36 Young Boys 8 0 0 8 3:24 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 4 4 0 0 14:3 12
2 Liverpool 4 4 0 0 10:1 12
3 Arsenal 4 4 0 0 9:0 12
4 Inter Milan 4 4 0 0 9:0 12
5 Leverkusen 4 4 0 0 9:0 12
6 Barcelona 4 3 1 0 14:3 10
7 Lille 4 3 1 0 11:4 10
8 Celtic 4 3 1 0 10:3 10
9 PSV 4 3 1 0 11:5 10
10 Aston Villa 4 3 1 0 7:2 10
11 Dortmund 4 3 0 1 13:5 9
12 Real Madrid 4 3 0 1 14:7 9
13 Monaco 4 3 0 1 10:5 9
14 Atlético Madrid 4 3 0 1 8:6 9
15 AC Milan 4 3 0 1 7:5 9
16 Man City 4 2 2 0 11:4 8
17 PSG 4 2 1 1 7:5 7
18 Sporting 4 2 1 1 8:7 7
19 Brest 4 2 1 1 4:5 7
20 Club Brugge 4 2 1 1 3:4 7
21 Juventus 4 2 0 2 5:4 6
22 Feyenoord 4 2 0 2 8:9 6
23 Sturm Graz 4 2 0 2 2:3 6
24 Sh. Donetsk 4 2 0 2 5:9 6
25 Atalanta 4 1 2 1 7:3 5
26 Dinamo Zagreb 4 1 2 1 4:6 5
27 Benfica 4 1 1 2 9:8 4
28 Stuttgart 4 1 1 2 7:8 4
29 Bologna 4 1 1 2 3:4 4
30 Crvena Zvezda 4 1 0 3 10:11 3
31 Girona 4 1 0 3 5:6 3
32 RB Leipzig 4 1 0 3 6:8 3
33 Sparta Prague 4 1 0 3 4:9 3
34 Slovan Bratislava 4 0 0 4 4:14 0
35 Young Boys 4 0 0 4 1:11 0
36 RB Salzburg 4 0 0 4 1:13 0

Portugal FlagPrimeira Liga 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Sporting 34 25 7 2 88:27 82
2 Benfica 34 25 5 4 84:28 80
3 Porto 34 22 5 7 65:30 71
4 Braga 34 19 9 6 55:30 66
5 Santa Clara 34 17 6 11 36:32 57
6 Vitória 34 14 12 8 47:37 54
7 Famalicão 34 12 11 11 44:39 47
8 Estoril 34 12 10 12 48:53 46
9 Casa Pia 34 12 9 13 39:44 45
10 Moreirense 34 10 10 14 42:50 40
11 Rio Ave 34 9 11 14 39:55 38
12 Arouca 34 9 11 14 35:49 38
13 Gil Vicente 34 8 10 16 34:47 34
14 Nacional 34 9 7 18 32:50 34
15 Estrela 34 7 8 19 24:50 29
16 AVS 34 5 12 17 25:60 27
17 Farense 34 6 9 19 25:46 27
18 Boavista 34 6 6 22 24:59 24

Germany FlagBundesliga 2025/2026

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Augsburg 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Leverkusen 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Bayern Munich 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 B. M'gladbach 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Frankfurt 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Heidenheim 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 FC Koln 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Freiburg 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Hamburger SV 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Hoffenheim 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 RB Leipzig 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 St. Pauli 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Union Berlin 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Stuttgart 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 Werder Bremen 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 0:0 0

An up-to-date table is available and we recommend you check out Champions League standings to see which teams are challenging near the top and bottom.

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